Arafura to Alice

Australia, 1980

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A film showing life in Darwin, Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, and Ayers Rock in the early 1980’s. This demanding, tough and often inhospitable part of Australia is inhabited by a special type of Australian and is opening up to anyone who is prepared to accept the challenge that the Northern Territory offers.

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Credits

director

Nick Torrens

producer

Peter Johnson

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013563

Language

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Alice Springs (N.T.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia, Central

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ayers Rock (N.T.) → Uluru

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Darwin (N.T.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Northern Territory

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Northern Territory - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tennant Creek (N.T.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Places → Alice Springs (N.T.)

Places → Australia, Central

Places → Ayers Rock (N.T.) → Uluru

Places → Darwin (N.T.)

Places → Northern Territory

Places → Tennant Creek (N.T.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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