Turongs

Australia, 1981

Film
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Episode number 3 of Series “The Nargun and the stars”.
Based on the novel by Patricia Wrightson, this story of Simon Brent, the city boy who comes to live with his country relatives after the death of his parents, follows the adventures of Simon and his cousins as they meet and battle menacing creatures from the Aboriginal dreamtime. In this episode the intrepid adventurers come face to face with the Turongs.

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Credits

producer

John Walker

production company

ABC

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1981

Appears in

The Nargun and the stars

Group of items

The Nargun and the stars

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305234

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

Adaptations

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

History → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Children's literature, Australian

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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