This film was taken by Bernard C Cotton (see SAMA 892) under the auspices of The Field Naturalists' Society of South Australia. This film is believed to depict the last living Toolache Wallaby who was captive since 1927 in Robe, South Australia.

Throughout the film's intertitles and in BC Cotton's written summary (see SAMA 1058/1/8) the species is referred to as the 'Toolach Wallaby.' The correct spelling of the species is 'Toolache Wallaby (Macropus Greyi)'. All intertitles are italicised and are within quotation marks. All spelling in the intertitles has been left as originally spelt.

Please note that the time coded summary is in minutes and seconds only.
Formats Held: 16mm positive, SP Betacam, Digital Betacam, Access DVDs.

Summary (Time Coded): Taken from Access DVD 3 (see SAMA 1058/1/6)

00:35 'Taken under the auspices of the Field Naturalists' Society Section of the Royal Society of South Australia. Photography BC Cotton.'

00:45 'The South Australian Toolach Wallaby (Macropus greyi).'

00:50 'The Toolache was once fairly common in the south east. The female shown here is the last of the species.'

00:58 Toolache wallaby foraging and eating.

01:23 'The timid Toolach is very fast and can easily out-distance the best Kangaroo dog. It's speed is estimated at 42 miles per hour.'

01:34 Toolache wallaby in motion.

01:41 Toolache wallaby eating.

01:57 'The muzzle is long, parallel sided, very deep from above downwards, and terminates somewhat bluntly.'

02:04 Toolache wallaby eating.

03:35 Toolache wallaby stationary.

03:41 'The strongly developed hind limbs, reduced fore limbs, sharply defined cheek stripes and erect carriage distinguish the species.'

03:49 Toolache wallaby foraging, eating and cleaning itself.

04:48 Toolache wallaby in motion, and cleaning.

05:10 'Note the lithe and graceful movement as portrayed by the slow motion camera.'

05:17 Toolache wallaby in motion. This starts off at normal camera speed and then changes into slow motion.

05:33 Toolache wallaby eating.

05:47 Toolache wallaby in motion.

05:50 Toolache wallaby mostly stationary.

06:06 Footage of four common rock wallabies stationary.

06:10 'Kodak Safety Film'

1. 'THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TOOLACHE WALLABY,' 1936. POSITIVE PRINT
   Characteristics: 16mm positive safety film; B&W; silent; 210ft.
   Notes: This item is a 16mm positive copy which was struck from the original reversal release print now stored at the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra. This item was previously unaccessioned and was processed as part of The Field Naturalists' Society of South Australia Collection (see SAMA 1058) in July 2005.
   
   
2. 'THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TOOLACHE WALLABY,' 1936. MASTER PRESERVATION COPY
   Format: SP Betacam
   Duration: 5 min 37 sec
   Transfer Date: 01/12/2005
   Generation: Copy of SAMA 1058/1/1
   
   
3. 'THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TOOLACHE WALLABY,' 1936. [DUBBING/ LOAN COPY]
   Format: Digital Betacam
   Duration: 5 min 37 sec
   Transfer Date: 01/12/2005
   Generation: Copy of SAMA 1058/1/2
   
   
4. 'THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TOOLACHE WALLABY,' 1936. PRESERVATION DVD 1 [TIME CODED]
   Format: DVD
   Duration: 5 min 37 sec
   Transfer Date: 01/12/2005
   Generation: Copy of SAMA 1058/1/2
   
   
5. 'THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TOOLACHE WALLABY,' 1936. PRESERVATION DVD 2
   Format: DVD
   Duration: 5 min 37 sec
   Transfer Date: 01/12/2005
   Generation: Copy of SAMA 1058/1/3
   
   
6. 'THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TOOLACHE WALLABY,' 1936. ACCESS DVD 3 [TIME CODED]
   Format: DVD
   Duration: 5 min 37 sec
   Transfer Date: 01/12/2005
   Generation: Copy of SAMA 1058/1/4
   
   
7. 'THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TOOLACHE WALLABY,' 1936. ACCESS DVD 4
   Format: DVD
   Duration: 5 min 37 sec
   Transfer Date: 01/12/2005
   Generation: Copy of SAMA 1058/1/5
   
   

ACCOMPANYING MATERIAL

• This item consists of a four paged typed summary 'A Motion Picture Film of the Toolach Wallaby Macropus greyi by BC Cotton.' which states that during 'October, 1936, the author visited Robe, South Australia in order to make a 16mm motion picture film of the Toolach Wallaby. The animal which is owned by Mr J Brown of Robe is kept in a fenced paddock, is probably the last living representative of its species.' (p. 2) On page four of this item, a handwritten note in Mr A Rau's hand who was the South Australian Museum (SAM) taxidermist, states, 'This animal died 10. vii. 1939 and the skin is in SAM. (Regd. No. M4988).'
  
  
• One page, handwritten memo by Dr Catherine Kemper, Curator of Mammals, dated 13 September 2000. 'These films came to me in the late 1990s from Shelley Barker, Honorary Research Associate of the South Australian Museum, and formally of the Zoology Department, University of Adelaide. We have black and white [photographic] prints, of presumably the same animal, in the mammal section. They may be 'stills' taken from these films. The animal is a Macropus greyi, Toolache Wallaby, in captivity at Robe. The note written by A Rau refers to the prints but may also apply to the films.'
  
  
• One page, photocopied note by A Rau, which reads 'Photographs of the Toolach Wallaby (Wallabia greyi) living in captivity at Robe, South Australia. Jan 1938. Believed to be the last of the species left alive.'
  
  

REFERENCES
Robinson, AC & Young, MC, 1983, The Toolache Wallaby (Macropus grei Waterhouse) National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Planning, South Australia.