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Spray Irrigation in Australia

Demonstrates the advantages of spray irrigation over surface irrigation.
Year : 1955 | Total Duration : 21 Minutes | Producer : Eric Thompson
Director : Jack Rogers |
Map of Australia showing annual rainfall. Hand pointing.
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Access No. 123813 | 42 secs | 1950s | © NFSA | Colour |
Pan agricultural land. VS spray irrigation and surface irrigation. Pipes prepared. Citrus orchards. Damaged crops and trees due to excess water. CU's man maintaining system. CU grapes
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Access No. 123814 | 5 mins 13 secs | 1950s | © NFSA | Colour |
Pumping station at Loxton, interiors and exteriors. Spray irrigation of citrus orchards. CU's sprays including fixed and portable systems. Apricot trees. Lucerne crops sprayed at Hunter Valley. Cattle in clover field. Tobacco. Potatoes in the Dandenong Ranges.
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Access No. 123815 | 7 mins 26 secs | 1950s | Loxton, SA, Australia, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia, Dandenong Ranges, SA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Pawpaws (papaya) and pineapples in Gympie. Irrigation systems, CU's fruit, pawpaws picked, boxed and transported by caterpillar tractor. Bananas, CU's and large bunches picked.
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Access No. 123816 | 3 mins 20 secs | 1950s | Gympie, Qld, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Electricity pylons. CU's cables. Farmer looking at clouds in sky. Farmer turning irrigation wheels on. Model showing movement of system. CU piping and irrigation systems. Peach trees. CSIRO workers in fields.
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Access No. 123817 | 7 mins 26 secs | 1950s | © NFSA | Colour |
National Film and Sound Archive - Australia