An account of the banana growing industry in northern New South Wales, showing all stages in the growing of bananas; areas of Queensland and New South Wales most suited to banana growing; tree felling and clearing the land; preparation of the ground; planting; pest and disease control; development of the fruit on the plant; picking, grading, packing and transporting the fruit to all states; finally ripening the fruit prior to sale at local markets.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320001
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit - Diseases and pests
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit trade - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fruit
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)