A dramatisation based on a Henry Lawson story “The Australian Cinematograph”, made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death. This film was shot using the directions written by Lawson in 1896 in the days when cinema was no more than a curiosity. The story is about the fate of a drover who has driven a mob of cattle hundreds of miles across the vast dry plains of north-west Australia to their destination. Luck is against him and he doesn’t make it through the drought stricken countryside. His remains are found by a search party one of whom is chosen to take the sad news home to the drover’s wife and family.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012459
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Australia - Rural conditions
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Stockmen
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Outback Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Australia - Rural conditions
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Droughts
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)