Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ain’t Nature Wonderful (Australian News)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1025
Date Released
24 Jan 1949
Date submitted
14 Jan 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Eden’s Dominion Tour
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Pool Winner Gets Advice
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New York Trial of Reds
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Frontier Incident - Pilot Buried
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Jet-Propelled Missile
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ain’t Nature Wonderful (Australian News)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ain’t Nature Wonderful. DESCRIPTION: Seagulls, hundreds of them, hovering above their nests on Martin Island, Victoria. At Auckland, New Zealand, a litter of pigs set up a world record for weight. Puppy sheepdogs in training near Sydney. Shots of them persuading fully grown sheep to go into the pen. SHOTLIST: KS Hundreds of seagulls hover above their nests on Martin Island, Victoria. Several shots of same. Auckland - Litter of fifteen pigs waddle from pens. Fifteen pigs lined up all eating from trough. Camden, near Sydney - Sheepdog, fully grown, chasing sheep, cut-in farmer on horseback whistling dog, sheep scatter into pen. CU farmer with puppy sheepdogs. Puppy dogs chasing sheep many times their size. CU pan puppy dog running, one of the sheep break loose, the puppy chases it back in. Sheep runs towards pen with puppies close on their heels.
Keywords
Animals
Locations
New Zealand; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
51312
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
165
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