A Sydney housewife finds wood carvings an artistic outlet, using oil paints to reproduce natural colours in high relief like those of the ancient Egyptians; a record wheat harvest in Western Australia has been produced at “Erregulla Springs”, an example of the possibilities of modern agricultural science and the use of machines and phosphates.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000738
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wheat
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)