Stop fruitfly (picture only)

Australia

Film

Picture-only print in fair/good condition. Details the way in which fruitflys can infiltrate between state borders and ruin fruit in victoria. Nicely shot with good footage of white-jacketed inspectors, people dissembarking from an Ansett plane and fruitfly-infested oranges. Also contains a shot of the ‘Frankston Marine Centre’ truck. Nicely illustrated ‘The End’.

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creator

Victoria. Dept. of Agriculture

writer

Colin Webb

Production places
Australia

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Group of items

Agricultural Collection

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1005433

Language

English

Audience classification

Exempt

Holdings

16mm film; Copy

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