Woodchopper Champions’ “Derby“ (1932)

Full title reads: “Sydney, Australia. Woodchopper Champions’ ’Derby’. Australia’s finest experts compete for the Axeman’s greatest honour - & thousands of pounds in bets.“ Sydney, Australia. A row of men (all wearing vests) chop at logs of wood with axes. A large crowd are watching. A loud cheer goes up when one of the men chops right through the log. Men competing to chop their way through large upright poles. C/U one of the men, high up the pole, hacking away with his axe. Pan along the line of other competitors. They all look like skilled lumberjacks. The camera returns to the first man who chops his way through the log. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencie