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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]

Directed byBob Kingsbury
Written byBob Kingsbury
Based onPeter Newton’s 1947 memoir, Wayleggo
Produced byOxley Hughan
Geoffrey Scott
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Wayleggo
Directed byBob Kingsbury
Written byBob Kingsbury
Based onPeter Newton’s 1947 memoir, Wayleggo
Produced byOxley Hughan
Geoffrey Scott
Narrated byMurray Wood
CinematographyBrian Latham
Edited byKenneth Rolls
Music byOswald Cheesman
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company
Distributed byNZ Film Archives
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
Running time
23 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish
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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]

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

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