Rafts on the Bistritza River

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

68/62

Date Released

1 Aug 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Easterhouse Gangs
2. 2Rafts on the Bistritza River
3. 3Safety Vehicle Testing
4. 4Land-Yacht Championships
5. 5Russian Hydrofoil
6. 6Hovercraft Rally

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

A scene witnessed for hundreds of years on the Bistritze River comes to an end. Until recently skilled log-raft pilots ferried timber downstream to the wood processing plants. Now they are no longer needed as Collective Farm plants are in operation to process the wood far upstream.

Keywords

Agriculture; Forestry; Fisheries; Animal husbandry

Locations

Romania

Credits:

Camera

Alexandru Sahia

Length of story (in feet)

61

Story extras:

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