Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wool Sales Are on in Sydney

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
903
Date Released
23 Sep 1946
Date submitted
16 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Luxury Squatters Move Out
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army Helps to Salvage Harvest
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Preparing for a King’s Return
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Carcass City
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wallace - Byrnes US Foreign Policy Crisis
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wool Sales Are on in Sydney

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sydney Wool Sales. DESCRIPTION: The wool sales held again in Sydney, during the war Britain bought all Australia’s production but much of it is only now on it’s way to where it is needed. SHOTLIST: KS Sheep grazing on land. Various shots of sheep skins being cleaned, inspected by prospective buyers. Warehouse of sheep skins. Inside auction room, buyers seated in tiers, their names printed in front of them. Buying starts and it consists of shouting one another down, the one who can shout the loudest being successful buyer. Cut-ins of auctioneer.
Keywords
Agriculture; Business and commerce; Animals
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
47495
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:

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