FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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HNL 1396 : Oyster Farming

Aerial over oyster farm. Men gathering oysters from rocks in water. Barefooted man tipping oysters onto platform and forking them around. Men knocking oysters off sticks in boat. More aerials. Laying sticks onto platform, men tapping them off.
Access No. 41668 | 2 mins 31 secs | 1930s | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Large hessian bags of oysters loaded onto truck & driven away . Aerials of farms, men tying sticks onto racks, boat towing loaded racks into position. Boat tied up in shallow water. Laying sticks onto racks from punt. House. Collecting sticks, aerial, laying sticks on platforms
Access No. 41670 | 1 min 23 secs | 1930s | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Boat pulling barges filled with sticks of oysters. Boat moored by beach. Sticks of oysters being unloaded. Stack of wooden planks. Houses. Sticks of oysters loaded into barge. Aerials of oyster fields. VS sticks and barges. Gates opened on water. Men at work with sticks.
Access No. 123925 | 2 mins 59 secs | 1930s | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |