An insight into the work of quarantine officers inspecting imports from abroad to detect plant diseases and insect pests which may bring ruin and destruction to Australian agriculture if introduced into this country.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
308643
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia - Safety aspects
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Insect pests - Control
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Quarantine - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Insect pests - Control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant diseases - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant quarantine - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Quarantine - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Quarantine - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)