Follow the sun
Scope and Contents
In an effort to promote tourism to the Great Barrier Reef, the Australian government produced this film. Atolls, Keppel and Duke Islands, beaches, and tourists sailing, waterskiing, fishing, swimming, and shelling introduce this vast reef along the coast of Queensland to the viewer. The wide variety of aquatic animals and plants shown include a cormorant rookery, newly hatched turtles scurrying to the sea, skimmers on shore, and underwater footage of puffers, rays, angelfish, sea horses, and coral.
Dates
- between 1920 and 1939
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 Film Reel (11 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm.
1 Videocassette (U-Matic (11 minutes)) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
3/4 in., U-Matic, viewing copy
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Original format: 16 mm. print.
General
Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, producer.
- Coral reef animals -- Australia -- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
- Film Collection
- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) -- Description and travel
- Marine animals -- Australia -- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
- Marine plants -- Australia -- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
- Moving Images
- Tourism -- Australia -- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
Source
- Australian Government Films (1920-1928) (Organization)
- Title
- Follow the sun, between 1920 and 1939
- Author
- Iris Lee
- Date
- 2018
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Research Library Special Collections Repository
American Museum of Natural History
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