From Arnhem Land to the Kimberley Ranges (Captioned)

Australia, 1988

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Episode number 1 of Series “Bush tucker man series”.
On this video, containing the first four episodes of the series, Major Hiddins takes us into the heart of Arnhem Land where the people of Ngukurr reveal their bush tucker secrets. From there he moves to the northwest of the Northern Territory during the wet season, through some of the most arid desert country in Australia to the heart of the spectacular Kimberley region.

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Credits

co-producers/directors

Ashley Smith

David Leonard

David Tunnell

Tim Clark

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

02:00:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1988

Appears in

Bush tucker man series

Group of items

Bush tucker man series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300682

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Food

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Northern Territory

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia, Northern

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Deserts - Australia

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

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Places → Australia, Northern

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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