Australian Expedition

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1322
Date Released
4 Oct 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australian Expedition. DESCRIPTION: A convoy of trucks from Port Augusta in South Australia have been on an expedition to Ayers Rock - the largest single rock in the world. SHOTLIST: Convoy of trucks across desert. Map of Ayers Rock. Various shots of convoy. LS of Ayers Rock. Closer shot of Ayers Rock. TPS of convoy making camps below Ayers Rock. CU of a Mountain Devil (Lizard). Aborigines being given gifts by the men. Men going into caves. CU various cave drawings. Various shots of the expedition climbing Ayers Rock. Shot of small cairn at the summit. Men putting paper into a bottle and putting it back in the cairn. LS Ayers Rock.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
61080
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Australian Expedition', British Movietone News Issue No. 1322, 4 Oct 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19572 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)