Among The Hardwoods

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NFSA Films

NFSA Films

11 жыл бұрын

In continuation of the FAC 100 year celebrations we present this early film from the Cinema and Photographic Branch filmed by the intrepid cinematographer Bert Ive on yet another location where he had to haul over 200 lbs of camera equipment. Ive and freelance cameraman Lacey Percival had filmed an earlier and silent film of the same name in 1927 as part of the Know Your Own Country series. But in mid-1936 Ive and a sound recordist revisited the Pemberton region of south-west Western Australia to make a film that focussed more on the atmosphere of the forest as it was irrevocably changed by the axe and saw of the loggers. While this new film was half the length of the silent, Ive's director Lyn Maplestone drew added impact by lingering on the sights and sounds of fewer phases of logging trees in the Jarrah and Karri forest in the Pemberton, transporting them to the nearby Pemberton sawmill, and milling the logs. In place of the original's many intertitles, the sound version makes sparing but more effective use of intertitles supered over images. Scenes shot for the silent version (but not always used) can be seen being processed and screened in Telling the World (1929), published recently on KZfaq.

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@IndianaDundee
@IndianaDundee 4 жыл бұрын
This is why our Father and our Fathers Fathers were truly tough as nails. I am thankful my father brought me along to work with him. It would have been easier on him to leave me at home with my mom, but no, my Father was a good dad and was determined to bring me up to be strong!
@tracymesser296
@tracymesser296 2 жыл бұрын
I TRULY can not imagine how hard of work this must have been!! For man and beast!!
@allainsmithee7867
@allainsmithee7867 11 жыл бұрын
Those guys really knew hard work.
@ianmoone2359
@ianmoone2359 8 жыл бұрын
Magnificent preservation of our local southwest timber harvesting history.
@TurkeyJoe
@TurkeyJoe 9 ай бұрын
Sure, massive shame they didn't preserve much of the forest though. 😢
@bungarraoz254
@bungarraoz254 2 жыл бұрын
In 1966 I was a paperboy in Perth, they dug up all of Hay Street, .Under the tar surface was those "Paving Blocks" There must have been hundreds of thousands of them, and they were all in perfect condition.They were probably sold for firewood.
@AlanBondFilms
@AlanBondFilms 4 жыл бұрын
Fabulous record of those who worked to help build Australia.
@slimjim9084
@slimjim9084 Жыл бұрын
Those who helped to destroy Australia’s untouched beauty
@number9011
@number9011 4 жыл бұрын
Very hard work and great video ✌
@jorjaygonzalez
@jorjaygonzalez 7 жыл бұрын
It's just incomprehensible how skilled, and strong those men were. It makes me feel bad that I'll never do something that takes skill like that.
@aussiedrifter
@aussiedrifter 6 жыл бұрын
Great to see the old machinery they worked with in action, it's a far cry from what is used today. More of a sad aspect is the loss of these majestic hardwoods from our forests, but back then they knew no better & concrete sleepers were not even heard of. One thing other interesting thing was the language used by the bullock drivers that only he & the huge animals understood, which for the most part has been lost to time just like the huge hardwoods.
@NFSAFilms
@NFSAFilms 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment. You may enjoy this film featuring one of Australia's last Bullockies. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7VgeJV1zt2YoKc.html
@stewnico
@stewnico 4 жыл бұрын
Aussie Drifter, no need to be sad; if you travel to the SW of WA and see the forests where this was filmed, you'll find some magnificent sights. In their era, they practiced sustainable logging and only took the trees that were of value - all the rest around remained standing tall (unlike the way logging is practiced today). Thus, today we have some magnificent forests with lots of these majestic hardwoods standing tall and creating a wonder for all to see and enjoy.
@stewnico
@stewnico 4 жыл бұрын
@Michael Fuquay Ahh, yeah, WA = Western Australia
@maxl3189
@maxl3189 4 жыл бұрын
@@stewnico lolololol
@pioneerman8467
@pioneerman8467 3 жыл бұрын
Dudes were fit as nails look at their arms from back in the day swinging none stop all day dropping trees
@NFSAFilms
@NFSAFilms 11 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sarah. In preparing this for publication we have learnt a bit more about it ourselves. Graham Shirley delved into some obscure documentation and did some visual comparisons to discover that the 1936 version was a complete reedit not just adding audio. It's interesting that from the very beginning the film units were re-working their existing films. Something they continued to do throughout the entire history of the various agencies. Another treasure from early days.
@thejerseyj9422
