This newsreel features the Garden City of Launceston in Tasmania and its beautiful surrounding countryside. Giant pipes made in an Adelaide factory bring water from the Murray River to South Australia. The tourist attractions of Hayman Island on the Great Barrier Reef are shown. Hollywood comes to Australia as on the set of the film ‘Kangaroo’ made at a studio near Port Augusta, actress Maureen O’Hara is sprayed with DDT to keep off the flies!
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
503269
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Hayman Island (Qld.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Launceston (Tas.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Queensland - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tasmania - Description and travel
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)