“SHEEP RANCH COUNTRY“ 1949 SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA EDUCATIONAL FILM WOOL PRODUCTION 45374

One of a series of educational films directed and shot by Victor Jurgens and released under the name “This World of Ours“ , this film “Sheep Ranch Country“ focuses on the people of Southeastern Australia. Copyright 1949. Opening titles: Educational Film Library - Sheep Ranch Country (:06-:50). Country of Australia. It’s sparsely populated. Broad rolling plains. Sheep on the great plains. Clouds in the sky. Pastures for dairy cattle. Creamery, a mechanical churn (:51-2:41). Butter is packaged by workmen. Wheat farms. Horses drag a man on a makeshift tractor who tends to his field. A family sits and eats dinner. The children cut their food. Men ride horses. Children watch. Rabbit proof fences are checked. Sheep in the field. Dogs help round them up (2:42-5:07). Men sit around a campfire at night, another plays an accordion. Sheep are corralled. Men round up their sheep for shearing. A dog jumps and climbs over sheep. Shearing of sheep, electric clippers are used (5:08-7:28). Sheep get branded. A grade of wool