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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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Borooloola via Anthony's Lagoon

00:06 An Australian Aboriginal man put on his jacket as he packs his camp belongings.

00:10 A brown ute marked with ‘NTA’ is parked with the door open with a white man smoking a cigarette attending to the boot of the truck lifting out various things before the Aboriginal man joins him briefly.

00:19 A single white gravestone surrounded by a high fence reads Jack Brady, Died 25th Decr 1926, Erected by his sister Mrs Whittaker.

00:28 An extremely large herd of cows is being attended to by drovers. Two men stand and chat, one in a long coat standing next to a white horse.

00:54 The group stand nearby their belongings and provisions with the truck nearby. It appears the white man is guiding of the Australian Aboriginal men towards the car and proceeds to search him before assisting him to climb on the back of the truck.

01:20 A large white house appears, with a brief shot of the side of the building a assign that reads; Anthony Lagoon Police Station NT.

01:30 A group of men sit in the back of the ute outside the police station.

01:39 From the perspective of the front of a car as it travels through a herd of cows in the field. A brief shot of a large horse on a hill top in the distance can be seen.

01:50 A small white rock with a brass badge attached reads; Northern Territory Surveys.

01:55 The brown NTA ute is parked with the hood up as three Australian Aboriginal men attend to the engine. One of the men organises belongings at the front of the car, holding a plate in his hand.

02:09 An Australian Aboriginal man in a green uniform stands facing the camera.

02:14 The ute can be seen in the background. In the foreground, is a faded dirt path leading to the ute and a small square boundary of wood.

02:16 Close up of flowering yellow flora on a large tree.

02:24 A large house on stilts with a porch can be seen before the shot changes to focus on the green vegetation looking away from the house. A man closely examines the yellow flowers on one of the trees.

02:39 Four huts made from logs and bark are set up nearby one another, presumably as temporary shelter with the ute parked nearby.

02:50 The brown NTA ute is parked behind a sign reading; Tanumbirini and Birdum Two Australia Aboriginal men stand behind the truck.
02:55 A second sign reads &8592; 60m Borroloola. 130m Anthonys Lagoon

03:00 Thick forest area with much dead trees and trunks on the ground.

03:07 A hobbled horse carefully walks towards the camera down a steep dirt track. It approaches a small watering hole and begins to drink before the camera pans back towards the long, steep path.

03:26 Two Australian Aboriginal men sit nearby a small, shallow lake gathering water in buckets.

03:44 The two men attend to the ute while the camera focuses on the trees and tall, brown grass nearby.

3:46 Shots of the surrounding greenery and vegetation.

04:20 Large cracks in the earth from drought.

04:23 Close up of two Australian Aboriginal women facing the camera.

04:35 Shot of a large homestead.

04:36 A group of Australian Aboriginal children and adults sit together as the men work nearby. They all line up for the camera. There are four women, two children and one man.

04:53 Close up of a plain gravestone lying on the group with dead, brown grass surrounding it. It reads; In loving memory of John O’Shea. Died 30.1.45 Age 71 Yrs. An Aboriginal man sits at the top of the grave holding a rifle looking solemn.

05:02 A man holding a rifle stands near a lake in the shadows as the camera pans away to varying shots of the lake. Another Aboriginal man stands by the lake wearing a satchel bag facing the camera before panning away to reveal more shots of the lake and surrounds.

05:33 The Aboriginal man stands holding a stick in the ground with an extremely long, dead snake lying on the dirt next to him. A close up of a tin match case lying on the snake’s bellow reads ‘Bell’s waterproof wax vestas.’

05:44 A woman, man and a dog stand facing the camera before the shot turning to the two chatting with another man in a blue plaid shirt and wide brimmed hat.

05:59 One man carries two bucket of water over his shoulders across the homestead.

06:02 A group of Australian Aboriginal men and a dog are in canoes with one canoe travelling into the lake with a women at the back paddling. The second canoe soon follows with women, a child and a white Australian man wearing Khaki sitting at the front of the canoe waving to the camera.

06:30 Close up of the man paddling the second canoe from inside the canoe with some brief shots of the surrounding lake.

06:54 A wide shot taken from afar of the man paddling the now empty canoe.

06:59 three men stand next to the brown ute chatting.

07:12 Quick shot of a house before seeing an Australian Aboriginal woman holding a loaf of bread towards the camera and another three loafs on a table next to her. Two men chatting can be seen to the left in the background.

07:17 Shot of a river with a man holding a spear into the water. Four men stand on a pier. One Aboriginal man holds a spear, looking down into the water.

08:07 As the sun sets, a man stands on the banks of the river holding a pronged spear aimed at the water.

08:11 An Aboriginal woman, man and child are seen paddling a canoe across the river before both canoe parties gather together on the shoreline.

08:36 A canoe full of people travel across the river towards the camera before reaching the shore and unpacking belongings and provisions from the canoe.

09:11 A homestead with logging equipment outside. A man in a green shirt and white shorts walks across, looking towards the camera.

09:20 Various shots of the rainforest scenery.

09:32 The group of men attend to packing their brown ute with swags being rolled up.

09:42 From the perspective of the front of the car as it travels down a dirt track with cattle running out of the way as large herds of cows are viewed either side of the vehicle.

09:53 Three young Aboriginal children and who Aboriginal women stand near a bush, some smiling at the camera with food and drink at their feet.

09:57 A large leg of mean if thrown onto a bunch of leaves on the back of the ute. Three men then continue to skin, gut and carve the remainder of a cow(?) carcass that is lying on the ground nearby.

10:08 End of Film.

CreatorFrederick Roy Vyse
ControlAA 353/5/7
Quantity   1   Film, 16mm, colour
Series AA353/5