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Waterplants in Australia

Unwanted aquatic weeds pose a serious danger to Australian waterways.
Year : 1990 | Total Duration : 6 Minutes | Producer : Jeanette Ferrier
Director : David Lourie |
GS water flowing over edge of weir and MS of ducks swimming past edge. GS boys jumping off rocks into waterhole in bush setting and GS two women with small children riding water paddle. WS of man canoeing in river surrounded with lush trees and WS man wind sailing on lake. GS paddlesteamer on river. Travelling shot over waterlily pads on wetlands and WS pan across waterbirds on wetlands.
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Access No. 138375 | 34 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU pan across waterlilies and pads covering pond surface with the weed salvinia encroaching on pads. VS man walking to ornamental pond and removing weeds with a scoop and placing them in a plastic bag. Underwater pond sequence with goldfish swimming and toy boat caught in weeds. POV shot of camera rising through weeds and surfacing to large lake in natural surroundings. Waterbirds take flight leaving pelican sitting alone on lake.
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Access No. 138377 | 43 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS aquaria plants being dumped into lake. Zoom in from WS of lake completely carpeted by water weeds to spikey green plant. CUs of mauve coloured Water Hyacinth, white flowering Alligator Weed and green prostrate Salvinia. GS Salvinia on dam and zoom out from WS of lake to mass of salvinia on lake with men in small boat caught in the weed. VS men having to row through the salvinia and VS of the lake and weed POV boat.
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Access No. 138378 | 57 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
GS of man showing weir and floodgates blocked by weeds. CU man picking up handful of weeds to demonstrate thickness of their spread.
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Access No. 138379 | 6 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
GS Aboriginal man in waist deep water having to use a machete to cut his way through water weed and another man struggling to make his way across Salvinia.
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Access No. 138380 | 6 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS amphibian harvester through rice crop towards camera.
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Access No. 138381 | 4 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU bearded man in outboard boat and MS pair of scientists wearing face masks and tanks of spray on their backs rowing on river.
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Access No. 138382 | 3 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS men spraying water weeds.
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Access No. 138383 | 5 secs | 1980s | NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Still of Lake Moondarah almost completely covered in green Salvinia.
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Access No. 138384 | 5 secs | 1980s | Qld, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS scientist waist deep in lake collecting a South American weevil which eats only Salvinia. ECU of weevil inside salvinia lobes. ECUs weevils. VS bags of Salvinia containing weevils being emptied into infested river. WS Salvinia POV boat.
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Access No. 138385 | 14 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
VS scientist examining water weeds under microscope. Time-lapse shots of Flea-beetle eating alligator Weed intercut with weevils eating Salvinia plants.
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Access No. 138386 | 15 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS Kakadu wetlands with river river and water lilies in foreground and pan across waterbirds in reeds. GS wetlands at night with ducks in foreground and striking WS of yellow sun setting in bright red sky with birds silhouetted in foreground.
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Access No. 138387 | 17 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU ripples in lake with zoom out to Salvinia plant floating on surface. MS man about to dump weeds into water when stopped by man grabbing his arm. Large red slashed circle superimposed on screen. Zoom in to boys jumping off rocks into bush waterhole and CUs of ducks and geese past camera. GS girls feeding ducks and GS man fishing by lake. Rolling super on screen advising where to get further information.
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Access No. 138388 | 1 min 4 secs | 1980s | NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Various stills showing water weed infestations diminishing in size at several locations over time.
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Access No. 138417 | 15 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU carpet of salvinia over water and VS man wearing protective mask spraying weeds with chemicals from boat. GS scientist using polystyrene planks to walk over water and CU of leaf being inspected. MS scientist at microscope. ECU of beetles mating, eggs and larvae and ECU caterpillar eating Alligator weed. ECU weevils.
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Access No. 138418 | 37 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
GS hovercraft over weeds on river and CU POV driver of airboat across water.
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Access No. 138419 | 5 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
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