Made to show the work involved in producing the half a pint of milk issued each day to all Tasmanian school children under the free milk scheme. The film shows those parts of Tasmania most suited to dairy farming, the yearly round of work on a typical dairy farm, the breeding of dairy cattle and the pasteurisation and bottling of the finished product at the milk factory.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311484
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dairy farming - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dairy products
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mass production
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Milk
Animals & Wildlife → Cattle - Breeding
Animals & Wildlife → Cattle breeders
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tasmania
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → School children
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → School children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dairy products
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → School children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)