Good fences

It is a sound investment to have strong, well made fences. This film demonstrates how good fences are made and shows some of the different types of wire used - box wire, wire netting and barbed wire.

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Credits

producer/director

Barry Scott

production company

Cyclone

Southern Films

Duration

00:13:20:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1959

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320988

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fences

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1959

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