This is the twelfth of twelve film titles documenting the Board for Anthropological Research (BAR) Harvard-Adelaide Universities expedition, during 13 May 1938 - 30 June 1939.
This expedition travelled through South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. For a listing of the locations visited by the expedition party see: JB Birdsell's 'Australian Daily Field Journal 1938-1939' (AA 689/1/1) and NB Tindale's Journal 'Harvard and Adelaide Universities Anthropological Expedition, Australia, 1938-1939' (AA 338/1/15/1-2).
These are film offcuts document the BAR expedition's journey through Sydney, Cumeragunja (Cumeroogunga) (New South Wales), Boggabilla (New South Wales), Yarrabah, Russell River, Woorabinda, Townsville, Oombundgie (Queensland), Cape Barren Island (Tasmania), Lake Tyers (Victoria) and Quantambone (New South Wales).
The cinematographer was NB Tindale (AA 338) with possible involvement from both DM Tindale and BG Birdsell. See: (AA 346/9/13/1)
NB Tindale's annotations on the edge of the 16mm film, which usually records the subject, location and the dates of filming have been used to identify the many different locations found in this film.
This expedition film was previous held in the NB Tindale collection (AA 338) and was transferred into the BAR collection in December 2005.
The South Australian Museum Archives Master Preservation Tape (AA 346/9/13/12/2) consists of (AA 346/9/13/12/1). Duration 05 minutes 05 seconds.
The method adopted by BAR expeditions to undertake research and record the results involved assigning a unique number to each individual (here called 'individual subject number'). This number was given the expedition symbol as a prefix, and remained consistent throughout the research. This expedition was assigned the symbol 'N.' All individuals recorded during the expedition were assigned an individual subject number, for example [N611]. Where possible the 'individual subject number' of those who appear in film have been noted.
The time coded summary is in minutes and seconds. Following the summary of this film is a list of references. Formats Held: 16mm, SP Betacam, Digital Betacam, Access DVDs.
Summary (Time Coded): Taken from Access DVD 3 (AA 346/9/13/12/6)
00:00 Harvard Adelaide Expedition: Film Offcuts 1938-1939
00:00 'Cultural Sensitivity Warning.'
00:00 'The Museum Board of South Australia © 1938-1939.'
01:00 Preparations for trip. NB Tindale, DM Tindale and JB Birdsell standing next to the expedition truck with a photographer in the foreground. Adelaide. See: NB Tindale photograph (AA 338/5/15/1-2/), p.229. See: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 1a.
01:00 BG Birdsell and DM Tindale preparing a meal at their expedition kitchen.
01:06 End of footage.
01:08 HJ Tindale, father of NB Tindale, walks towards the camera in his garden. Sydney, New South Wales. 1938. See: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 3c.
01:17 End of footage.
01:19 Tree with a large colony of termites. Boggabilla, New South Wales, 1938. See: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 5a.
01:55 End of footage.
01:57 Fred Mandraby [N611] and Charles Hyde [N704] of the idindji people decorating shields, surrounded by a large group of children. Yarrabah, Queensland. This footage has been included in 'Pygmoid Natives of the Atherton Plateau, Queensland' (AA 346/9/13/1), Time codes 6:17-6:23. Footage is also found in Harvard-Adelaide 'Fossil' (AA 346/9/13/6), Time codes 06:17-6:23. See NB Tindale Journal (AA 338/1/15/1-2), pp. 461, 541 and NB Tindale photograph (AA 338/5/15/67).
02:04 End of footage.
02:06 Scene at Russell River with Mt Bartle Frere in the background, Queensland. 1938. See: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 19e
02:10 End of footage.
02:12 An Australian Aboriginal man attracting the attention of an emu by agitating the dust with his hand. Woorabinda, Queensland. 1938. See: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 20c.
02:31 End of footage.
02:33 Two Australian Aboriginal boys. Woorabinda, Queensland. See: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 22c.
02:44 End of footage.
02:46 Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus). Cape Barren Island, Tasmania. 1939. See: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 24e.
03:12 End of footage.
03:14 A string ray with large (possibly shark) bites removed.
03:25 End of footage.
03:27 Sea plane. Townsville, Queensland. 1938. See: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 30g.
03:54 End of footage.
03:56 DM Tindale and BG Birdsell enter the Maternity Hospital, Lake Tyers, Victoria.
See: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 32f.
04:01 End of footage.
04:03 Lyre bird [?]
04:07 Satin Bower bird. Quantambone, New South Wales. See: NB Tindale Journal (AA 338/1/15/1-2), p.203.
04:38 End of footage.
04:40 Crested Cockatoo, Quantambone, New South Wales. 1938. See: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 33d.
04:44 End of footage.
04:46 Mallee foul being fed by hand. Quantambone, New South Wales. See: NB Tindale Journal (AA 338/1/15/1-2), p.203. See also: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 33e
04:51 End of footage
04:53 Vegetable garden.[?] Oombundgie, Queensland. See: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 36a.
04:56 End of footage.
04:58 A large flock of glossy starlings. Oombundgie, Queensland. See also: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 36a.
05:09 End of footage.
05:11 Bees swarm around their nest at the South Australian Museum, Adelaide. See also: NB Tindale's film notes (AA 346/9/27/6), Reel 38d.
05:32 End of footage.
05:54 Truck with men travelling in the back. Cumeragunja (Cumeroogunga), New South Wales. 1938.
05:41 End of footage.
05:43 Small boat on the water. Lake Tyers. Victoria. 1938.
05:53 End of footage.
05:55 Close up of a butterfly.
06:00 End of footage.
06:02 Barron Falls, Queensland. 1938.
06:05 End of footage.