General Motors Holden’s trial drivers and a Brisbane T.V. team travel from Brisbane to Cooktown in four new production model vehicles, to commemorate the bi-centenary of Captain Cook’s 100 days on the Queensland coast. They visit the points where Captain Cook’s expedition landed in 1770. Shows the different terrain and driving conditions in route. Narrated by Geoff Raymond and photographed by Ken Jacoby.
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ACMI Identifier
001706
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Discovery and exploration
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Exploring expeditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Brisbane (Qld.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cook, James, 1728-1779
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cooktown (Qld.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobile driving
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - Performance
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Holden automobiles
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → Australia - Discovery and exploration
History → Australia - Exploring expeditions
History → Australia - History - To 1788
History → Cook, James, 1728-1779
History → Explorers - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)