EMPIRE DE LUXE SPECIAL LOCAL NEWS: A GREAT INDUSTRY

Rights Information
Year
1929
Reference
F8580
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1929
Reference
F8580
Media type
Moving image
Series
Empire De Luxe news
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Newsreel
Duration
0:03:25
Production company
JACK WELSH
Credits
Producer: Jack Welsh

Construction of the Dominion Fertiliser Company's works at Ravensbourne, Dunedin.

'A Great Industry', 'Dominion Fertiliser Co's new works at Ravensbourne in course of construction, employing 250 hands'. Scene of construction site, scaffolding, etc, on the edge of Otago Harbour.

Men working and making concrete.

Men on top of frame of building erecting framework.

'Southland farmers and shareholders inspect works'. Group of men inspect building, look at plans, walk around the site, view from top of framing down to men on ground through the structure, men looking at piles.

'The pile-driver at work'

'Direct handling deep water berthage. Note dredge preparing for wharf swinging basin'.

Dredge at work.

View of building site.

'Produced by Jack Welsh.'