@thejerseyj9422 3 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this look at Australian logging industry history. I especially liked the way men and animals worked as one. All of Gods creatures have usefulness.
@SarahBarns
@SarahBarns 11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing - incredible footage and great to learn the background to the making of this doco.
@johnchambers427
@johnchambers427 6 ай бұрын
Logging is in my blood too. I've traced it back to my fourth great-grandfather's. Some of them on sawmills and some of them on grist mills. In the Appalachian mountains of Carter county Tennessee. Dennis cove Mountain and roan Mountain. A lot of my grandfather's had contracts to cut the Cherokee national Forest old Grove timber. And when the American chestnut tree was dying out in the early 1900s they cut a lot of that also. A disease from the Bronx zoo in New York help kill out the American chestnut trees. When the American chestnut trees died out it really hurt the economy in the Appalachian. A lot of people relied on the chestnuts.
@mbb6740
@mbb6740 4 жыл бұрын
LOVING these videos! I think I was a wood getter in a past life.
@MrCites1
@MrCites1 Жыл бұрын
Such a shame that so many magnificent, large old growth forests are now gone.
@slimjim9084
@slimjim9084 Жыл бұрын
One of the worst things for this country, we would have made more money off tourism now with those beautiful trees than turning them to railway sleepers
@mrben9364
@mrben9364 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this great piece of history
@NFSAFilms
@NFSAFilms 8 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the feedback.
@80ZX
@80ZX 3 жыл бұрын
Another magnificent video.
@NFSAFilms
@NFSAFilms 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for letting us know.
@mendonesiac
@mendonesiac 5 жыл бұрын
Living in the Redwoods of Northern California, this just makes me think of how little we know about what our ancestors went through to log this country.
@AryDontSurf
@AryDontSurf 5 жыл бұрын
I'm mildly aware of it as a southern Californian. One of my favorite memories was seeing the giant logs wash ashore, driving to Oregon. Which led me to read a little.
@ishure8849
@ishure8849 4 жыл бұрын
They couldn't raft these logs they don't float .
@alisterfabian9991
@alisterfabian9991 4 жыл бұрын
These men are the backbone of Australia
@hopebear06
@hopebear06 4 жыл бұрын
Were the backbone. Australia has lost its. Hypnotized by the B.S. Sad.
@SecurityHere
@SecurityHere 11 жыл бұрын
Cool I visited Manjimup WA. My brother moved there. Saw some Remnants of old, hard dangerous live for all. Great information and not too long ago. thank you for uploading I will to Manjimup WA McC
@jacobjaram5755
@jacobjaram5755 4 жыл бұрын
That was interesting. 👍
@tutekohe1361
@tutekohe1361 4 жыл бұрын
“Paving blocks”? What a waste of magnificent timber. Furniture and joinery I can understand. Karri is worth it’s weight in gold now. There is so very little of it left now compared to it’s original range. A great video of some hard work being done.
@Rocketboy1950
@Rocketboy1950 11 жыл бұрын
OH & what ..... amazing.
@MrThenry1988
@MrThenry1988 4 жыл бұрын
Some of that wood could have been used to build part of my home and furniture
@PeterWalkerHP16c
@PeterWalkerHP16c 4 жыл бұрын
My joint's a hundred years old. You might have driven a nail into the timbers then but you have no chance now.
@Sundog0811
@Sundog0811 Жыл бұрын
I'm calling the FRA. No EOT on that train.
@bigears4426
@bigears4426 4 жыл бұрын
I would of thought to big , a enormous task felling these giants
@TomislavKoren
@TomislavKoren 3 жыл бұрын
2:34 that "piece" who fell last...probably sized bigger as regular backyard tree.
@island66
@island66 5 жыл бұрын
Pemberton is amazing
@keithpilkington907
@keithpilkington907 5 күн бұрын
Them men must have even had muscles in there spit hard dangerous job
@thomasbroking7943
@thomasbroking7943 5 жыл бұрын
Yeeeeeehaaaaa and once the job is finished, big BBQ. ..👍👍👍
@melissabennett1168
@melissabennett1168 8 жыл бұрын
The Pemberton Mill is still in operation. Those areas being logged in this film were regenerated and are still being cut today. Trees of similar size to that depicted here occur in the areas logged in the 1920's. A testament to the ability to be able to sustainably manage our forests.
@bogusfiasco3789
@bogusfiasco3789 6 жыл бұрын
Remarkable how you timber industry people can just keep on with the bare-faced lies. The industry is not sustainable, which is why it's diminishing. You idiots took all the big ones and left next to nothing for the future. Same in Tasmania.
@oldbloke100
@oldbloke100 6 жыл бұрын
I hope you live in a tent, if not you are a hypocritical fool.
@oldbloke100
@oldbloke100 6 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, I drive a COAL truck, haha I say more COAL FIRED POWER STATIONS you fool. big deal you are an educated fuck wit
@oldbloke100
@oldbloke100 6 жыл бұрын
this space left intentionally blank, is that the space between your ears
