| Pictorial Parade No 30 (1954) A Fire Conscious Public: Picnicking couple unwittingly light a forest fire. GVs of burnt forest, Forest Service staff clear forest breaks and check on emergency water supplies. Man in open-topped car about to throw cigarette butt onto side of the road, then sees a billboard warning against such carelessness. Top-dressing plane dusts hillside. GVs of forest and pastureland, lake, trampers leave campsite after putting out fire properly. 03.00 Hawkes Bay Hustle: Sheep Meets Gang: Shearing gang arrives at 4am for week-long job at Hawkes Bay sheep station. GVs of shearers preparing equipment for work. Shearing GVs, Smoko scene, Women sort fleeces at sorting table. 06.22 Glassblowers make Glare-killers: GVs of work at a Christchurch glassworks factory. Making glass jugs. Automatic press turns out glass tumblers. Stencilling designs on glassware. Highly skilled glassblowers at work making lampshades. Rough edges taken off on grindstone. GVs of range of glassware. Duration 10.05
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