A vital link between the fruit growers of Mildura and the markets in Melbourne. In less than 24 hours fruit is picked, sorted, packed and transported by road to the rail yeards, where it is loaded into rail trucks for its express trip to the city markets.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322212
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Victoria
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit - Marketing
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit trade - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Markets - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Orchards
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Freight
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)