A film of the timber industry in the mountainous areas of North-Eastern Victoria. Experts move through the forest, selecting trees to be felled. Then gangs of timber getters move in, felling them, hauling them to the roads, and transporting them to mills.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
325409
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Logging
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Timber
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Timber - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)