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Inland with Sturt
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Wikipedia article
'Inland with Sturt' is a 1951 documentary from Film Australia consisting of the 195051 re-enactment of Captain Charles Sturt's 182930 expedition down the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers. The re-enactment was part of Australia's 1951 Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations, commemorating 50 years of Federation.
Production
The parts of Charles Sturt and George Macleay were performed by two professional actors, Grant Taylor and Rod Taylor. Several officers from Duntroon played the men who travelled with them.[http://www.dunsoc.com/Newsletter-web/1-2001-web.pdf/ Inland with Sturt] at 'The Duntroon Society' April 2001
The expedition took several weeks, travelling from Sydney to Adelaide. The crew travelled by road to the town of Maude, then entered the Murrumbidgee River in a whaleboat and went by water to Goolwa, after which they drove to Adelaide. All the time they wore 1830 period costume.
An extensive support crew accompanied the whaleboat from land, including Talbot Duckmanton and a team from ABC radio who would present a nightly report. The trip was also covered extensively by local media and seen by an estimated 300,000 people along the way.Stephen Vagg, 'Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood', Bear Manor Media, 2010 p30.
'Inland with Sturt' marked the first film appearance for Rod Taylor, who, although he played George Macleay, was actually related to Charles Sturt through his father; he was Sturt's great-great-grandnephew. He was cast only after the original choice for his role, Charles Tingwell, pulled out to act in 'Kangaroo' (1952).Stephen Vagg, 'Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood', Bear Manor Media, 2010 p31.
Cast
*Grant Taylor as Captain Charles Sturt
*Rod Taylor as George Macleay
*Pat Trost
*Ian Gilmore
*Roy Pugh
*Captain Jim Laughlin
*Ron Wells
*Brien Forward
References
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