Tree Felling - A New Method

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1230A
Date Released
1 Jan 1953
Date submitted
29 Dec 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Korean Prisoners Quelled
  2. 2Tree Felling - A New Method
  3. 3Christmas Pastimes
  4. 4Christmas Pastimes
  5. 5Christmas Pastimes
  6. 6Hail the New Year

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Tree-Felling Method. DESCRIPTION: The Australians have been using a steel ball, nine feet in diameter and eight tons in weight, to clear a site for a new pine forest plantation in Victoria. Two bull-dozers tow the ball on heavy chains, which smash down everything in their path, even up-rooting trees. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU Ball (iron) fade out to nut being tightened on same. Various shots of the huge iron ball being towed through forest land, & uprooting all before it.
Keywords
Forestry
Locations
Australia; Victoria
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
58330
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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