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Time-lapse sunrise and pan across rugged, rocky cliff faces in outback bush. Tilt down from cliff face through bush merging into pan then WS of wetland scene with waterbirds. GS group of four Magpie Geese standing at edge of waterhole and WS of waterbirds landing on wetlands water with water buffaloes in foreground.

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WS wetlands with LS to flock of dark waterbirds sitting on island in middle of billabong. MS track of pelican landing in water and MS of what is probably an immature Radjah Shelduck repeatedly dipping it's head underwater at edge of billabong. CU over dark fish swimming on surface of lily pond and VS Aboriginal man standing in dug-out canoe with spear poised over fish. Tilt from man looking up to jet plane flying overhead then back down to pond minus fish.

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High aerial track over coral cays. Tilt and track of jet plane descending. Aerial track over Darwin Harbour and over city. Tilt to BOAC jet plane over camera and plane approaching runway POV pilot in cockpit. WS plane landing and CU tyre marks on runway as seen from under plane as it lands. VS man in control tower speaking into microphone in front of control panels and WS view over plane on runway.

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Propeller plane landing on runway BOAC jet plane taxiing on runway. Airport controller on runway waving red paddles to signal runway traffic. Twin-propellered Ansett-ANA V832 plane across runway. Passenger walking down steps from BOAC plane to runway. Passenger Jeremy Long farewelling flight attendant and greeting two men outside airport terminal with handshakes.

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Tourists and businessmen descending stairs from TAA jetliner onto tarmac. Honeymoon couple walking down steps from Ansett-ANA jet plane and walking along tarmac hand-in-hand. Small van past camera interior shots of couple riding in van down Darwin streets. Bank of New South Wales building and main streets.

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GS woman identified as Dorothy Bennett walking from car parked in main street in Darwin to shop with interior shots of her selecting a gift in a Chinese store. VS professional crocodile shooters Jock Farrer and Fred Miller loading truck up with supplies. MS one of the pair wearing an akubra hat drinking a schooner of beer. MS of the other stowing a bottle of rum in a swag and CU of him winking to camera with cigarette in mouth.

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WS of field officers of the Territory Administration Wally Clark and Allan Hall walking from government building to 4WD. MS of the pair from the Water Resources Branch preparing to travel to measure the flow of Territorian rivers. CU sign reading A.I.B. General Enquiries. Pan then VS of David Clark and Ivan Thompson loading 4WD in preparation for catching wild buffalo.

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WS of tourists being seated in Land Cruises Charter Safari & Scenic tours 4WD and VS of vehicle leaving towing trailer behind it. Tourism operator Ossie Osgood leaving van and walking to greet travellers at regional airport. MS honeymoon couple wearing sunglasses riding inside van past new housing estate. GS Kombi van for Muir Aviation driving along dirt road towards camera. MS tourists taking photographs from sunroof of van.

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WS of mid winter regatta sailing on sea and closer shot of yachts. Zoom out from catamaran to WS of fleet and GS past catamarans and track following crew member out on trapeze. Tilt up to top of mast up to light aircraft flying over camera. High aerial view over large flock of birds flying over ocean and VS of plane operator Ossie Osgood and tourists looking out of plane windows.

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Travelling aerial over billabong full of birds towards Arnhem Land camp. CUs of male tourist taking photographs from plane. VS of magpie geese around billabong in large numbers. 4WD vehicle arriving in Murella Park safari Camp on the edge of Arnhem Land past resident walking bare chested carrying rifle. WS of Arnhem Land escarpment as 4WD travels along dirt road.

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Travelling shots taken from front of 4WD as it mows down a path through palm trees and bush in Arnhem Land then VS of the vehicle driving through bush. VS of tourists consisting of honeymooning couple and anthropology researcher Jeremy Long being taken through bush and shown Aboriginal rock paintings by Aboriginal guide dressed in shorts and hat. VS couple walking hand in hand and GS of Long taking notes next to rock with painting on it. CU to painting.

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WS couple fishing by large billabong with MS of husband reeling in Barramundi fish on hand line and CU to young wife with beehive hairstyle. MS of Barramundi being laid onto bark. MS crocodile hunter in the dark lighting lamp then carrying it to tent in bush camp. GS of two hunters at night putting on head lamps and getting into dinghy on inland lagoon then VS rowing down lagoon.

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WS of light from torch sweeping across dark banks of inland lagoon in the night. MS two crocodile hunters in boat down lagoon with one rowing while the other prepares to shoot rifle from bow of dinghy. WS of lagoon with pair of glowing eyes visible from water. CU crocodile hunter's head wearing head lamp staring at darkened water and GS rowing towards red eyes of crocodile in the dark. VS hunter pulling rifle trigger and shooting crocodile.

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VS of crocodile hunters pulling in crocodile after shooting it with CUs of their hands on ropes. WS of hunters in the dark standing in their boat hauling in small crocodile. Fade to daylight footage of zoom out from fishing boat. VS of collector Dorothy Bennett on board boat talking to and laughing with Aboriginal (or Torres Strait Islander) man accompanying her to coastal settlement.

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CU of Aboriginal bark painting then zoom out to collector Dorothy Bennett squatting watching painter working on fish motif. MS painter and Bennett talking as he works and MS painting smoking pipe which Bennett brought to him. VS Bennett looking at completed bark paintings and CU pan across piece with voice-over of Aboriginal artist telling dreamtime story depicted which is then translated by narrator. Good CUs of painting.

