The story of the life and times of Captain James Kelly 1791-1851, who became an apprentice sailor at the age of thirteen in Sydney and who later became known as the father of Australian whaling. Kelly settled in Tasmania where he married and raised a family, prospered financially, but died at the age of sixty after experiencing financial ruin.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013503
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Animals & Wildlife → Whaling
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tasmania
Biographical
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Sailors
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Australia - History
History → Australia - History - 1788-1851
History → Colonial life
History → History
History → Tasmania - History
People → Biographical films
Places → Tasmania
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)