| Accession Number | F07027 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 27 min 53 sec |
| Object type | To be confirmed |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
| Maker |
Munro, Kenneth John |
| Place made | Australia: Northern Territory, Adelaide River, Australia: Northern Territory, Alice Springs, Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darwin and Central Australia
Description
Open plain somewhere between Victoria River, Downs Station and Darwin, a herd of cattle in the distance. Soldiers operating Well Drilling Plant. Tents being erected at Adelaide River for Army Hospital. Dismantling General Herring's Mess Hut [General Herring left Australia to take command of New Guinea Force August 1942]. 6th Division Brigadiers reading magazine under tent flap. Troops working at the Agricultural Farm at Adelaide River. Aboriginal men breaking in horses in station stockyard. Two members of Hygiene Section, collecting mosquito larvae. Army bus with musicians playing on roof; sign across front reads 'Aussies on Parade'. Aboriginal women make up for Corroboree. Army carpenters work on framework of large goods shed in Alice Springs railway yards. Rows of crosses marking graves of victims of air raid on Darwin 19th February 1942. Bren Gun Carrier No T16572 on flat top railway wagon.
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Video of Darwin and Central Australia (video)