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The Yugal Cattle Company

1973

The Yugal Cattle Company

1973

  • NFSA ID1HEEH71A
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormDocumentary
  • GenresIndigenous as subject
  • Year1973
  • WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons

The Yugal Cattle Company was given a grant of $336,000 to go into business running a cattle station.

After a protracted land rights battle, the Yugal Cattle Company established the first Indigenous-owned cattle station on a reserve in the Northern Territory.

This short film looks at the history of the station and the company, which represents the local Aboriginal community, as well as its aspirations and the challenges it faces.

The Yugal Cattle Company was produced by the Commonwealth Film Unit for the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

  • WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons

The Yugal Cattle Company was given a grant of $336,000 to go into business running a cattle station.

After a protracted land rights battle, the Yugal Cattle Company established the first Indigenous-owned cattle station on a reserve in the Northern Territory.

This short film looks at the history of the station and the company, which represents the local Aboriginal community, as well as its aspirations and the challenges it faces.

The Yugal Cattle Company was produced by the Commonwealth Film Unit for the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

  • Production company
    The Commonwealth Film Unit
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