Three Aboriginal Dreamtime stories. “Turramulli the giant Quinkin” and “Banana Bird and the Snake men” are both written by Percy Trezise, illustrated by Dick Roughsey and narrated by Bob Maza. “The Frog and the pelican” is written by Des O’Brien. The stories are narrated with background music as the illustrations are shown on screen.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303162
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Religion
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
History → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)