Aussies Strike It Rich (1950)

Full title reads: “Aussies Strike It Rich“. Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia. Australians start another gold rush after finding a big nugget in a back garden. VS People standing around gold mine in street. CU Woman takes very small piece of gold from man’s hand. LV Notice on road - ’Wedderburn’. SV Notice - ’Wedderburn’ - pan to car driving along road. MV Car driving along road in Wedderburn. CU Pan away from camera car driving along road. Various shots of men staking their claims. VS of man digging and sluicing to try to find gold. MV Gold Protector Mr Buttrick, surrounded by children, winding up bucket from mine. CU Bucket being lifted from shaft. CU Pick biting into earth down mine. CU Rex Chapman wielding pick in mine. CU Pick biting into earth, reveals quartz pan down to hand picking up 20oz piece of goldstone rock. SV Chapman climbing up ladder showing nugget of gold. SV Buttrick, and Rex Chapman and another man shaking hands. (F.G.) Selected Originals exist for this item - see other records. F