Across Australia: In the Tracks of Burke and Wills is a 1915 Australian documentary film by Francis Birtles about his 1915 expedition to recreate the Burke and Wills Expedition.[1][2] Birtles was accompanied by his dog Wowser.[3] The film was released in cinemas in late 1915.[4][5]
In 1922, Birtles claimed that Arthur Tinsdale, whom he had previously worked with, had stolen roughly £5000 worth of his film, including footage from Across Australia.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Burke and Wills' Expedition". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 987. Queensland, Australia. 9 September 1915. p. 10. Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Birtles, Terry G. (1979). "Birtles, Francis Edwin (1881–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7 (1979 ed.). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Birtles, Francis (11 December 1915). "Across Australia in the Track of Burke and Wills". The Mirror of Australia. No. 21. New South Wales, Australia. p. 7. Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""Across Australia"". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 4, no. 190. South Australia. 1 January 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Wondergraph Pictures". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. LIII, no. 15, 719. South Australia. 6 January 1916. p. 5 (5 o'clock edition, sports number). Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Alleged Stolen Films". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVII, no. 25, 296. South Australia. 24 January 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Alleged Perjury". The West Australian. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 6, 181. Western Australia. 8 February 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 28 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Across Australia In the Tracks of Burke and Wills at IMDB
- Film page at Burke and Wills