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The Story of the Southern Cross: an Australian Aboriginal legend

Australia, 1969
film

Using drawings, tells the story of the origin of the Southern Cross. Adapted from an Aboriginal legend by Marcia Hatfield. Narration by Ron Haddrick.

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Air links of the world. No. 6. Southern Cross route

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A Dreamtime story

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The Nargun and the stars

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We Don't Need a Map

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Australia and the stars

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A Calendar of dreamings: Aboriginal artists of Central Australia

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Australia - Colony to Nation

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Portrait of an Australian

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The Land that waited

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