| AUSSIES STRIKE IT RICH. Australians start another gold rush after finding a big nugget in a back garden. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5680 |
| Catalog #: | 65370 | |
| Clip Number: | 65370-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 50/29 | |
| Timecode: | 01:10:05 - 01:11:39 | |
| Location: | Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/MINING: Gold LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: Victoria | |
| Description: | See also catalog # 501120 "Aussies Strike It Rich." Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia. Australians start another gold rush after finding a big nugget in a back garden. VS People standing around gold mine in street. CU Woman takes very small piece of gold from man's hand. LV Sign on road - 'Wedderburn, Please Slow Down'. SV Notice - 'Wedderburn, please slow down' - pan to car driving along road. MV Car driving along road in Wedderburn. CU Pan away from camera car driving along road. Various shots of men staking their claims. VS of man digging and sluicing (in the backyards of homes) to try to find gold. MV Gold Protector Mr. Buttrick, surrounded by children, winding up bucket from mine. CU Bucket being lifted from shaft. CU Pick biting into earth down mine. CU Rex Chapman wielding pick in mine. CU Pick biting into earth, reveals quartz pan down to hand picking up 70 oz piece of gold studded rock. SV Chapman climbing up ladder showing nugget of gold. SV Buttrick, and Rex Chapman and another man shaking hands. | |
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