A film based on an actual incident. In 1864 three young children belonging to a small squatting family wandered far from home and found themselves lost in the Australian outback. The film concentrates on the children’s struggle to survive in the bush and on the search mounted by their family to find them. Based on the account of the search written by Les Blake in the 1860’s. Cast includes Gabrielle Bulle, Colin Freckleton, Richard McClelland.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
325194
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Wilderness survival
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness survival
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Search and rescue operations
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)