This short newsreel was originally produced in 1951 by the Film Division of the Australian News and Information Bureau.
This short newsreel is featured on the DVD for "Big Stories Small Towns" (2010) which is both a DVD and website production about Port Augusta in South Australia.
Cast of the Lewis Milestone directed Hollywood western movie filmed in Australia Kangaroo (1952) who featured in this newsreel included Maureen O'Hara, Peter Lawford, Richard Boone, and legendary Australian actor Chips Rafferty.
This short newsreel segment is part of Edition No. #44 of the Australian newsreel compilation series known as "Australian Diary".