Two blades of grass [excerpt]

Develops the theme that Australia’s agricultural future could depend on the use of a properly fertilised legume. The role of the legume nodule in this respect and in opening up new areas is stressed. Excerpt from Title 011252.

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Credits

director

S.T. Evans

production company

CSIRO. Film Unit

Duration

00:14:05:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1955

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

503105

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pastures

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Legumes

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, 1955

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