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Banduk, a young Aboriginal girl, and her friends discover that the “friendly” proprietors of an ice-cream van are smuggling native animals, including the sacred red-collared parakeet, out of Australia. This delightful story was filmed on location in Arnhem Land.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324044
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Children
Aboriginal Australia → Arnhem Land (N.T.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arnhem Land (N.T.)
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)