Wodonga cattle sale, June 1944 Accession Number: F01690
Description
On 23 June 1944 the largest Wodonga sale of beef cattle for forty years was held. Three thousand four hundred head of beef breeds, Herefords, Hereford-Shorthorn cross, Devon Shorthorns, Aberdeen Angus. Keen biding and top prices; cattle came from hill country as far away as Armidale, Tenterfield and from the slopes of Kosciusko. The cattle are sold, fattened up on the rich pastures of southern properties for a month or two then slaughtered to help feed allied servicemen. Australia's principal single item supplied under reverse lend lease was food.
Details
Accession Number
F01690
Maker
Classification
Film
Object Type
Actuality footage
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: PMP
Format: 35mm
Sound: silent
Colour: b&w
Film type: PMP
Format: 35mm
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration: 0h 3' 7"
Footage: 280 ft
Projection speed: 24 fps
Footage: 280 ft
Projection speed: 24 fps
Date Made
23 June 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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