In 1962 Donald Campbell made his second attempt to break the worl land speed record on the salt flats of Lake Eyre, 35 miles north-east of Muloorina, a homestead 450 miles north of Adelaide, and settled by Elliot Price and his family in 1939; their struggle to establish a sheep station on the drought ridden land and the effect Campbell’s attempt had on the homestead.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007359
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Australia - Rural conditions
Animals & Wildlife → Sheep ranches
Animals & Wildlife → Sheep stations - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Lake Eyre
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Outback Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South Australia - Description and travel
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Australia - Rural conditions
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Droughts
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Speed
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Campbell, Donald, 1921-1967
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)