Summary (Time Coded): [Reel1] Taken from Access DVD 3, AA 124/1/7.
00:00 'Natives of Princess Charlotte Bay' The South Australian
Museum expedition to Northern Queensland, 1926-1927.
00:00 'Cultural Sensitivity Warning'
00:00 'The Museum Board of South Australia© 1927.'
01:30 'Natives of Princess Charlotte Bay, Queensland.
01:38 'South Australian Museum Expedition to Northern Queensland
1926-1927.
01:42 'Photography by Herbert M Hale and Norman B Tindale. Processed by FA Jeffrey (See AA 155)
01:47 Map of Australia, with progressive dots moving from the Pacific
Ocean to Princess Charlotte Bay, Queensland.
01:57 'On the shores and islands of this huge bay live survivors of five tribes. Aborigines of two tribes were photographed.
02:05 'Islands in the Bay.
02:08 Still shots of Princess Charlotte Bay with islands in the background.
02:17 'On the Mainland.
02:19 Footage of dense rainforest.
02:23 'Men of the district.
02:25 Two men decorated with paint, one holding a spear, stand before the camera.
02:29 'Belles of the tribe.
02:31 Two women sit in the foreground, a beach camp in the background.
02:35 Close up shot of these two women.
02:45 'European clothes are being introduced by gathers of trepang, or beche-de mer.
02:49 Two women sit in the foreground, a beach camp in the background.
02:55 Patriarch.
02:56 An old man wearing a mourning pendant standing near some trees.
02:59 'Camera shy children.
03:01 Three children walk towards the camera then stand as a group.
03:08 'Children are never burdened with clothes.
03:12 Two children stand in a rocking embrace, next to the shore.
03:19 'Tokarara. A young islander.
03:21 Shot of Tokarara by the sea, hands behind his head looking straight at camera, islands in the background.
03:31 'Visitors from the Archer River.
03:34 Shot of four men standing by the sea, smiling and occasionally laughing. Tindale writes of the 'boys from the Kendall River district S[outh] of the Archer [River] in the Gulf of Carpentaria.' See AA 338/1/4, p. 106. See also Records of the South Australian Museum 5 (1), pp. 76.
03:39 'North Queenslenders do not practise circumcision as a rule.
03:43 Shot of four men standing by the sea.
03:48 'The islanders use single outrigger dugouts.
03:51 Shot of two men paddling an outrigger canoe from right of screen to left.
04:07 'They venture far out to sea in search of turtle and dugong.
04:12 Two men in a outrigger canoe paddling towards the camera.
04:24 'These canoes are made on the mainland as no large trees grow on the islands.
04:30 Footage of two men dragging a canoe down the beach to the sea, where they embark the vessel.
04:48 'Fishing with hand-nets.
04:51 Eight men and boys stand in the shallows in a semicircle driving fish towards hand held nets.
05:01 'Driving fish towards the nets.
05:04 Sequence of-shots of this fishing method. Tindale records that on
'Saturday February 5th at Pt. S[tuart] we obtained several large nets, used for catching fish. During a demonstration by natives at Flinders Island (on the 7th) and while filming m[otion] p[icture] a large schnapper was actually caught in the net while we were filming.'
See AA 338/1/4, p. 103.
05:16 capture.
05:17 A net is lifted to show a large fish.
05:23 'Even children fish.
05:25 Tokarara fishes using fishing line on the shore.
05:30 'The Swift-crab is commonly used as bait.
05:33 'The Swift-crab runs very fast, but can be easily dug from its burrow.'
05:38 Shot of Swift-crab burrows in the sand.
05:41 Tokarara uses a pronged fishing spear to dig the Swift-crab from its burrow, which he then shows to the camera. Tindale records that he 'took motion pictures of Sandy [Tokarara] digging out crabs for bait, fishing and spearing fishing at the waters edge.' See AA 338/1/4, p. 45.
05:52 'Mangrove swamps yield much animal and vegetable food.' See Records of the South Australian Museum 5 (1), pp. 113-115. See also AA 338/1/4, p. 62.
05:56 Still of a mangrove swamp with a canoe in the foreground.
05:59 Four men in a canoe paddle on the outskirts of the mangroves.
06:04 'Fruits and certain species of mangroves are eaten.
06:08 Shot of man within the mangroves showing the camera some fruits.
06:14 'Preparation of this food occupies about two hours.
06:18 Shot of a woman next to a fire with two different piles of fruits in front of her.
06:21 'The fruits are roasted.
06:23 Two women prepare the fruits by placing them on a fire and placing hot rocks on top.
06:33 'The heap on the fire is covered with paper-bark and sand.
06:38 Two women cover the fire with paper-bark and sand.
06:41 After cooking, the stalks are removed and thrown away.
06:46 A woman separates the stalks from the fruit.
06:55 'The roasted fruit is then pounded.
06:58 A woman proceeds to pound the fruit.
07:03 'The mashed product is placed in a close mesh basket, a little water is added and the pulp is thoroughly kneaded.
07:21 A woman places the mashed product into a basket and kneads it.
07:18 'Much sea-water is then poured into the basket of pulp.
07:22 A woman near the shore line adds seawater to the basket of mashed product, which she continues to kneed.
07:27 'This washes a floury sediment through the meshes of the basket into a large dish: the husks left in the basket are then thrown away.
07:38 A woman washes husks from the basket.
07:41 'The flour is stifted in several changes of sea water which is carefully poured off after each washing.
07:48 A woman pours off the water from a large bucket which contains the prepared product.
07:54 'It is then placed in a very fine meshed dilly-bag, and the sea salt water is squeezed out.
08:01 Two women place the prepared product into a small dilly bag, which is then squeezed to remove the salt water.
08:10 'Finally, it is washed in fresh water to remove the salt.
08:14 Two women on the beach pouring water into the dilly bag.
08:18 'The finished product.
08:20 Two women remove the prepared mangrove fruit pulp into a coolaman; shot of a man eating from this dish.
Summary Continued (Time Coded): Reel 2
08:30 'Collecting Coconut.
08:33 Footage of man climbing a cocoanut tree without using his knees.
08:42 'In places, freshwater is obtained by digging on the sea beach.
08:46 Footage of a child digging on the beach. See AA 338/1/4, pp. 47, 54.
08:56 'Tasting the water.
08:58 Footage of a child digging with his hand to remove sand. Tindale records that he 'took photos and m[otion] p[icture] of the children of Mickey scratching in the sand at waters edge to get freshwater, and tasting the seepage to see whether it was fresh. See AA 338/1/4, p. 91.
09:00 'Making fire with two sticks.
09:02 John Tarpaulin proceeds to light a fire with a long firestick. See AA 338/1/4, p. 48.
09:14 'Types of Native Houses, a permanent hut covered with grass, note the low entrance, and the slanting sticks in the front of which net bags are made.
09:25 Footage of large hut at Worei, Bathurst Head, Queensland. See Records of the South Australian Museum 5 (2), pp. 124.
09:29 'Framework of one of these huts.
09:32 Footage of sapling frame at Walkeiwa, Stanley Island, Queensland. See Records of the South Australian Museum 5 (2), pp. 124.
09:35 temporary beach-shelter of bark and green boughs.
09:39 Footage of a temporary hut at Bathurst Head, Queensland. See Records of the South Australian Museum 5 (2), pp. 124.
09:43 Another kind of hut.
09:45 Paperbark bark hut with Koayi of Massey sitting in front of his hut. See AA 338/1/4, p. 91. See also Records of the South Australian Museum 5 (2), pp. 125-6.
09:58 'Hardwood spears are used for fighting and for wallaby hunting.
10:02 Footage of four men (Barney, Captain, Jimmy and George) advancing towards the camera with spears raised. See AA 338/1/4, pp. 48, 216.
10:05 'Spears are almost always thrown with woomeras.
10:09 Footage of three men throwing spears with woomeras.
10:11 practice target.
10:12 Footage of the wooden target being hit with spears.
10:15 woomeras in the making: they are split off hardwood trees.
10:20 Still shot of felled tree, with spear throwers in the making, Batherst Head, Queensland. See Records of the South Australian Museum 5 (1), pp. 100.
10:22 'Grinding baler-shell for a woomera handle.
