A series of bush ballad songs based on the “Speewa Jack” characters from the Alan Marshall stories illustrated by cartoonist Douglas Trainsh. The songs are ‘The Strongest man in town’; ‘The Boxing kangaroo’; and ‘Goanna oil’.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000983
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → National characteristics, Australian
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Crafts & Visual Arts → Caricatures and cartoons
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → National characteristics, Australian
Literature → Australian literature
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Literature → Authors, Australian
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)