An early Australian silent film , by the makers of “The Reprieve”’ which appeared in the same year. A version of Adam Lindsay Gordon’s poem, which appeared stanza by stanza before the illustrative sequences. The dying stockrider recalls his past life : mustering, ploughing, horsebreaking and pursuing bushrangers; and remembers his old friends and what became of them.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009792
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Ranchers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Stockmen
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)