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Series
- Series Name
- Roundabout
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 6
- Summary
- NoS synopsis: Highlights the important timber industries of Burma, North Borneo, Sarawak, Laos and Thailand, showing how trees are felled and logs transported. Features teak from Thailand and ramin wood from Sarawak, and shows the floating of timber along the sea bound course of the River Rejang to saw mills where it is cut and stored ready for shipping. Also shows a Scottish liner setting off from an Asian port with a cargo of timber.
- Keywords
- Forestry
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 45 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1072/12
- Credits:
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- Production Co.
- British Pathe Ltd.
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Producer
- Frances Cockburn
- Producer
- Rosanne Brownrigg
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Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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London W1T 1LN - Notes
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