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Taronga, which is an aboriginal name for beautiful view, is the home of the extensive collection of animals and birds of the Zoological Trust on the North Shore of Sydney Harbour. The film follows a party of children on their tour of the grounds and shows koalas, emus, kangaroos and Australian birds as well as the larger animals from overseas. Amusements available to the children include being allowed to hold and feed baby animals in the nursery and to go for rides on elephants and miniature trains.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010601
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Infancy
Animals & Wildlife → Elephants
Animals & Wildlife → Kangaroos
Animals & Wildlife → Marsupialia
Animals & Wildlife → Taronga Zoo (Sydney, N.S.W.))
Animals & Wildlife → Zoo animals
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)