1940 AUSTRALIA TRAVELOGUE GEOGRAPHY, INDUSTRY & NATURAL RESOURCES XD73334d

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website Made in 1940 by Filmsets, an educational film division of the Devry corporation, this silent film presents highlights of Australia, with a focus upon its geography and natural resources. A title card at :43 introduces the Great Barrier Reef. At 1:16, fruit orchards are shown in the southeast of the island country. At 1:49 fruit is harvested by agricultural workers. At 1:58, fields of wheat are shown. At 2:15 a primitive Case tractor is shown in the fields. At 2:28, the kangaroo “one of the odd varieties of animals found nowhere else but in Australia“ is shown. At 2:51 the sheep and cattle industries are shown. At 3:00, herds of sheep are shown. At 3:25 they are dipped to prevent the spread of ticks, and at 3:41 they are trimmed or shorn. At 3:56 males are dehorned. At 4:30, a herd of cattle are shown fording a river. At 5:15, a gold mining operation is shown, and at 5:22, footage of the lumber industry. At 5:44, an aboriginal or “native Bushmen“ is shown. The film at 6:00 shows the vastness of the Australian desert. At 6:32 Sidney is shown as well as scenes of Melbourne. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit