00:04 Two trucks are parked with equipment spread on the ground nearby men organise them into the trucks.

00:17 Shots of various fences and boundaries around water sources and trees constructed from timber.

00:24 Close up of the water catchment with the timber structures near and above it.

00:36 Wide shot of a largely sparse desert area. A truck speeds across the foreground of the shot.

00:42 Mount Connor can be seen in the background across a landscape of high grass. The two trucks and men are visible in the foreground.

01:16 Perspective of the car travelling down a dirt track with high grass either side of it.

01:23 Mount Olga can be faintly seen in the background over a foreground of green shrubs and red desert sand.

01:30 Zoomed in perspective of Ayers Rock.

01:34 Men attend to loading the trucks with provisions.

01:42 Wide shot of Ayers Rock with truck and men in the foreground.

01:57 Close up, slow panning shot of the monolith.

02:05 Trucks and men are parked at the base of the rock as the camera pans vertically up the rock-face from a distance, dwarfing the figures in front of it.

02:23 Eight people scale up the face of the rock. Perspective taken from a distance to demonstrate how vast the ascent is.

02:43 Details of the erosion and natural cracks in the Ayers Rock.

02:57 Three men attend to the trucks the following morning.

03:07 Mount Olga (?) or rock formation can be seen in the distance.

03:20 Two trucks, with trailer piled with provisions, travels across a field of high grass.

03:40 Mount Olga again visible in the background.

03:53 Panning shot of Mount Olga.

04:07 Ayers Rock visible in the far distance.

04:13 Various close ups and panning Mount Olga.

04:40 Distance shot of Ayers Rock.

04:43 Panning shot of a landscape with tall grass and tall mulga trees all around. Mount Olga is visible through the trees in the background.

04:49 Orange truck is parked with a man standing by it looking around at the scenery.

04:51 Ayers Rock in the background, the foreground is present with sticks, bushes and tall grass.

04:57 Zoomed in perspective of Ayers Rock.

05:04 Distance perspective shot of Mount Olga. There are two prominent trees in the shot, one directly in front of the rock.

05:13 Zoomed in perspective of previous frame, taken in between the trees for a clearer view of Mount Olga.

05:20 Close up of a birds nest (?) fallen onto the sandy desert ground.

05:31 Various close up perspectives of Ayers Rock taken from afar.

05:38 Ayers Rock glows almost red in the late evening darkness.

05:41 A blurry image of a tree against a yellow and pink evening sky, reflecting the setting sun.

05:47 Day light wide angled shot of Ayers Rock.

05:50 Blurry zoomed in perspective of Ayers Rock, slowly panning to the left.

05:59 A very clear image of Ayers Rock, panning to the right. Various trees, grass and shrubs can be seen at the base of the rock.

06:14 Perspective of the front of the truck travelling down a well-used dirt track with tall white grass either side.

06:21 a blurry side perspective from the truck – grass and distant rock monoliths are just visible.

06:23 Pipe releasing water into a trough.

06:30 Nigh time shot of Mount Connor with only its silhouette and distinct flat top visible.

06:36 A red and black late evening sky, lit with the remnants of the setting sun.

06:46 Herd of camels lay on the ground as a man or possible handler looks on.

07:00 A large herd of cattle are seen in the background of the shot.

07:04 An Australian Aboriginal man sits on a horse facing the camera with a landscape of mixed desert sand, grass and shrubs behind him. There is a tall tree to the left of the shot.

07:08 Film turns black.

07:14 End of Film.

CreatorFrederick Roy Vyse
ControlAA 353/5/3
Date Range1951  -  1951
Quantity   1   Film, 16mm, colour
Series AA353/5