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The Pacific Story · November 17, 1946 · 30 min · 3,970 words
The transcript of “The Fiji Islands”, an episode of The Pacific Story first broadcast November 17, 1946. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Pacific Story plays The Pacific Story free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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The National Broadcasting Company and its affiliated stations present the Pacific Story. This is the story of the Pacific, the drama of the millions of people who live around this greatest sea where the United States is now committed to a long-term policy of keeping the peace.
This is a documentary account of the situation in the Pacific, of the men and events, which are today influencing world affairs for generations to come. The Fiji Island. I say is your name, Kamily. Yes?
Uh, Blake is my name. This is Dr. Cowderick. That is you. Are you a doctor? A rail doctor? Yes. You have just come to Fiji? Oh, it's been a few weeks now. Good. Good. You have the medical school in Cuba?
Yes. Uh, Dr. Cowderick was good enough to come up here to allow Toko with me. Yes, help me find a guy. Guy? Yes. You know that gold has been discovered up at the war? Yes.
I'd like to hire you to guide me up into the gold field. Me? Yeah. The people here to allow chokers say you know that country around to rule. Well, yes. Well, a great deal of gold has been taken out up there.
And it would mean some money to you. No, no, no. I don't think so. You're not interested in the gold? Gold is good, maybe. Well, about all we'll have to do if we get up into the gold country and stake out a claim.
Can't be so very far from here. No, no, no. I have plenty of bananas at coconut. Plenty of maize and rice and sugar cake. How do you mean it? Well, I think he does. Look, look, Kaminee.
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