News on Screen

Series

Series Name

World Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

254

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. More Goods on the Way
• 2. Nobel Peace Prizes
• 3. Flax Industry
• 4. Rough Riders at Rodeo

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

Australia: the growing and processing of flax in Victoria. The crop is harvested by the Women’s Land Army. In the mill, the strands are separated; the flax is corded and woven. In the weaving mill it is converted into fire hoses and other important items.

Keywords

Women; Agriculture; Industry and manufacture

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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