Steps of Sturt

Australia, 1988

Film
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Episode of Series “Jack Absalom’s outback Australia series”.
From his home at Broken Hill, Jack Absalom retraces the journey of the English explorer Charles Sturt who was convinced the centre of Australia contained a vast inland sea. Sturt’s journey was one of great hardship as his party was drought bound for over six months at one location, ravaged by scurvy and attacked by local people on whose waters the party had camped. The story tells of the gold rush following Sturt’s explorations, of the perils still to be encountered and some novel direction finding techniques.

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Credits

co-producers/directors

Rhonda Mabey

Rio

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1988

Appears in

Jack Absalom's outback Australia series

Group of items

Jack Absalom's outback Australia series

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324433

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → Australia - History

History → Explorers

History → History

People → Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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