Australian Screen

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The Back of Beyond 1954

Battling heat, dust and flood, Tom Kruse delivers mail, stores and supplies along the 517 kilometre Birdsville Track in central Australia.

Length: 66 minutes

Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1 (Academy)

Featured in the Shell Company of Australia and Outback on Screen collections

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National Film and Sound Archive

NFSA title number: 7628

Education Resources:

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