Rabbits - An Australian Problem

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1030
Date Released
28 Feb 1949
Date submitted
24 Feb 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australia - Rabbits Their Problem. DESCRIPTION: Millions of rabbits are doing untold damage in Australia, and at Kerang, Victoria, a typical rabbit drive takes place. A fox is almost trapped. SHOTLIST: KS GV countryside with rabbits running across same. Ditto. Farmers, armed with sticks etc. gradually walk towards rabbits which are trapped in a triangular netting. MS rabbit swims across stream. LS fox running from camera. Rabbits run into netting & rebounding. Farmers, catch hundreds. MS hundreds of rabbits hanging after dead.
Keywords
Animals
Locations
Victoria; Kerang
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
51537
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rabbits - An Australian Problem', British Movietone News Issue No. 1030, 28 Feb 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15599 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)