Down in the forest

The monarchs of the forests, the kangaroos, spend their lives in leisure, in cleaning and feeding their young and in friendly tussles. In the background the koalas, native wild cats, cus-cus and possums are the courtiers in the kingdom of the forest.

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Credits

producer

Maslyn Williams

production company

Australian National Film Board

Department of Information

Movietone Productions

Duration

00:06:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1953

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002991

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Kangaroos

Animals & Wildlife → Koala

Animals & Wildlife → Marsupialia

Animals & Wildlife → Phalangeridae

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest ecology - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Landscape - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Australia, 1953

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