Australia's inland sea

This film received the Amateur Award in the 1951 Jubilee Film Competition. Three young Australians journeyed to Lake Eyre in the early 1950’s when the lake was filled with water from the highlands of Central Queensland.

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Credits

producer

Frank Halls

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014225

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Lake Eyre

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Places → Lake Eyre

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Australia, 1951

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