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Crocodile Dundee remains the most commercially successful Australian film ever made, with Paul Hogan’s iconic Mick Dundee at the heart of the film.
It opened in Australian cinemas on 24 April 1986...
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Discover the history of Darwin, Northern Territory through these items from the NFSA collection.
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Sigrid Thornton battled the ash cloud that grounded planes and closed airports to launch the NT Access Centre in Darwin.
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Indigenous Connections curator Sophia Sambono reports on her team's recent visit to Alice Springs.
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NFSA experts understand the importance of sharing their knowledge and experience with their peers. Conservation Manager Mick Newnham recently spent five days training remote Indigenous archivists.
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John Farnham partners with his manager Glenn Wheatley in the famous outback Variety Club Bash from Bourke to Beagle, along with Australian Ironmen Grant Kenny and Trevor Hendy.
The spectacular...
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Australia’s Arnhem Land is patrolled by the wildlife ranger. In a remote and vast area of pristine natural beauty, the work ranges from tracking wildlife to rescuing baby turtles.
This clip is an...
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This is an excerpt from the film Outback Patrol, produced in 1952.
Outback Patrol, narrated by Chips Rafferty, follows the annual patrol of police officer Robert Darkin.
If there is a spot of...
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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-...
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En route to crocodile country, reporter Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) asks Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) about his age and background. Mick’s business partner Wally (John Meillon) tries to embroider the...
