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HNL 1264: Forest Wealth

A look at the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, established in 1916, and its work in forest management and reafforestation with pine plantations.
Year : 1930 | Total Duration : 11 Minutes |
Director : Captain Stanley W. Hawkins M.C. |
(Can 4) - Small group of children of various ages, some with bare feet, walking up to tiny Belanglo school. Elderly female schoolteacher makes them line up before going inside.
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Access No. 41726 | 38 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
(Can 4) - Man up tree collecting branches for seeds (cones), man climbing down ladder. He and another put cones into bucket and take by horse & cart for drying and sorting. Man standing over fire at camp with billy can while seeds are dried. Two men turning out cones onto blanket, banging them together so seeds fall out. CU seeds being rubbed and sifted on blanket.
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Access No. 41727 | 2 mins 2 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
(Can 4)- Large group of men preparing ground and planting seeds for trees at nursery. Young seedling trees at nursery in lines. Scarecrows. (camera shaky) Two year old seedling trees lifted for transplanting and taken in sacks. Area of deforestation, row men digging holes for transplanting , followed by men planting young trees.
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Access No. 41728 | 2 mins 51 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
(Can 4) - Young forest of planted trees. Men looking at trees of various stages of growth, forest of bigger coniferous trees, men looking. Map of world with lines indicating where Australia imports softwood from.
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Access No. 41730 | 1 min 27 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
(Can 4)- Fire break area between young trees (coniferous trees). VS forest and trees. Woodcutter with axe walking amongst them in one shot.
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Access No. 41731 | 1 min 20 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
(Can 4) - Row of books, Commissioner for Forestry , R Dalrymple Hay selects one titled ÒThe Forest Flora of New South WalesÓ, pages through this and another titled Ò Principal Timbers of NSW. Re enactment Dalrymple Hay, as young surveyor coming out of tent in forest with map, stands near surveying equipment. Dalrymple Hay, older, looking at trees in forest.
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Access No. 41732 | 1 min 19 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
(Can 4) - Caption ÒThe Demonstration Forest At Pymble, Officially Opened 22 May 1926 by Hon. P F Loughlin MLA Minister Lands & Forests Ò . Pan forest with some tree stumps. Large group of people in suits coats & hats in forest, forest named Dalrymple Hay (Commissioner for Forestry) Demonstration Forest. People leaving forest by foot, car & horses. End titles
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Access No. 41733 | 29 secs | 1930s | NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
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