Rabbit control on the filmmakers farm, “Oliverburn” at Rough Ridge, Puketoi. Laying poisoned carrots. Pumping coal smoke into warrens. Using ferrets to chase rabbits out of burrows into nets placed above holes.
Smoko time at a Hare Drive. Rabbit drive on the Manitoto planes. Rabbits rushing past camera. Men killing rabbits by hand. Child (John Gibson) running after rabbits. John Gibson pulling rabbit out of a tree trunk. Rabbit carcasses strunk up to dry. Rabbits as pets. Jean Gibson feeding ducks in farm yard. Retriever puppies.
Students arriving at rural school by horse and cart. A ‘plum scramble’ at the school picnic. Manitoto School sports day.
Manitoto AMP Show.
1936 Chevy pulling children on a large sled. Breaking in a horse for riding. Loading sheaves of oats onto the rear of a cart. Dippng sheep. Man using a flame throw to kill off scrub. Sheep mustering. Branding sheep. Fencing. Ploughing fields. Using a chaff cutter in the field. Children helping shift sheep. Children ferried across river in a pulley operated raft. Collecting firewood. John and Jean in a rubber raft. Billy on the boil.
Drafting sheep. Feeding out off laden cart. Stacking hay. Mobile baler attached to a tractor (owned by Don Haslett). Family on the back of a brand new red Farmall M tractor. Funeral at Waipiata Church and Hamilton Cemetary. Opening of Kokonga Presbyterian Church.
Loading hay bales into barn. Clearing sale at Puketoi, dispersal of the Marino Stud. Bulldozer at worker in pit. Haw frost.
School boy rugby match. The home guard in WWII, marching on rugby field. A carnival to raise money for “Patriotic’. Fancy dress parade and topical floats. A mock court. Queen Carnival in Ranfurly. A highland pipe band visits the Ranfurly Hotel. Elevated view of Nasby. Sunset.
Panning view up spire of [probably] Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch. Flock of turkeys in field. Man gathered around pen of sheep [probably sale]. Woman gardening. Boys playing on lawn. Shots of children inside house; toddler eating from bowl. Men fencing. Woman and toddler gardening. Shots of farm homestead; children outside. Shots of wedding. Children again.