This is the ninth of eleven film items documenting the Board for Anthropological Research (BAR) expedition to Macumba, South Australia and Alice Springs, Northern Territory, during 30 December 1926 - 19 January 1927.

The expedition party made base camps at 'Ross Waterhole, on Macumba Station, and about 40 miles north-east of Oodnadatta; [and] Stuart Town, [Alice Springs] Central Australia.' Campbell, TD and Hackett, CJ. 'Adelaide University Field Anthropology: Central Australia.' No. 1. Introduction, descriptive and anthropometric observations.' Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 51 (1927), 65-75.

The cinematographer was FA Jeffery (AA 155). In 1979 the South Australian Museum Archive (SAMA) deposited its nitrate film collection with the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) for cold storage. The history of the SAMA nitrate film deposit at NFSA in 1979 has been documented in the Series Report (AA 346/9). The original nitrate film is managed as 'NFSA Title No. 33104.'

The time coded summary is in minutes and seconds. Following the summary of this film is a list of references. Formats Held: SP Betacam, Digital Betacam, Access DVDs.

Summary (Time Coded): Taken from Access DVD 3 (AA 346/9/2/9/5)

00:00 Start of Macumba, SA, & Alice Springs, NT, 1926-1927, Copy of 'NFSA Title No. 33104.'

00:00 'Cultural Sensitivity Warning.'

00:00 'The Museum Board of South Australia © 1926-1927.'

01:30 Restricted Content Starts.

05:26 Restricted Content Ends.

05:26 End of footage.


Tribal / language groups recorded during this expedition as recorded in the Data Cards (AA 346/4/8)
Tindale Tribes: Aranda; Kaititja; Arabana; Kukatja (NT); Walpiri; Wongkanguru.
AIATSIS Tribal / Language Groups: Arrernte; Kaytej; Luritja; Arabana; Warlpiri.

1. MACUMBA, SA, & ALICE SPRINGS, NT, 1926-1927, COPY OF 'NFSA Title No. 33104,' MASTER PRESERVATION COPY
   Format: SP Betacam
   Duration: 3 min 56 sec
   Transfer Date: 23/06/2005
   Generation: Copy of original nitrate managed as 'NFSA Title No. 33104.'
   
   
2. MACUMBA, SA, & ALICE SPRINGS, NT, 1926-1927, COPY OF 'NFSA Title No. 33104,' DUBBING / LOAN COPY
   Format: Digital Betacam
   Duration: 3 min 56 sec
   Transfer Date: 01/07/2006
   Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/2/9/1
   
   
3. MACUMBA, SA, & ALICE SPRINGS, NT, 1926-1927, COPY OF 'NFSA Title No. 33104,' PRESERVATION DVD 1 [TIME CODED]
   Format: DVD
   Duration: 3 min 56 sec
   Transfer Date: 01/07/2006
   Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/2/9/2
   
   
4. MACUMBA, SA, & ALICE SPRINGS, NT, 1926-1927, COPY OF 'NFSA Title No. 33104,' PRESERVATION DVD 2
   Format: DVD
   Duration: 3 min 56 sec
   Transfer Date: 01/07/2006
   Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/2/9/2
   
   
5. MACUMBA, SA, & ALICE SPRINGS, NT, 1926-1927, COPY OF 'NFSA Title No. 33104,' ACCESS DVD 3 [TIME CODED]
   Format: DVD
   Duration: 3 min 56 sec
   Transfer Date: 01/07/2006
   Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/2/9/3
   
   
6. MACUMBA, SA, & ALICE SPRINGS, NT, 1926-1927, COPY OF 'NFSA Title No. 33104,' ACCESS DVD 4
   Format: DVD
   Duration: 3 min 56 sec
   Transfer Date: 01/07/2006
   Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/2/9/4
   
   

• Campbell, TD and Hackett CJ 'Adelaide University field anthropology: Central Australia.' No. 1. Introduction, descriptive and anthropometric observations.' Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 51 (1927), 65-75.
  
  
• Adelaide University Programmed 'Exhibition of Still and Motion Photography,' 'Pictures taken on the University Expedition to Central Australia January, 1927.' (AA 346/9/3)
  
  
• BAR Photographs (AA 346/6)
  
  
• Film summaries, typed with annotations by NB Tindale (AA 346/9/27/1)
  
  
• BAR Anthropological Data Cards (AA 346/4/8)
  
  
• FA Jeffrey photographs (AA 155)