10:26 John Tarpaulin sits on rock by the shore line making a baler shell ornament for a Woomera, Flinders Island, Queensland. See AA 338/1/4, p. 48. See also Records of the South Australian Museum 5 (1), pp. 100.
10:27 John Tarpaulin sits near the water grinding a baler shell.
10:32 'Coral sand and water assist the operation.
10:36 John Tarpaulin continues grinding a baler shell.
10:44 'The finished article. In fighting the woomera is used to divert thrown spears.
10:50 John Tarpaulin shows his finished woomera to the camera.
10:54 'Spear-making.
10:50 Footage of man making spear.
11:09 'Children use small replicas of the adults four pronged fishing spears.
11:13 Footage of Tokarara fishing on the beach with a pronged spear. Tindale 'took motion pictures of Sandy [Tokarara] digging out crabs for bait, fishing and spearing fishing at the waters edge.' SeeM338/1/4, p.45.
11:21 'Practice and play.
11:22 Two children on the beach spear fishing and playing in the water.
11:35 mainland fishing canoe.
11:37 Men with their outrigger canoe in shallow water.
11:43 'Shell balers are used.
11:46 Men with their outrigger canoe in shallow water, baling out water with shells, Stewart River, Queensland. See Records of the South Austratilan Mususeum 5 {2), pp. 121.
11:52 'Mainland natives say they feel safer with double outriggers.
11:57 Two men paddle their outrigger canoe in the shallows.
12:01 'Unless the outriggers break, these dugouts rarely upset, even in rough water.'
12:06 Two men paddle their outrigger in the shallows.
12:14 'Young men at play.
12:16 Group of young men and boys run from the beach into the water.
12:19 'When swimming rapidly the men progress below the surface.
12:23 Footage of the group most of whom are under the surface.
12:36 'Costal natives are very much at home in the water.
12:40 The group swims back to shore.
12:54 'Eligible bachelor and spinsters have a front tooth knocked out.
12:58 Awudu, smiling at the camera.
13:00 Awudu, a happy bachelor.
13:01 Footage of Awudu.
13:05 'His prospective bride.
13:06 Still footage of a woman.
13:09 'Introduced diseases are rife.
13:11 A man sits in front of a hut. See AA 338/1/4, p. 91.
13:14 'Note the facial disfigurement.
13:16 A man sits in front of a hut.
13:20 leper.
13:21 A man wearing a mourning pendant. See AA 338/1/4, p. 90.
13:23 'He is wearing a mourning pendant of human hair, covered with beeswax.
13:29 A man wearing a mourning pendant.
13:30 mud-plastered widow wearing wooden mourning tablet.
13:34 A woman wearing a mourning tablet, sits in front of a bark hut, Stewart River, Queensland. See AA 338/1/4, p. 90. See also Records of the South Australian Museum 5 {2), pp. 124.
13:40 'Mourning corobi dress and cap.
13:43 Still shot of a man wearing the fishing nets of a deceased person, Flinders Island, Queensland. See Records of the South Australian Museum 5 (1), pp. 96.
13:44 new generation.
13:46 Footage of baby asleep in an olku or palm leaf basket. See Records of the South Australian Museum 5 (2), pp. 135-136.
13:50 Atjawu, wife of Nungurali breast feeds her child, also called Nungurali. See AA 338/1/4, p.101.
13:54 'Carrying a baby on a journey.
13:56 A man walks towards the camera carrying Nungurali in an olku or palm leaf basket on his shoulder, Stewart River, Queensland.
14:06 'Babies are carried for long distances in palm-leaf baskets.
14:11 Footage of Atjawu holding her baby in a palm leaf basket on her shoulder.
14:16 'A hope for the future.
14:19 A baby crawling on ground.
14:31 End of footage.
1. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY. QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. POSITIVE PRINT. REEL 1
Characteristics: 16mm, positive safety film, B&W, silent, 250ft.
Notes: This item was previously accessioned as Acc. No. 1056.
2. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. POSITIVE PRINT. REEL 2
Characteristics: 16mm, positive safety film, B&W, silent, 200ft.
Notes: This item was previously accessioned as Acc. No.1055.
3. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. MASTER PRESERVATION COPY
Format: SP Betacam Duration: 13 min 02 sec Transfer Date: 1/11/2005
Generation: Copy of AA 124/1/1 & AA 124/1/2
4. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. DUBBING/ LOAN COPY
Format: Digital Betacam Duration: 13 min 02 sec Transfer Date: 1/11/2005
Generation: Copy of AA 124/1/3
5. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. PRESERVATION DVD 1
TIME CODEDJ
Format: DVD
Duration: 13 min 02 sec
Transfer Date: 1/11/2005
Generation: Copy of AA 124/1/4
Notes: This item is black and white, silent.
6. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. PRESERVATION DVD 2
Format: DVD
Duration: 13 min 02 sec
Transfer Date: 1/11/2005
Generation: Copy of AA 124/1/4
Notes: This item is black and white, silent.
7. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. ACCESS DVD 3 ITIME
CODEDJ
Format: DVD
Duration: 13 min 02 sec
Transfer Date: 1/11/2005
Generation: Copy of AA 124/1/5
Notes: This item is black and white, silent.
8. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. ACCESS DVD 4
Format: DVD
Duration: 13 min 02 sec
Transfer Date: 1/11/2005
Generation: Copy of AA 124/1/6
Notes: This item is black and white, silent.
9. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. COPY OF ORIGINAL NITRATE FILM: SAMA REELS 1 & 2 DUBBING/ LOAN COPYJ
Format: SP Betacam Duration: 13 min 45 sec Transfer Date: c1990
Generation: Original Nitrate film: SAMA Reels 1 & 2.
Notes: This item is a digital transfer of the original nitrate from which AA 124/1/1-2 were made. This item was transferred in colour and contains the dark orange brown tinge of deteriorating nitrate film. Both Reel 1 and 2 contain intertitles. The history of this transfer has not been documented, however it seems likely that the original nitrate reels were not deposited with NFSA when all other SAMA nitrate films were deposited in 1979. Two Access VHS copies are available of this item, AA 124/1/11 & 12. The quality of this footage is exactly the same as the 2005 transfer, but because it is in 'colour' it at times appears to be of better quality.
10. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. DIGITAL BETACAM OF NFSA TITLE NUMBER: '34102' DUBBING/ LOAN COPYJ
Format: Digital Betacam Duration: 9 min 35 sec Transfer Date: 15/11/1999
Generation: NFSA Title Number: '34102'
Notes: This item contains Reel 1 with intertitles only. This item has the orange brown tinge of nitrate film.
11. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. VHS OF ORIGINAL NITRATE FILM: SAMA REELS 1 & 2 ACCESS VHSJ Format: VHS
Duration: 13 min 45 sec
Transfer Date: c1990
Generation: Copy of AA 124/1/9
Notes: This item has the orange brown tinge of nitrate stock.
12. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. VHS OF ORIGINAL NITRATE FILM: SAMA REELS 1 & 2. ACCESS VHS: TIME CODEDJ
Format: VHS
Duration: 13 min 45 sec
Transfer Date: c1990
Generation: Copy of AA 124/1/9
Notes: This item has the orange brown tinge of nitrate stock.
13. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND'1926-1927. VHS OF NFSA TITLE NUMBER: '34102' ACCESS VHS: TIME CODED] Format VHS
Duration: 9 min 35.sec
Transferred: 15/11/1999
Generation: Copy of AA 124/1/10
Notes: This item only contains Reel 1 with intertitles. This item has the orange brown tinge of nitrate stock.
14. 'NATIVES OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY.
QUEENSLAND' 1926-1927. ACCOMPANYING MATERIAL
# This item comprises of 72 original intertitles from the film 'Natives of Princess Charlotte Bay, Queensland, 1926-1927.' From the compete set there is one intertitle missing: 'When swimming rapidly the men progress below the surface'. These intertitles are written in ink on cardboard, measuring 32.0x25.0cm. This item was previously within the South Australian Museum collection (see AA 289) and was moved to the HM Hale collection in December
2005.See AA 124/1/15
# This item comprises a set of paper cards bound with string numbering 2a-67, measuring 12.6x7.5cm. These contain instructions for the film processor regarding titles, intertitles, and the insertion of stills. This item was previously within the Board for Anthropological Research collection, AA 346/9, and was moved to the HM Hale collection in December 2005. See AA 124/1/16