When Cohuna Higher Elementary School wanted to raise money for a film projector, local resident Tom Olsson decided to help by filming life in the township and surrounding countryside, and then showing the footage in the local Town Hall. His footage has been lovingly compiled by the Cohuna Historical Society and the resulting film gives us a special glimpse into rural life in 1950s Victoria. The school received their projector, and Olsson’s films were shown annually as a Christmas treat for many years afterward. This segment documents, at the time, the world famous invention of a step up cowshed by local resident Frank Mathers.
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22 April 2019
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1004743
Language
English
Audience classifications
ACMI classified
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
Digital Betacam; Master
MPEG-2 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
Digital Betacam; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
VHS [PAL]; Copy
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan