About horses

Australia, 1950

Film
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Machinery has replaced the horse in the field of light transport, and has invaded the medium and heavy traction and transport fields, but in the Australian outback there are jobs that only a horse can do. This film shows the types of horses bred in Australia from the heavy draught to the race-horse and the circus pony.

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Credits

director

Eric Thompson

production company

Australian news and Information Bureau

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000053

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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