Forest Giants Fall to Australian Axes

Issue No.

190A

Date Released

23 Jan 1933

Stories in this Issue:

Story No. within this Issue: 4 / 4
Summary: MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Forest Giants Fall to Australians Axes. DESCRIPTION: Mighty Karri trees are cut down at Pemberton, Western Australia, and put on rail for report. SHOTLIST: Panning shot from bottom of tree to top. Close shot of two men with axes and two natives sawing at base of trees. Close shot of saw cut gradually widening as tree falls. Close shot of men cutting up tree trunks, same being loaded onto train. Shot from one truck of train following loaded with trunks. Shot of engine moving through trees hauling log trucks. Lav 771 (178 ft) longer version: Man climbs the tree and starts hacking at trunk. Top of tree falls and workers hack at the base. Tree falls and shot of log on truck on rails. Log placed onto base under cutter. Close shot of cutter going through the wood. Planks of wood being cut from the trunks. Planks going through lumberland on train. Sound: music.
Keywords: Business and commerce; Forestry
Footage sources: Movietone
Card file number: 2226
Length of story (in feet): 126
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