One hundred harvests

A historical review of the work done on cereal breeding since the establishment of the Department of Agriculture in 1872. Includes shots of many old farming implements housed in the Historical Museum of Jeparit. Shows stages in the development of new varieties of wheat at Werribee Research Farm. Made in connection with centenary of the Department.

Credits

production company

Victoria. Dept. of Agriculture

producer

Robert Hesselschwerdt

Duration

00:11:48:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014442

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Victoria

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm equipment

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wheat - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wheat research - Australia - History

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → Australia - History

History → History

History → Victoria - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1972

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