The film was first released in 1967 which was about fifteen years after the footage had been filmed by naturalist Phillip Crosbie Morrison in 1952.
The film's commentary was taken from sound recordings made by naturalist Phillip Crosbie Morrison.
The film footage was filmed during the Annual Camp Out tour of the Royal Australasian Ornithologist Union in 1952.
The sound recordings used for the commentary were first broadcast by radio station 3DB located in Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.
The 1952 Annual Camp Out of the Royal Australasian Ornithologist Union was naturalist Philip Crosbie Morrison's last visit to Central Australia.