Aboriginal legends

Australia, 1974

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A series of simple Aboriginal legends for children.

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Credits

editor

David Corke

producer

Ken J. Widdowson

production company

Australian National University

Educational Media Australia

Duration

00:05:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01046

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

Childrens Films

History → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

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