FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

Indigenous people sitting with garlands around neck, singing, playing drums. Sail boat at sea, island in background. Men in sarong type dress on board. Large turtle swimming. Four men carrying turtle into village. Men seated on ground in meeting, one is the elected leader. Men in shallows of sea, catching fish using baskets. Line of women silhouetted on hillside, they walk down carrying food and firewood. Children gathered outside under Australian flag, sea in background. Children in classroom with teacher. Women around village hanging out and washing clothes. Others chatting. Women tending vegetable crop. Men raising timbers in construction of building. CU spinning bowl/top? Group in seated circle, singing and clapping, spinning bowls/tops.

Men catching domestic pig, stringing it up in tree by its hind legs. Men and boys taking model sail boats to sea,. Women dancing with bows and arrows. Women dance with oars. Man lay bundles of food wrapped in banana leaves on hot coals. Men dance in grass skirts. Food prepared, older people sing. Pearling luggers. Diver puts on beanie. Man sailing, another preparing food. Diving helmet on deck. Man in diving suit into sea. Underwater shots of diver including collecting pearl shells. Feeding ropes and air tubes. Divers climb aboard from sea. CU shell opened. Sunset over sea seen from tropical beach with palm trees. Indigenous men's feet dancing. people feasting and dancing. Some men formally dressed in ties and sarong type dress. Men dance with fishing baskets and spears, flames. Men and women harvesting crop by hand. People in hall, dancing and singing in non traditional way, man playing guitar couples dancing rock and roll, singer sings ÒTutti FruttiÓ. Traditional singing.

Indigenous man with bags leaves home and family to work on the railways of western Australia. CU sad faces of wife and two children. Family walks through village joined by many others. They walk to beach, two men leave together, shake hands and kiss others as they climb into row boat. Wave goodbye. Several women wade into shallows, crying. CU faces including children.