FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

Title Details

Man and His Dog, A

A study of the training of Australian kelpies for sheep mustering.
Year : 1952 | Total Duration : 10 Minutes | Producer : Stanley Hawes
Director : Mervyn Murphy |
VS stockman on horseback herding flock of sheep with dog in open countryside. Good CUs. VS kelpie dogs herding sheep. CU stockman filling crown of hat with water for dogs and dog drinking. MS and CUs man sitting under tree patting dog.
Access No. 41566 | 2 mins 2 secs | 1950s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
VS stockman on horseback herding sheep to corral with kelpie sheep dogs. VS kelpies in yard. GS man chaining dog to kennel and CUs kelpie with puppies feeding. CU man holding young kelpie pup up to camera. CU pale kelpie yawning baring teeth and GS kelpie interested in turkeys close by. VS man training young kelpie in corral and VS chasing sheep.
Access No. 41567 | 3 mins 4 secs | 1950s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Stockman working kelpie sheep dog in paddock. VS dog with sheep and stockman giving directions with crop signals. LS kelpie rounding sheep up from a larger paddock. MS single sheep challenging kelpie with dog eventually wearing sheep down until it rejoins herd.
Access No. 41568 | 3 mins 2 secs | 1950s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
MS stockman on horse with cigarette hanging from mouth and GS kelpie trotting alongside in paddock towards sheep.
Access No. 41569 | 33 secs | 1950s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |