Nature of Australia. Parts 4-6

The Sunburnt Country tells the story of Australia’s arid interior, formed when climactic change overtook and dried out Central Australia. “Land of Flood and Fire” portrays a year in the life of the spectacular far north coast of Australia, where the first Aboriginal people arrived and settled. The region swings savagely between the floods of the annual wet and the parched heat of the dry season. “The End of Isolation” examines the impact of the European invasion which sent change sweeping across the continent with unprecedented speed.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

producer

Dione Gilmour

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

director

David Parer

Duration

02:46:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300246

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia, Central

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia, Northern

History → Aboriginal Australians - History

Places → Australia, Central

Places → Australia, Northern

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/79308--nature-of-australia-parts-4-6/ |title=Nature of Australia. Parts 4-6 |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=22 September 2023 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}

Australia, 1988

Please note