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Orange Field Day

The town of Orange holds national field days for farmers to see demonstrations of various farm machinery.
Series : Australian Colour Diary | Episode : 29 | Year : 1968 | Total Duration : 4 Minutes | Producer : Richard Mason
Director : J Fitzpatrick, John Shaw |
CU wheat grain flowing, person picking cherries, tray of apples and oranges, calves in paddock, wheat sheaves blowing in wind, men looking at plough toiling dry earth. Aerial Orange, VS town. Small aircraft flying low. VS people at field day including schoolchildren, women. CU administering substance to sheep through mouth. Display for NSW Department of Conservation. VS agricultural machinery in action, people watching.
Access No. 123945 | 2 mins 9 secs | 1960s | Orange, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Earth moving machinery demonstrated in building of a dam including Caterpillar and Fiat. Tractor ploughing, farmers watching. Hay bales. People in orchard watching fruit being sprayed, man with net over face. Aerial Orange.
Access No. 123946 | 1 min 45 secs | 1960s | Orange, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |