The Landscape architects

United Kingdom, 1979

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Episode of Series “Up a gum tree”.
Australia owes a great debt to the Aboriginals who learned to tame the inhospitable countryside. But why did they never become farmers and what sort of diet did the first Australians enjoy? David Bellamy attempts to find out the answers to these questions.

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Credits

producer

Mike Weatherley

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:31:09:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1979

Appears in

Up a gum tree

Group of items

Up a gum tree

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014473

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Food

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs

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

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → Aboriginal Australians - History

History → Australia - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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