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BEECH FORESTERS

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Year
1951
Reference
F9416
Media type
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Year
1951
Reference
F9416
Media type
Moving image
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Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Duration
0:16:00
Production company
NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL FILM UNIT

Documentary about the management of beech by the New Zealand Forest Service. Felling of beech. An aircraft flies out over the Takitimu Mountains. Workers survey forests in order to ascertain which trees may be felled. Maruia forest. Describes the growth of beech trees and the threat of deer to the industry. Cutting of ferns to make way for seedlings. Marking trees for felling. Saw mills and the uses for beech, such as packing cases. Reefton Convent. Canterbury foothills, Tongariro, Whakarewarewa. Analysis of data collected by surveyors.