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Film - Development of the Dairy Industry in Australia

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Record numberAI-23792Date qualifierc.Date rangeBetween 1st January 1955 and 31st December 1955NotesPresented by Peters Consolidated Milk Industries Ltd.

Size:99 MB
FrameRate:25
Playtime Hours:0 Minutes:34 Seconds:54

The film looks at dairy farming in Northern New South Wales (NSW) and follows the process from milking the cows through to the dairy factory Peters Creameries Pty Ltd. The film also includes footage of milk being collected by Peters' river boats on the Manning River. It then goes on to show dairy products loaded onto trains pulled by 3078 steam locomotives for transport to the cities.

Produced by John Kingsford Smith
Kingcroft Productions

Dating: the trucks pulling in to the Peters Creamery had licence plates issued 1937-1951.
CategoryFilms/VideoFormatFilm - 16mmAspectLandscapeSeriesAS-233 Promotional & Educational Films and Videos [Hawkesbury Agricultural College (HAC)]Keywordstrucksdairy industrymilkconveyor beltsscales (apparatus)bargesvatsboiler roomsboilers (machines)milk bottlesbottling machinestrainsbutterdairy productsbutter factorieschurnsdairy factoriesbutter makingriversmilk canscleaningdairy cattlelaboratoriesIce-Cream Vansdairy cowsdairy farmsmilking shedsdairy farmerslocomotivesmilking machinesIce-Cream FactoriesIce-Creamrailway yardsIce-Cream Makerslocomotives (NSW, class 30)sterilizing equipmentsteam trainsSoundMonoDuration 0:34:54TaxonomyArchives | Film and Video | FilmExhibitionHawkesbury Agricultural College FilmsArchive TypeUniversity ArchiveContributorArchives