Central Australia: The Eighth Wonder

Australia, 1989

Film
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Episode of Series “This Land Australia with Ted Egan”.
A visual kaleidoscope of the Red Centre’s picturesque wonders. It is also the part of Australia that Ted Egan calls home. Australia’s foremost bush storyteller takes us on a journey through a landscape where travel is still an adventure.

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Credits

director

Martyn Down

producer

John Mabey

Rhonda Mabey

production company

Sorena P

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1989

Appears in

This Land Australia with Ted Egan

Group of items

This Land Australia with Ted Egan

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324474

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia, Central

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Egan, Ted

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

People → Egan, Ted

Places → Australia, Central

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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