Mass Sowing for Britain’s Food

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1032

Date Released

14 Mar 1949

Date submitted

3 Mar 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Council Elections in South Africa
2. 2Mass Sowing for Britain’s Food
3. 3US Holds Spy Suspects
4. 4Carnival Rag in Snowstorm
5. 5Racing - Old Time Atmosphere for Centenary Race
6. 6Racing - Lord Mildmay’s National Hunt ‘Chase Success’
7. *Rowan and Paterson to Fight for Bantam Title

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Record Fodder Sowing. DESCRIPTION: In Queensland’s drive to increase food production for Britain, 31,000 acres of sorghum have been sown by 80 men and 29 combines. SHOTLIST: KS GV farmland countryside. MS loading sorghum grain into combine harvesters. GV field in which fodder is to be sewn. LS & MS of sorghum being sewn, various shots of sorghum being sewn. LS field with overcast clouds. SCU sorghum after few months. MS field of fully grown sorghum & being reaped.

Keywords

Agriculture

Locations

Queensland; Peak Downs

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

51578

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

75

Story extras:

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