Chugga Kurri - Australia's Hidden Valley (1997)

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*On Box*
Glenn leads an expedition though the dry, harsh deserts of Central Australia in search of the legendary "Chugga Kurri", a hidden valley that mythology claims contains a "lost" Garden of Eden.
The last reported sighting of Chugga Kurri was moer than 60 years ago when it was described as a lines of sandstone cliffs

*Website*
Glenn Ridge travels through the dry, harsh deserts of central Australia in search of the legendary Chugga Kurri, a hidden valley that mythology claims is a 'lost' Garden of Eden.

This series looks at the trials and tribulations of a trip endeavouring to recount the steps of early Australian explorer Michael Terry and find his mythical oasis in the harsh and ever changing landscape of Central Australia.

Michael Terry reported sighting Chugga Kurri more than 75 years ago describing it as a line of sandstone cliffs, hundreds of feet high with lines of green creeks below set in tropical and luxuriant bush.... 'like a dream of beauty and coolness'.

Days of fruitless searching in the area pinpointed as the likely location of Chugga Kurri force Glenn to seek alternative methods. Despite the five-man expedition having the assistance of the most advanced radio and satellite navigation equipment available, use of an aircraft is necessary so Glenn takes to the air from the desert floor in a ultra-light aero-chute for a birds-eye view.

Proof that persistence does pay off, Glenn and the team do find Chugga Kurri, but is it what Michael Terry saw?

*Credits*

Production Assistant: Jo Burton
Trek Concept: David Quist, Alec Matheson
Writers: Richard Cornish, Steve Remy
Director of Photography: John Bowring
Location Audio: Roger Van Wensveen
Videotape Editor: Peter Thomas
Studio Audio: Lindsay Wray
Audio Post Production: Labsonics
Video Effects: Darren Everitt
Video Graphics: Phil Odlum
Publicity: Peter Ritchie
Voice of Michael Terry: Arthur Scuffins
Original Music: Anthony J. Fossey
Engineer: Phil Pomeray
Theme Music: Graeme Hodge, Recorded at Redwood Studios - Ballarat
Executive Producer: Glenn Ridge

Special thanks to:
Nissan
Qantas
Aerochute Pty. Ltd.
Frontier Camel Tours, Alice Springs
Mrs Charlotte Barnard & The Michael Terry Estate
National Museum of Canberra

Our very special thanks to the people of the Balgo & Wirrimanu Aboriginal communities, without whose assistance our trek to the hidden valley would never have eventuated.

Q Media Productions

Nine Network Australia

Ron Moon (uncredited)

Filmed July 1990
Produced 1997

https://www.qmedia.com.au/chuggakurri.html
https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/chugga-kurri---australias-hidden-valley-1998/8171/
https://www.whichcar.com.au/explore/the-last-explorer-michael-terry

From the Australian release of More Outback Australia with Glenn Ridge

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