The Trout harvest

Australia, 1961

Film
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The Snobs Creek fish hatchery was newly established at this time, and this film shows how the fish are bred from the egg stage to liberation into rivers and lakes. This film was included in the San Francisco Film Festival 1961.

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Credits

director

Ted Davis

production company

Victoria. Dept. of Agriculture

Victoria. Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife

Duration

00:16:23:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1961

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323075

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

U-Matic (low band); Master

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