@oldbloke100
@oldbloke100 6 жыл бұрын
no prize for second, go back to school.
@StanKopij
@StanKopij 6 ай бұрын
They had BALLS of STEEL back then 👍👍
@itchyvet
@itchyvet 2 жыл бұрын
Those days are long gone. If the industry had replaced every tree cut down with FIVE seedlings, the industry would still be going strong. Instead they simply clear felled and now there's nothing worth of value left.
@maxbify
@maxbify 4 жыл бұрын
cuting down huge trees and turning them into tiny blocks. gees
@Goalsplus
@Goalsplus 4 жыл бұрын
That's a log!
@marcusporciuscato6404
@marcusporciuscato6404 Жыл бұрын
Those were some TOUGH dudes.
@wilhelmushoffmann8054
@wilhelmushoffmann8054 4 жыл бұрын
Did they leave any of those trees?
@AryDontSurf
@AryDontSurf 5 жыл бұрын
8:10 the guy driving the wedge doesn't look like he takes any sh**. 8:21 as well.
@traktorworks3200
@traktorworks3200 4 жыл бұрын
good comment.. i knew a couple of blokes who were quarry men. their job was splitting the large stone slabs that could not be blasted. they were the same physique as thos men driving the wedges and yes they were absolutely no bullshxx types. it was a rough harsh life for them, sadly
@evermore8888
@evermore8888 Жыл бұрын
This is in 1927 - just amazing……so how the hell did they do it in 1827 without steam engines, electricity and rail roads and maybe a 1000 head of cattle at across all of Australia?
@Crawlerjamie
@Crawlerjamie 6 жыл бұрын
These dudes are swinging axes all day. They would be so incredibly strong. And tired.
@elizabethblackwell6242
@elizabethblackwell6242 5 жыл бұрын
...especially into something so tough as jarrah.
@mikearmstrong7830
@mikearmstrong7830 6 жыл бұрын
OSHA wasn't in Australia was it?
@NFSAFilms
@NFSAFilms 6 жыл бұрын
Not so much....
@pinkhead6857890
@pinkhead6857890 4 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in North America the Southern Yellow Pines were being single handedly cut down by 10 year olds before being made into still perfectly usable lumber. Must have sucked being Australian back then.
@spudking6617
@spudking6617 2 жыл бұрын
Pine is a soft wood? Karri is hard as nails no comparison! 👍🥔🇦🇺
@benthebonza5947
@benthebonza5947 7 жыл бұрын
i live around there and about 95% of those trees are gone
@Crawlerjamie
@Crawlerjamie 6 жыл бұрын
Ben Piercy so you still have 5%
@mattmcguire1577
@mattmcguire1577 4 жыл бұрын
Most Australian forests were cleared for farmland or cities. I assume you eat and live in a town.
@HarryHov
@HarryHov 5 жыл бұрын
Why....
@elizabethblackwell6242
@elizabethblackwell6242 5 жыл бұрын
Can't watch this without my brain screaming, "Stop. Don't destroy such a beautiful thing".
@oldbloke100
@oldbloke100 4 жыл бұрын
so you don't live in a house, don't have any furniture.
@MrThenry1988
@MrThenry1988 4 жыл бұрын
They all die. More grow.
@foxfixa
@foxfixa 4 жыл бұрын
@@MrThenry1988 any karri over 300 years is dying anyway
@dennisthemenace57
@dennisthemenace57 2 жыл бұрын
I love dropping big timber, the bang they make when they hit the dirt is like music
@user-xm2qh3wg2u
@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 жыл бұрын
มาสมัยนี้ทำไม่ได้
@carl1964carl
@carl1964carl 11 жыл бұрын
No wonder there isn't any more giants left in the forest!
@foxfixa
@foxfixa 4 жыл бұрын
plenty big trees in the south west still go have a look !!
@carl1964carl
@carl1964carl 4 жыл бұрын
foxfixa not as big as that, I’m sure WA forest allegiance would disagree
@foxfixa
@foxfixa 4 жыл бұрын
@@carl1964carl well !! a friend of mine he works for fpc its his job to go out to measure it every year
@spudking6617
@spudking6617 2 жыл бұрын
Still big Karri trees out there working next to them today! In quinninup, 👍🥔🇦🇺
@user-xm2qh3wg2u
@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 жыл бұрын
จะทำอาชีพอะไรอยู่ในป่า
@Greentrianglegallery
@Greentrianglegallery Жыл бұрын
We will never get those forests back…and what for …to export majority…pulp and offshore…it’s horror
@user-xm2qh3wg2u
@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 жыл бұрын
ยุคบุกเบิก​
@user-xm2qh3wg2u
@user-xm2qh3wg2u 3 жыл бұрын
ไม้ยุคแรก
@mauricevandraanen4286
@mauricevandraanen4286 3 жыл бұрын
The fastest way to create a dessert
@naughtyplanet
@naughtyplanet 3 жыл бұрын
Not exactly.
@HubertofLiege
@HubertofLiege Жыл бұрын
There’s always room for pie
@thestruggleisreal581
@thestruggleisreal581 2 жыл бұрын
Now that would be animal abuse
@senjourixixavega6131
@senjourixixavega6131 Жыл бұрын
# _
@neil2385
@neil2385 5 жыл бұрын
so very sad
@paulp1a
@paulp1a 4 жыл бұрын
Nowadays you ask your kids to paint the fence and they cry abuse! They dont know the meaning of a hard days work!
@stephenwilliams4801
@stephenwilliams4801 4 жыл бұрын
Pity these fine tree's aren't here now, greedy man destroying our beautiful planet
@68Tboy
@68Tboy 4 жыл бұрын
You mean trees are extinct now? Shameful! But I bet you enjoy your wood house and many other products made from these trees!
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