"He's an outback legend - a tough, dogged giant of a man . . . and this is his story." 05 May 1954 Factual 65 mins
This 1954 classic follows an outback mailman as he travels along the Birdsville Track.
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Tom Kruse as Self
William Henry Butler as Self
Old Joe the Rainmaker as Self
The Oldfields Of Etadunna as Themselves
Bejah as Self
John Heyer Director
Australia 05 May 1954
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