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Pan across Aboriginal bark painting leaning against trees to Aboriginal artist sitting in bush cross-legged painting small piece. Zoom into bark painting of water buffaloes. Fade to WS of herd of water buffaloes in Arnhem Land wetland landscape and WS herd in bush. WS 4WD vehicle crashing out of bush and MS to government officer David Clark hanging out of door.

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WS herd of water buffaloes walking through open bush landscape. VS Government officer David Clark and his driver chasing the herd with their 4WD with Clark standing in the doorway hanging onto the outside of the vehicle. Good travelling shot POV from the top of the 4WD of the chase then Clark leaping from vehicle and dragging buffalo to ground by her tail. CUs of buffalo and of Clark binding it's legs.

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GS Government officer David Clark rushing back to his 4WD vehicle to chase more water buffaloes to conduct research on. VS of Clark standing in doorway of 4WD, vehicle's tyres over rocks and driver during chase. High angle track of chase and hand-held camerawork as Clark chases and eventually drags down buffalo. Pan from Clark to water buffaloes in pen.

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VS of field officers of the Territory Administration Wally Clark and Allan Hall measuring water in Katherine Gorge with stream gauge. VS of Clark submerged to his chest in water with testing equipment and wearing headset conducting testing and reading measurements to Hall who writes results on clipboard. High angle WS of three men travelling down Katherine Gorge in small motor boat. MS view of the gorge from boat with MS of man with flies on the back of his shirt.

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High angle shot over Katherine Gorge with LS to boat travelling through deep blue water. Closer shot as three men in motorised dinghy travelling past rocks. GS ute with dinghy on roof and dog in back tray past camera. GS of man loading ute and travelling through forest. WS ute down dirt road through outback landscape dotted with termite mounds.

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GS small propellor plane newly arrived at Darwin Airport with researcher Jeremy Long alighting and being greeted on tarmac by airport ground staff member in red suit before driving off in Holden car. WS truck stopping at level crossing and MS freight train thundering across screen. GS crocodile shooters Jock Farrer and Fred Miller in the truck cabin and driving away.

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Tilt shot of banner for Darwin Walkabout and WS of contestants gathered under banner. GS boys waiting to compete wearing numbered singlets. Very good CUs of children and of two elderly female contestants, one Aboriginal the other white, wearing pearls and novelty hats. MS man firing rifle into air to signal start of race in the early morning. WS start of walking race with crowds of competitors past camera. MS of Wally Clark and Allan Hall watching from their truck.

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Very good shots of men competing in the Darwin Walkabout carrying and drinking from beer bottles as they walk. VS of competitors of all ages and both sexes along road. Good shots of man buying his wife a toy monkey from a stall selling kewpie dolls and novelties at Darwin Show, part of the Darwin Festival. MS track of couple wandering past other stalls. Note woman's large cat's eye sunglasses and beehive hairstyle.

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WS of Aboriginal man demonstrating creation of dug-out canoe at stall at Darwin Show, part of the Darwin Festival, watched by Show onlookers. MS honeymooners watching (note sunglasses and hairstyles) and MS of man working timber on canoe. MS men in crowd watching hula dancing display and GS of woman in grass skirt doing hula. GS people walking past pair of Aboriginal women basket weaving and MS to them at work, one with pipe hanging from her mouth.

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WS of rodeo event (similar to musical chairs) at Darwin Show, part of the Darwin Festival. VS woman in brief bikini picking up single waterski from sand and WS track of waterskiing boats on Darwin Harbour. WS of boats pulling waterskiiers past spectators on Vesteys Beach as part of the Darwin Festival. Travelling footage of pair of waterskiiers over jumps filmed from back of motor boat and GS of driver and boy at wheel. Good WS of spectators watching from under beach umbrellas on sand.

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Waterskiing parade with row of women carrying flags pulled behind boat as part of the Darwin Festival. Banner and cheering spectators at the end of the One Thousand Mile Bicycle Race from Alice Springs. WS looking down street as competitors cycle past towards and over finish line. MS spectator filming finish and WS of crowd with photographer using large format camera squatting near bottom of frame.

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MS interview with the winner of the One Thousand Mile Bicycle Race from Alice Springs, Sid Patterson, former World Cycling Champion wearing shirt with sponsor's name Malvern Star on chest. MS blonde women in crowd of onlookers. WS of racing spectators at fence at the Darwin Cup and WS of horses racing on dirt racetrack. MS to spectators at fence looking disappointed at conclusion of race.

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GS of Dorothy Bennett's Aboriginal art collection, track past the extent of the collection and VS of researcher Jeremy Long smoking pipe and examining painted statue in gallery. CU Aboriginal man painting face in preparation for corroboree and zoom out of similarly decorated men running through crowd of tourists carrying spears, singing, playing instruments and giving dance displays. MS pair of men filming Aboriginal display.

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MS young couple taking photographs of Aboriginal display of dance, music and singing. CU of Aboriginal man's painted face as he plays the didgeridoo. CU to feet dancing on grass, rhythmically hitting foot on ground. Fade to red stilettos then tilt up to couple dancing cheek to cheek on dance floor with others. Track following young couple walking hand in hand in the evening over grass to club.

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VS of people in club dancing, sitting and drinking around coffee tables and enjoying buffet. CU lobster on platter, MS people gathered around table serving themselves and VS chef and wait staff preparing food on long buffet table. MS couples dancing, pair of men at bar toasting before drinking from glasses of beer and VS people relaxing.

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