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Christmas with the Desert Children

Christmas with the Desert Children

1974•8m•7.0/10
FamilyDocumentary

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7.0/10(1)

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

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Production

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Information Service

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Alf Harris

Father Christmas

Jack McAdam

Locomotive Driver

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