Outback supply

Episode of Series “Frontiers downunder”.
John Thomas operates the outback supply truck from Tibooburra northwest NSW. He periodically delivers mail and all types of supplies to people on outlying sheep and cattle stations. Often he takes his four year old son Normie along with him on his mail-run. Cinematography by Dean Semler. Edited by Nick Torrens.

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Credits

producer

Don Murray

director

David Haythornthwaite

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1977

Appears in

Group of items

Frontiers downunder

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012730

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Northern Territory

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Trucking

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Places → Northern Territory

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1977

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