Library takes the prize

The library has just been successful in winning a Local History Grant from the Public Record Office of Victoria.
The grant will be used to fund the creation of a master disc of the 'Lost in the Bush' film, the replication of the master into DVDs for sale, and to conduct a Premiere Screening of 'Lost in the Bush'.

In August 1864 the three Duff children - Isaac, Jane and Frank - were lost for 9 days and 8 nights in the local scrub, before being found by searchers and Aboriginal trackers.
In 1972 the story was filmed in the same area, utilising local talent and shown in Victorian State Schools during the 1970s. The Library has obtained permission from the Education Department, and sourced the 16mm film stock from the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra, to produce the DVD.

The Library will launch the DVD at a screening on 15th August, as part of the local festivities during the 150th Anniversary of the 'Lost in the Bush' commemoration.
Further posts on 150th Anniversary events in future posts.