War against the rabbit

Many farmers have relied too much on myxomatosis to control the rabbit. Other measures must also be adopted to completely eradicate the pest. The film describes how a farmer, in collaboration with the Vermin and Noxious Weeds Branch of CSIRO, tackles the problem of completely eradicating rabbits from his property.

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Credits

director

R.R. Crispe

production company

CSIRO

Duration

00:21:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1954

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

313279

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Rabbit control

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Agricultural chemicals

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pest control

Documentary

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Agricultural chemicals

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1954

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