Down the rivers with Sturt

Australia, 1952

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Deals with the exploratory work of Charles Sturt; the discovery of the Murray-Darling-Murrumbidgee river system solving the mystery of the rivers, the 1829 expedition westward down the Murray to the sea. Surveys the area today: the Murrumbidgee irrigation area, its chief towns; the wide variety of primary industries - rice cultivation, stoned and citrus fruit production, cattle and sheep raising.

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Credits

co-producer

Jean Halliday

Lex Halliday

production company

Australian Instructional Films

Stamina Clothes

Duration

00:17:47:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1952

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002992

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Discovery and exploration

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Darling River (Qld.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Murray River (N.S.W.-S. Aust.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (N.S.W.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Murrumbidgee River (N.S.W. and A.C.T.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869

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

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Australia - Discovery and exploration

History → Australia - History

History → Australia - History - 1788-1900

History → Explorers - Australia

People → Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869

Places → Darling River (Qld.)

Places → Murray River (N.S.W.-S. Aust.)

Places → Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (N.S.W.)

Places → Murrumbidgee River (N.S.W. and A.C.T.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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