The role of the timber jinker in the Australian timber industry. The film shows various aspects of timber getting in the forests of Gippsland, Victoria; the manufacture of the timber jinker in a Melbourne factory; the transport of the logs from forest areas to the timber mills, often many hundreds of miles away.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010941
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Logging
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Timber - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tree felling
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Gippsland (Vic.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Logging
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Timber - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Tree felling
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)