Outback Patrol

1952 Australian film

Outback Patrol

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Directed by| Lee Robinson
Produced by| Stanley Hawes
Narrated by| Chips Rafferty
Cinematography| Frank Bagnall

Production
company

Australian National Film Board

Release date

* 9 October 1952 (1952-10-09)[1]

Running time

| 20 minutes
Country| Australia
Language| English

Outback Patrol is a 1952 documentary about the patrol of a policeman in the Northern Territory outback, Constable Robert Darkin, and the various tasks he must perform. The movie has since become a study text in Australian secondary schools.[2][3] Robinson said it "was a very successful picture."[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Australian T.V.Film". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 1952. p. 7 Section: Women's section. Retrieved 30 August 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
2. ^ *An Outback Policeman's Life Study Kit at National Film and Sound Archive
3. ^ "NT DOCUMENTARY". The Northern Standard. Darwin, NT. 17 October 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 30 August 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
4. ^ Robinson, Lee (15 August 1976). "Lee Robinson" (Oral history). Interviewed by Graham Shirley. National Film and Sound Archive.

## External links

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* Outback Patrol at IMDb
* Outback Patrol at National Film and Sound Archive
* Interview with Lee Robinson on the making of the film

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* Chips (1951)
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