Tells the story of the growing and harvesting of pears, apricots and peaches in the Ardmona District of Northern Victoria. Shows the huge cannery in operation at Mooroopna - grading, peeling, coring, cutting, filling cans, adding syrup and sterilizing, labelling, packaging and finally despatching cartons. Gives a picture of a worker’s typical day and life in the caravan park. Features Joan Harris and Frederick Parslow.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
29135
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Victoria
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit - Marketing
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit trade - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Harvesting
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Canning and preserving
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)