Marketing wool (Wool marketing in the 1950s)

Australia, 1953

Film
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Shows the various phases in handling wool from the time it is pressed into bales at the shearing shed until it is dispatched overseas. The wool auction system is illustrated and the point made that wool growers do not have any control over the price their wool brings at auction.

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Credits

producer

Frank Land

production company

Australian Wool Corporation

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1953

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006779

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Marketing

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wool

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wool industry

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wool industry - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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