Something of the times [videorecording] / a film by Kim McKenzie ; Australian Institute of Aborigina...
Something of the times [videorecording] / a film by Kim McKenzie ; Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies ; an AIAS Film Unit production.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
[Canberra] : AIAS Film Unit, 1985.
Date
1985.
Call Numbers
VB924
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 videocassette (VHS) (45 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Contents
Director: Kim McKenzie.
Publication information
Publisher
[Canberra] : AIAS Film Unit, 1985.
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
1985.
Access and use
Access Conditions
This film was made in 1985 Alligator River region, NT. Before showing this film publicly at Aboriginal communities in this area, please consult senior members of the community, as persons who appear in the film may have died since it was made.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Examines some of the remaining traces and memories of the buffalo shooting camps of the Northern Territory in the era before World War II. Here, in the remote wetlands, white shooters relied upon local Aboriginal labour to hunt the feral buffalo and export their hides, and as a result the lives of certain Aborigines came to revolve around the buffa...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Something of the times [videorecording] / a film by Kim McKenzie ; Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies ; an AIAS Film Unit production.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
VB924
Record Identifier
74VvLNGmAMBO
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvLNGmAMBO
Other Identifiers
DDC
639.117358099429
MMS ID
991010751689702626
