The Department of Customs checks on all plants being brought into Australia and administers agricultural quarantine regulations. Travellers are required to leave behind all fruit and vegetables, flowers and bulbs for these may be disease-carrying. Australia is fortunate in having so much agriculture which is free from any overseas pests and diseases. Uses animation. (For the Plant Quarantine Publicity Campaign, 1972).
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014212
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia - Safety aspects
Animation → Animated films - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant diseases - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant quarantine - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)