Filmed in 1952 by Phillip Crosbie Morrison and the commentary edited from his recorded talks describing a tour with the Royal Australian Ornithologists’ Union, visiting Hermannsburg, Palm Valley, Ayers Rock and Mount Olga. Gives a broad view of the environment as a whole, emphasising the natural beauty and variety of the region and its wild life and showing that although arid it is not all desert.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000297
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia, Central
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ayers Rock (N.T.) → Uluru
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Deserts - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Deserts - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)