In 1940 and 1942 well-known Australian anthropologist C P Mountford made scientific expeditions into central Australia for the University of Adelaide. He travelled in desert country to the west and southwest of Alice Springs, particularly around Haasts Bluff area, and photographed material which, in 1946 he edited into two films, Walkabout and Tjurunga.
Tjurunga: The Story of Stone Age Man (1946) is currently not available on any services.
Charles Mountford
Australian Commonwealth Film Unit
