Mutton birds

Australia, 1962

Film
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Episode number 12 of Series “Alcheringa (A)”.
Aborigines gather eggs and hunt the mutton bird on small coastal islands. The birds are removed from their burrows, killed and plucked before being loaded onto bark floats to be carried through the surf back to the camp fire.

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Credits

director

Frank L. Few

production company

ABC

Duration

00:14:38:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1962

Appears in

Alcheringa

Group of items

Alcheringa

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

007401

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Food

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Hunting

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs

Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Australia

Animals & Wildlife → Mutton birds

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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