| FARMING RICE (aka RICELANDS OF AUSTRALIA) Rice crops growing on irrigated land in New South Wales. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7076 |
| Catalog #: | 511108 | |
| Clip Number: | 511108-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 411 | |
| Timecode: | 01:13:05 - 01:15:17 | |
| Location: | New South Wales, Australia | |
| Year Shot: | 1944 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Grain, Rice FARMING: Irrigation LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: New South Wales | |
| Description: | FARMING RICE (aka RICELANDS OF AUSTRALIA) Rice crops growing on irrigated land in New South Wales. Murrumbidgee, New South Wales, Australia. Various shots of farmers ploughing field with large plough drawn by several horses. The soil is then turned by mechanical steel delver. Various shots of water wheel transporting water from canal to irrigate agricultural land. Various shots of rice growing. Various shots of machine being used to harvest rice. Land girls seal sacks full of rice. The sacks are transported by truck to store houses. Various shots of rice being processed in factory. Map of South East Asia. Narrator explains now Allied Forces are forcing Japanese Army into retreat, Australian crops will be needed to feed liberated people in South East Asia. | |
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