Wide pastures

Australia’s most enduring industry is the development, breeding and grazing of the Australian merino sheep. A pastoral revolution based on land clearing, top-dressing and irrigation is increasing sheep production over vast new areas, but the traditional outback has hardly changed since farmers went inland to find sheep country.

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Credits

director

Robert Kingsbury

producer

Eric Thompson

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Duration

00:20:33:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011966

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Irrigation farming - Australia

Animals & Wildlife → Merino sheep - Australia

Animals & Wildlife → Sheep - Australia

Animals & Wildlife → Sheep breeding - Australia

Animals & Wildlife → Sheep ranches

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Outback Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Places → Outback Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1965