Cinemagazine items: Aerial fire fighters spraying a thin jelly, provide a valuable addition to orthodox methods; underwater divers hunt seals with a camera and shoot them on film; demolition of St. Peter’s church at Eaglehawk; wheelwright at Bridgwater shows his craftsmanship, repairing an iron wheel.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011514
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Sealing
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire fighters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Sealing
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire fighters
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire fighters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)