''Wayleggo'' is a 1965

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short film. It was produced by the

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. The film was based on the 1947 musterer memoir ''Wayleggo'' written by Peter Newton.

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.

Production

This was a short colour film production released by the

Reviews

*1965

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-“Wayleggo,” A High Country Film. *1966 The Press - High-country film coming. *1966 The Press - Melbourne Prize High Country Documentary. *1995 featured in New Zealand's contribution to the

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's Century of Cinema series - Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill.

References

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