| A TASMANIAN HARVEST Various shots of fishermen and their catch of crayfish. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6745 |
| Catalog #: | 431011 | |
| Clip Number: | 431011-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 152 | |
| Timecode: | 01:46:11 - 01:47:59 | |
| Location: | Tasmania, Australia | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FISHING: Commercial, Small Scale FISHING: Shellfish LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: Tasmania | |
| Description: | A TASMANIAN HARVEST Fishing for Crawfish. Fisherman on boat uses net on pole to shovel a bunch of crawfish onto deck from below deck. CU pile of crawfish. Shot from moving boat: beautiful looking fore-and-aft rigged 4 mast sailboat on glistening sea, land in BG. Shot from alongside a moving rowboat; one man rowing while another pulls a basket out of the water and takes crawfish out. Closer shot looking down at the man pulling crawfish out. LS man on boat shovels crawfish up onto wagon that runs on rails on a sort of narrow pier; a man in a suit, the inspector, is inspecting size of the crawfish. The worker then climbs up and pushes wagon into shed. MCU crawfish in wagon, w/ more being added. CU one crawfish crawling around. MLS 2 mdn packing crawfish tightly into crate. MLS crate is lowered into top part of a brick oven, to boil. MSs man taking crawfish from tables covered w/ round stones (presumably they were put there to dry?) and packs them into box for shipping. | |
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