1962 documentary film that traces the Hunter River from its genesis high in the Barrington Tops through the Hunter Valley till it empties into the sea at Newcastle. Featuring views of Barrington Tops; Water Sking on Glenbawn Dam including Fishing, Birdlife, and Oak Milk Bar; Scone; Murrurundi; Burning Mountain at Wingen; Horse Studs; Agricultural Scientific Work; Aberdeen; Beltrees Homestead; Beef Cattle; Sheep and Wool; Merino Sheep in Merriwa Cassilis; Aerial Agriculture Fertilising; Muswellbrook; Lucerne; Oak Tankers; Dairy Production; Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Company's Branxton factory; Power Generation; Denman, Widden Valley, Baramul Stud; Wheat in the Goulburn Valley; Singleton, Baroona Homestead; Aerial view of Paterson River; Maitland; Lucerne on Bolwarra Flats; Agricultural Shows; Polo; Rodeos; Cessnock and Coalfields; Vineyards and Wine; Snow and Ski-ing; Timber Getters; Paterson River and Willows; Dairying on the Paterson Gresford District; Dungog on Williams River; Chichester Dam; Poultry Farms; Raymond Terrace, Baths, Courtaulds Factory, Masonite factory, orchards; Prawners; Sixty Milers; Hexham; Main factory of Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Company; Milk Production; Butter; Big game fishing, Bob Dyer at Port Stephens; Oyster Beds; Broken Hill Proprietary Company Steelworks, the 'BHP'; Wangi Power Station; Sulphide Corporation Plant; ELMA, Nobbys Signal Station; Newcastle City; Mattara Festival; Newcastle Town Hall; War Memorial Cultural Centre; William Dobell at work; King Edward Park; Transport Systems, TV and Radio; Newcastle Beach, Surf Carnivals; Lake Macquarie; Yachting; Horse Racing; Sporting; "Protect the Soil, Conserve the Water"; Children future inheritors. Production company: Douglass Baglin Photography. Commentary: James Dibble. Sound: "KINELAB". Sponsor: Hunter Valley Co-Op Dairy Co. Ltd
Date Created1962KeywordHunter ValleyHunter Valley Co-Op Dairy Co. LtdTopicDocumentaryCreatorBaglin, DouglassLocationHunter Valley, NSW, AustraliaMore InformationUONCC BlogProvenancePermission from Yvonne Austin, niece of the late Douglass Baglin, custody given to the University of Newcastle by Mr Peter Smith and Greg & Sylvia Ray
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PersonDobell, WilliamEventMattara Spring Festival 1961OrganisationHunter Valley Dairy Co-op Ltd.Broken Hill Propriety CompanyElectric Lamp Manufacturers (Australia) Pty. Ltd.