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NTRS 2594 16mm films of East Arm Leprosy Hospital

Recording Agency:	Department of Health, NT Divisional Office (572)
Date Range:	c 1955 - c 1955
Access:	Restricted
Location:	Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:

How to Use the Records

A reference copy is available in NTRS 2596.

Function / Content

This series consists of 16mm films of East Arm Leprosy Hospital. The film is a narrated black and white documentary relating to the establishment and daily activities of the hospital and includes images of Aboriginal men singing and dancing, young girls sewing, views of the houses near the hospital, and nuns from the order of Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, and an interview with an Aboriginal man, Phillip Roddicks, relating to his work at the hospital. This series contains images of Aboriginal people who have died, which may cause sadness and distress to their relatives. No offence has been intended by making these images available. Care and discretion should be used when viewing these films. These films were donated by Dr John Hargrave in 2006.

Recordkeeping System

Numerical

Recording Agency

Period	Title	Agency Id
c 1955 - c 1955	Department of Health, NT Divisional Office	572

Agency Responsible

Period	Title	Agency Id
c 1955 - 2006	Hargrave, John (Dr)	715
2006 - 2008	Department of Health and Community Services [II]	571
2011 - ct	Department of Health [II]	1205

Related Series

Transfer Date	Series	Series Id
c 1955 - c 1955	Master DVD copy of 16mm films of East Arm Leprosy Hospital	NTRS 2595
c 1955 - c 1955	Reference DVD copy of 16mm films of East Arm Leprosy Hospital	NTRS 2596

Consignments

Consignment Id	Number of Units	Contents Date Range	Public Access	Description
P0001	1	c 1955 - c 1955	Restricted