The bush policeman’s beat, in the vast inland of Australia, takes him through strange and sometimes un-mapped places, to preserve law and order on the fringes of civilization. As the Mountie is to north-west Canada, so is the bush policeman to the wild, tropical north-west of Australia.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001584
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Australia - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia, Northern
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Australia - Rural conditions
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Police - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)