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'This off-beat series follows the exploits of the Bush Mechanics, a group of engaging Aboriginal characters, as they travel through central Australia.
'In each episode, the Bush Mechanics from the remote Warlpiri community of Yuendumu are presented with a new set of challenges - catching a car thief, getting a nephew out of jail, racing to an outback rock concert and travelling thousands of miles to gather pearl shells for a rainmaking ceremony. As they travel through the desert in their clapped-out vehicles, they solve multiple car problems with wacky and inventive bush repair techniques.'
Source: ABC TV Documentaries (http://www.abc.net.au/tv/documentaries/stories/s359476.htm). (Sighted: 12/10/2012)
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Motorcar Ngutju (Good Motorcar)
1998
Z1662483
1998
single work
film/TV
'The Bush Mechanics form a rock band and their first paying gig is a half-day’s drive away - now they just have to get there. None of them owns a vehicle, so they resurrect a derelict car, load it up with band gear and hit the road. This episode follows the five Bush Mechanics as they bounce along rough bush tracks, occasionally encountering Jupurrula, the magic mechanic who helps them overcome their various car catastrophes with his bush ingenuity.' (Source: Creativespirits website)
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Payback
1998
Z1662495
1998
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film/TV
'The Bush Mechanics travel to Alice Springs to collect their nephew from jail and wind up having their own brush with the law. Although their nephew Walter has done his time in jail, he still must be brought back to the community to face Aboriginal law or ‘payback’. On their way home, the Bush Mechanics try to appease an eerie night-time spirit who visits Walter in his dreams. As they approach their destination, the police stop them and send half the gang back to jail for having unpaid warrants for shooting cattle. (Source: Creativespirits website)
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The Chase
1998
Z1662504
1998
single work
film/TV
'After an exhilarating win against the Yuendumu Magpies, four Mt Allen football players become stranded when the team bus leaves without them. To get back home, they ‘borrow’ the rival team coach’s car. An hilarious high-octane car chase ensues as the Bush Mechanics are enlisted to catch the culprits. The episode concludes with a spectacular act of revenge when the abandoned car is found.' (Source:creativespirits website)
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The Rainmakers
1998
Z1662513
1998
single work
film/TV
'With the country in the grip of severe drought, the Bush Mechanics are summoned by the rainmaker Jungala to go to Broome in search of rainmaking pearl shells. In the old days, Jungala would have traded bush tobacco for the valuable shells, but this time it’s an old Ford V8 he has painted with the Rain Dreaming. As Jungala sings them on their way to saltwater country, the Bush Mechanics are beset with dust storms, fires and unfamiliar landscapes.' (Source: Creativespirits website)
1998
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Torres Strait TV, Film Initiative 'Exciting'
2017
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— Appears in: Torres News , 6-12 March no. 1256 2017; (p. 3) -
On Reality TV
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"you keep asking me if I ever watched that show Bush Mechanics",
2016
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Contemporary Australian Feminist Poetry 2016; (p. 81) -
Train Spotting : Reconciliation and Long-Distance Rail Travel in Australia
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing 2010; (p. 162-174)
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Train Spotting : Reconciliation and Long-Distance Rail Travel in Australia
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing 2010; (p. 162-174) -
Torres Strait TV, Film Initiative 'Exciting'
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Torres News , 6-12 March no. 1256 2017; (p. 3) -
On Reality TV
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"you keep asking me if I ever watched that show Bush Mechanics",
2016
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Contemporary Australian Feminist Poetry 2016; (p. 81)
- Yuendumu, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,