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Outback Patrol is a 1952 documentary about the patrol of a policeman in the Northern Territory outback, Constable Robert Darkin, and the various tasks he must perform. The movie has since become a study text in Australian secondary schools. Robinson said it "was a very successful picture."

References

1. "Australian T.V.Film". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 1952. p. 7 Section: Women's section. Retrieved 30 August 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
2. *An Outback Policeman's Life Study Kit at National Film and Sound Archive
3. "NT DOCUMENTARY". The Northern Standard. Darwin, NT. 17 October 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 30 August 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Robinson, Lee (15 August 1976). "Lee Robinson" (Oral history). Interviewed by Graham Shirley. National Film and Sound Archive.

External links

• Outback Patrol at IMDb
• Outback Patrol at National Film and Sound Archive
• Interview with Lee Robinson on the making of the film

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