Edward John Eyre

Australia, 1959

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This film covers the route which Edward John Eyre explored in 1840 between Adelaide, South Australia, and Albany, Western Australia. Illustrates scenes along this route which skirts the Nullabor Plain and is now known as the Eyre Highway; Adelaide as it was when he left is reproduced from old drawings and contrasted with the Adelaide of today; Whyalla with its shipbuilding and iron industry; Eucla, deserted gold mining town, Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie; present-day Perth, now a big city.

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Credits

director

Bill Mason

producer

Bern Gandy

production company

Shell Film Unit

Duration

00:18:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1959

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320578

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Adelaide (S. Aust.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Albany (W.A.)

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 → Coolgardie (W.A.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Eucla (W.A.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Exploration

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Eyre Highway

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kalgoorlie (W.A.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nullarbor Plain (S. Aust. and W.A.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Perth (W.A.) - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South Australia - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Whyalla (S. Aust.)

Documentary

History → Australia - Discovery and exploration

History → Australia - Exploring expeditions

History → Explorers - Australia

History → History

People → Eyre, Edward John, 1815-1901.

Places → Adelaide (S. Aust.)

Places → Albany (W.A.)

Places → Coolgardie (W.A.)

Places → Eucla (W.A.)

Places → Eyre Highway

Places → Kalgoorlie (W.A.)

Places → Nullarbor Plain (S. Aust. and W.A.)

Places → Whyalla (S. Aust.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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