Jan 01, 1974
8 min
Full-HD

Christmas with the Desert Children (1974)

A short documentary about Father Christmas' annual six-day trek through the Australian desert aboard the Tea and Sugar Train.

Category

Family Documentary

Country

Australia

Companies

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australian Information Service

Alf Harris

Father Christmas

Jack McAdam

Locomotive Driver

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