John Kingsford-Smith (on left) with others at a dugout with a sign that reads,"Kingcroft Hotel, K. Partridge, Prop" "The Inlanders" was a documentary made by John Kingsford Smith for the Australian Inland Mission. Released in 1949, it followed minister KF 'Skipper' Partridge on his 8,690km inland patrol to Australia's remote communities. A clip of the Coober Pedy footage can be viewed online http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/the-inlanders/clip3/