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Thomson of Arnhem Land [electronic resource] / directed by John Moore.

Thomson of Arnhem Land [electronic resource] / directed by John Moore.

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeBaylMM

Thomson of Arnhem Land [electronic resource] / directed by John Moore.

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Full title

Thomson of Arnhem Land [electronic resource] / directed by John Moore.

Publisher

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2011.

Date

2011.

Record Identifier

74VKVeBaylMM

MMS ID

991024257714502626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (56 min.).

Playing Time

00:55:39

Publication information

Publisher

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2011.

Date Published

2011.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

In the 1930s tensions between the government and the Indigenous peoples of Australia's north were on a knife-edge. Donald Thomson, an anthropologist, volunteered to go to Arnhem Land to make peace. For over two years, he lived with the Aboriginal people, forging strong bonds, learning and recording their way of life. His report to the government ou...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Thomson of Arnhem Land [electronic resource] / directed by John Moore.

Notes

General note

Title from resource description page (viewed November 24, 2014).

Additional physical form availability note

Previously released as DVD.

Language note

In English.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74VKVeBaylMM

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeBaylMM

Other Identifiers

MMS ID

991024257714502626