The Cane Cutters

Mid 20th century narrated film showing the daily tasks of cane cutters in North Queensland, Australia. It is the time when the cane was still manually harvested with machetes - stoop, chop, straighten, top - stoop, chop, straighten, top. An Australian National Film Board production directed by Hugh McInnes.

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For a better quality version from the original 35mm components visit the NFSA Film Australia channel

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what year was this and where? My relatives where all canecutters from Mackay, looks like one of the hardest jobs ever

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Uncle Otto Craperi the fella with the big nose and always a cigarette in his mouth while eating my mothers mother brother