The following stories are featured in this interesting cinemagazine: for miles along the New South Wales coast oyster growers practice intense cultivation - studying the oysters food requirmentd and encouraging it to breed; members of Sydney’s Miniature Locomotive Society run trains for children and at the same time raise money for charity; Montagu Swamp in North-West Tasmania is cleared to provide land for agriculture.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
503303
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montagu Swamp (Tas.)
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)