Bushland fantasy

Australia, 1946

Film
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Provides glimpses of the many wild flowers and animals found in the Australian bush. Includes photographs of native flora, and animal life such as kangaroos, wallabies, platypus, lyrebirds and koalas. Many of these can be found in the wildlife sanctuary at Healesville where special efforts are made to arrange a proper diet for these animals. Narrated by John Dudley.

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Credits

production company

Australian National Film Board

Soundmasters

Duration

00:10:35:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1946

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307227

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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