South Sea Islanders Cutting Cane, 1899: Nambour, Qld (1899)
Length: 53 seconds
Taken from the historical footage collection Lumière Collection
Synopsis
This clip of actuality footage taken in 1899, is one of the few pieces of film footage of Melanesian labourers cutting cane in Queensland. The workers stack the cane onto a wagon while their supervisor keeps a watchful eye.
Curator’s notes
This clip of actuality footage taken by the official photographer of the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Frederick Charles Wills and his assistant, Henry William Mobsby in 1899 was captured using a static Lumière Cinematographe.
Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1 (Academy full frame)
| Production company | Queensland Department of Agriculture |
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Acknowledgements
By arrangement with the Queensland Museum.
have teacher’s notes.
