| Physical description |
Composite print 1 film reel (appr. 27 min.) : sound, colour ; 16 mm |
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1 videodisc (DVD) (approx. 28 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
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1 online resource (1 video file (approx. 28 min.)) : sound, colour |
| Series |
State Film Archives collection
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| Additional formats |
A digital reproduction is available for viewing in the State Library of Western Australia. |
| Credits |
Director: Stan Murdoch ; Production & Photography: Reg Perier ; Film Editor: John Bowen ; Prod. Supervision: E. Colin Davis. |
| Notes |
This film has been preserved and made available in DVD by the Historical Records Rescue Consortium Project supported by Lotterywest. |
| Rights advisory |
Copyright or other restrictions may apply. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
| Finding Aids |
Shotlist at FN 40. |
| Notes |
There is an initial poetry recitation for three minutes, with no vision. The film titles appear at the end of the recitation. |
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Users are advised that this Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander material may contain culturally sensitive imagery and descriptions which may not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. Annotation and terminology which reflects the creator's attitude or that of the era in which the item was created may be considered inappropriate today. This material may also contain images, voices or names of deceased persons. |
| Performer |
Commentary: James Dibble. |
| Summary |
Begins with city scene, moves to country, and includes Aboriginal peoples with weapons and tools. The production of jarrah, karri and wandoo timber from the forests of the South West, with particular emphasis on Nannup and Northcliffe. Includes images of felling, sawing, drying, steam kilns, transport (by steam locomotive) and testing. Deals with fire prevention in the forest, and shows some of the uses to which timber is put, such as floorboards and weatherboards, railway sleepers (Trans-Australian railway), Kalgoorlie mines including guards and crossarms on telegraph poles. |
| Subjects |
Lumber trade -- Western Australia -- South-West.
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Jarrah.
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Karri.
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Wandoo.
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Nannup (W.A.)
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Northcliffe (W.A.)
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| Related names |
Perier, Reg, producer, photographer.
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Bowen, John, film editor.
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Davis, E. Colin.
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Dibble, James, commentator.
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Murdoch, Stan, director.
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Kauri Timber Co., sponsor.
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Perier Films, production company.
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HRRC
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