| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) |
| Playing Time |
Duration: 58 minutes |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in 1988. |
| Summary |
This film pays tribute to the last of Australia's drovers. Australia's last great cattle drive started in May 1988 with 1200 head of cattle on a journey from Newcastle Waters in the Northern Territory and ended 2000 km to the east in Longreach in September. This film is a celebration of the cattle drives that opened up the Territory and were a feature of outback life until the advent of road trains. A handful of drovers still operate today. One is Pic Willetts - boss drover on "The Last Great Cattle Drive". This is a fascinating insight into the rugged characters that shaped Australia. A Film Australia National Interest Program. Copyright - 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Executive Producer: Tristram Miall Producer: Don Murray Director: Paul Hawker Writer: Paul Hawker DOP/Cinematographer: Andrew Fraser Narrator/Presenter: Ross Higgins Featured People: Noel 'Pic' Willets |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Indexed Term |
Australian and Indigenous Studies |
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Environmental Sciences |
| Added Author |
Hawker, Paul, filmmaker
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1128909 Kanopy |
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