Compilation: big brown beastie big brown face

Big brown beastie, big brown face (Aust., prod., dir. Robert Talbot): Film about Bill Roycroft, world famous Australian horseman. “Ponies of Miklaengi” (U.S., prod. Daniel Smith ; dir. Gary Templeton): Two youngsters on horses round up sheep in Iceland. “So you want to own a pony” (Sydney, prod., dir. Robert Talbot): Explains the role of the Pony Club in helping owners with their first pony.

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Collection

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Credits

Duration

01:08:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015211

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Horse sports

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Horse sports

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Roycroft, Bill

People → Roycroft, Bill

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Betamax; Access Print (Section 1)

Collected

1 times

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Australia, 1980