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Australian Wildlife: Crocodile
Title:
Australian Wildlife: Crocodile
NFSA ID
32728
Year
1973
This film from the series Australian Wildlife contains information about the treatment of crocodiles both within Australia and New Guinea prior to the passing of a crocodile protection law in Queensland.
It demonstrates the cultural and religious significance of the crocodile to Aboriginal people as well as its exploitation by Europeans for profit.
Director
John Shaw
Producer
Don Murray
Production Company
Film Australia
Cinematographer
John Shaw
Narrator
Hugh Falkus
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.