Hermannsburg, Central Australia [Northern Territory], 1929. Copy of 'NFSA Title No. 34105.'

Archive Collections / Board for Anthropological Research / Series AA346/09 / Hermannsburg, Central Australia [Northern Territory], 1929. Copy of 'NFSA Title No. 34105.'
BAR Expedition Symbol: E

This is the third of three film titles relating to the during the Board for Anthropological Research (BAR) expedition to Hermannsburg, Central Australia [Northern Territory] during 4-23 August 1929. The expedition party included numerous BAR members. This title relates to items (AA 346/9/3/14-17). Duration 2 minutes 34 seconds, with intertitles.

NB Tindale in his journal records that he took '160 feet of motion film of various scenes in the Gap looking north, and from various points on the western top of the gap. Also took pictures and stills of the upper reaches of the Finke, Mt Sonder in the NW and various shots to the E NE and one very fine one looking down Glen Helen towards Horn Valley.' See: (AA 338/1/2) p.333.

Note that the time coded summary is in minutes and seconds. Following the summary of this film is a list of references and further notes. Formats Held: SP Betacam, Digital Betacam, Access DVDs.

Summary (Time Coded): Taken from Access DVD 3 (AA 346/9/3/16)

00:00 Start of Hermannsburg, Central Australia [Northern Territory], 1929. Copy of 'NFSA Title No. 34105'

00:00 'Cultural Sensitivity Warning.'

00:00 'The Museum Board of South Australia © 1929.'

44:38 'GLEN HELEN AUGUST 1929'

44:49 Numerous views of landscape. Some of these sequences are shot from an elevated height.

45:56 View of a gorge.

46:02 View of landscape.

46:04 End of Hermannsburg, Central Australia [Northern Territory], 1929. Copy of 'NFSA Title No. 34105' [No Intertitle]

Tribal / language groups recorded during this expedition as recorded in the Data Cards (AA 346/4/10)
Tindale Tribes: Aranda; Kukatja (NT); Walpiri.
AIATSIS Tribal / Language Groups: Arrernte; Luritja; Warlpiri.

  1. HERMANNSBURG, NT, 1929, COPY OF 'NFSA TITLE NO. 34105.' PRESERVATION DVD 1 [TIME CODED]
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 2 min. 34 sec.
    Transfer Date: 23/06/2005
    Generation: Copy of AA346/9/4/13
    Notes: The Master Preservation and Dubbing tapes relating to this item are within the MacDonald Downs Expedition films (AA 346/9/4). The film portion 'Glen Helen, 1929.' was spliced with MacDonald Downs 1930 films. This Hermannsburg film item is Time Codes: 44:38 - 46:04 of the Dubbing Loan Copy (AA 346/9/4/12).

  2. HERMANNSBURG, NT, 1929, COPY OF 'NFSA TITLE NO. 34105.' PRESERVATION DVD 2
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 2 min. 34 sec.
    Transfer Date: 23/06/2005
    Generation: Copy of AA346/9/4/14

  3. HERMANNSBURG, NT, 1929, COPY OF 'NFSA TITLE NO. 34105.' ACCESS DVD 3 [TIME CODED]
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 2 min. 34 sec.
    Transfer Date: 23/06/2005
    Generation: Copy of AA346/9/3/14

  4. HERMANNSBURG, NT, 1929, COPY OF 'NFSA TITLE NO. 34105.' ACCESS DVD 4
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 2 min. 34 sec.
    Transfer Date: 23/06/2005
    Generation: Copy of AA346/9/3/15

  • NB Tindale's Journal on 'Anthropological Expedition to Hermannsburg, Central Australia' in 'Diary of Researches 1922-1930' (AA 338/1/2), p.333.

CreatorBoard for Anthropological Research
ControlAA 346/9/3/14-17
Date Range04 August, 1929  -  23 August, 1929
Quantity 9cm,   4   film items. Formats: Betacams, DVDs
FormatsNotebooks
Series AA346/09