North To The Sun
From the Film Australia Collection. Made by The National Film Board 1951. Directed by John Martin Jones.A tourist visiting Far North Queensland 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.