Made by Australia’s National Film Board in 1951, “North to the Sun” shows a tourist view of Far North Queensland. It investigates what underpins the tropical north and discovers it is more than just a holiday destination. It is a place where jungle has given way to the cultivation of sugar cane and tobacco, and where prosperous communities of Australians have proved that the Australian tropics are a pleasant place to live in and that industry is generously rewarded there. Produced by The National Film Board 1951. Directed by John Martin Jones with photographer George Lowe; sound, Alan Anderson.
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