Wayleggo

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Wayleggo
Directed by Bob Kingsbury
Written byBob Kingsbury
Based onPeter Newton’s 1947 memoir, Wayleggo
Produced by Oxley Hughan
Geoffrey Scott
Narrated byMurray Wood
CinematographyBrian Latham
Edited byKenneth Rolls
Music by Oswald Cheesman
Production
company
Distributed byNZ Film Archives
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
Running time
23 minutes
Country New Zealand
Language English

Wayleggo is a 1965 New Zealand short film. [1] It was produced by the National Film Unit. [2] The film was based on the 1947 musterer memoir Wayleggo written by Peter Newton. [3]

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Synopsis

Showing the working life of a young musterer on a 145,000 acre South Island merino sheep station. Beginning in the summer with dog training and horse breaking, then the autumn mustering of 10,000 sheep from the tops, across rivers and down to the yards before winter snows. [2] [4]

Production

This was a short colour film production released by the National Film Unit. [2]

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References

  1. "Wayleggo". British Film Institute. 1965. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wayleggo". NZ On Screen . Archives New Zealand . Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. Newton, Peter (1947). Wayleggo. Wellington, N.Z.: Reed. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. ACMI. "Wayleggo". Australian Centre for the Moving Image . Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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