This award winning film records three of the famous festivals held in the Northern Territory each year. Alice Springs is the venue of camel races and the “Henley-on-Todd”, a boating regatta held in a dry creek-bed. Darwin is infamous for its “Beer Can Regatta”, in which all the sea-going racing craft are made entirely from empty beer cans.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012794
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Camels - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Alice Springs (N.T.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Darwin (N.T.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Festivals - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Northern Territory
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Northern Territory - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Outback Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)