WEEKLY REVIEW 428

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Year
1949
Reference
F830
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1949
Reference
F830
Media type
Moving image
Item unavailable online
Series
WEEKLY REVIEW
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Newsreel
Duration
0:09:17
Production company
NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL FILM UNIT

000:00 Rodeo... on and off at Meeanee: The Young Farmers Club stages a rodeo at Meeanee. Women also compete, and fall off : “Tea off the mantlepiece tonight”.
001:40 Northland...Supplies by Scow: Truckloads of coal are loaded onto a scow and transported north to the mouth of the Awanui River, and on to the Kaitaia Wharf.
Shows the Kaitaia dairy factory which specialises in producing skim milk powder for Britain.
003:35 Forestry...Fire season: At Golden Downs near Nelson, forest fire precautions are carried out. Checks are made on wind direction and humidity and look outs for signs of smoke are established. When a fire is spotted, an inspection truck is despatched followed by fire engines and tankers.