It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a disparate group decides to drive them overland half way across the continent, from Wyndham in Western Australia through the Northern Territory outback of Australia to pastures north of Brisbane, Queensland.
| Writing | Harry Watt | Writer |
| Directing | Harry Watt | Director |
| Editing | Inman Hunter | Editor |
| Production | Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Camera | Carl Kayser | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Osmond Borradaile | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Ireland | Original Music Composer |
