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Through the Centre (excerpt), 1940

1940

Through the Centre (excerpt), 1940

1940

  • NFSA ID9CA9H0RF
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormDocumentary
  • Duration29 mins, 25 secs
  • GenresIndigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject
  • Year1940

While the Second World War had commenced in late 1939, in 1940 Darwin was yet to feel the full impact. This excerpt from Through the Centre is part of a larger documentary sponsored by the Shell Company about an expedition sent to map a tourist route from Perth through northern Western Australia via Broome and the Kimberleys to Darwin and then south through Central Australia to Adelaide.

While the Second World War had commenced in late 1939, in 1940 Darwin was yet to feel the full impact. This excerpt from Through the Centre is part of a larger documentary sponsored by the Shell Company about an expedition sent to map a tourist route from Perth through northern Western Australia via Broome and the Kimberleys to Darwin and then south through Central Australia to Adelaide.

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