Ngadlu tampinthi ngadlu Kaurna Miyurna yartangka. Munaintya puru purruna ngadlu-itya. Munaintyanangku yalaka tarrkarriana tuntarri.

We acknowledge we are on Kaurna Miyurna land. The Dreaming is still living. From the past, in the present, into the future, forever.

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Yuendumu, Central Australia [Northern Territory] 'In the Beginning: An Aboriginal Creation Story.' 1951.

Archive Collections / Board for Anthropological Research / Series AA346/09 / Yuendumu, Central Australia [Northern Territory] 'In the Beginning: An Aboriginal Creation Story.' 1951.
BAR Expedition Symbol: P THIS FILM IS RESTRICTED.

This film was made during the Board for Anthropological Research (BAR) expedition to Yuendumu, Northern Territory during 13 August - 1 September 1951.

'In the Beginning: An Aboriginal Creation Story' is a final film production documenting aspects of aboriginal art, ceremony, dreaming tracks and creation stories.

Locations: Yuendumu, Ngama, Yukiuta, Mt Liebig, Macdonnell Ranges (Northern Territory) and Winbarku / Mount Webb (Western Australia).

Script/Director: CP Mountford (AA 228)
Cinematographer: J Campbell Dobbie
Narration: FS Johnson
Produced by: The University of Adelaide, BAR

Tindale Tribes: Ngalia

The South Australian Museum Archives Master Preservation Tape (AA 346/9/15/2/8) is a new Digital Interpositive consisting of (AA 346/9/15/2/3-4). Duration 10 minutes 55 seconds.

The original master copies of this film were processed in the BAR Film Catalogue as C#2.

  1. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. MASTER POSITIVE PRINT
    Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.

  2. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. SOUND MASTER POSITIVE
    Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.

  3. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. SOUND MASTER NEGATIVE
    Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.

  4. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. DUPLICATE POSITIVE
    Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.

  5. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. SCREENING PRINT, COPY 1
    Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.

  6. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. SCREENING PRINT, COPY 2
    Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.

  7. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. SCREENING PRINT, COPY 3
    Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.

  8. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. MASTER PRESERVATION COPY
    Format: SP Betacam
    Duration: 10 min 55 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/3-4

  9. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. DUBBING / LOAN COPY
    Format: Digital Betacam
    Duration: 10 min 55 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/8

  10. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. PRESERVATION DVD 1 [TIME CODED]
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 10 min 55 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/8

  11. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. PRESERVATION DVD 2
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 10 min 55 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/8

  12. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. ACCESS DVD 3 [TIME CODED]
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 10 min 55 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/10

  13. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. ACCESS DVD 4
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 10 min 55 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/11

  • 'Copy of Journal made on Expedition to Yuendumu, Central Australia. 13 August - 1st September 1951. By Norman B Tindale.' (AA 338/4/30). Typescript copy with annotations.

  • NB Tindale Expedition to Central Australia, 1951, Supplementary papers (AA 338/2/40)

  • BAR Film Catalogue of the colour films C1-C11 (AA 346/9/27/14).

Creator: Board for Anthropological Research
Control: AA 346/9/15/2
Date Range:  13 August, 1951  -  01 September, 1951
Quantity:  30cm,   13   film items. Formats: 16mm, Betacams, DVDs
Series:  AA346/09
Tindale Tribes:
Ngalia