New Zealand - Golden Shears

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1710A
Date Released
15 Mar 1962
Date submitted
12 Mar 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Golden Shears. DESCRIPTION: An international contest took place in New Zealand, shearing sheep for the Championship title. Each man had 20 sheep to barber, and not a second to spare! Bing McDonald was the eventual winner, and the Champion of the Golden Shears. Kevin Sarre of Australia, last year’s winner, was the runner-up. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Shearing in progress. MS pan same. TS shearing. MCU judge. MS men pull sheep from pen start shearing. CU (4 shots) shearing the sheep. MS platform with contest in progress. MS shearing. MCU same shearing of sheep. MCU spectators. MCU winner receiving prize. MCU winner at microphone.
Keywords
Agriculture; Competitions; Animal husbandry
Locations
New Zealand
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
84037
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Zealand - Golden Shears', British Movietone News Issue No. 1710A, 15 Mar 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24546 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)