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This film showcases an idealised version of life in the Victorian regional city of Geelong — complete with stable jobs, family homes, bustling...

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George Reynolds, recently discharged from the army, tells his father of his plans to marry and relax. Reynolds Snr tells his son that if Australia is...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Wilfrid Thomas

Part 2 of the History of Australian Cinema series. Covering the 1920s and 30s. From an origin that promised so much, the Australian film production...

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Part 1 of the History of Australian Cinema series. Australian cinema from the very beginning, from the newsreels, ethnographic and actuality films,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Reg Perry

Made by The National Film Board 1947. Directed by Catherine Duncan. Christmas in Australia is a mid summer festival, with temperatures rising high. ...

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This short film documents Australian composer Richard Meale’s homage to the young French poet, Arthur Rimbaud. Meale composed a music piece for...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Richard Meale

Industries in Northern Queensland.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Leonard Teale

This film takes the form of a psychiatric session, using the metaphor as a way to explore the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef.

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Cast: Charles Little

A working day at the open cut coal mine and power station at Yallourn, Victoria, as experienced by four employees. A dredge operator, a train...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Condon

A small city in the tropical north of Queensland, Cairns boasts a life that is leisurely and comfortable. The tempo quickens, however, at...

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Take in Sydney from the rooftops in this gently surreal, wordless short. With a cheeky animated interlude and sweeping harbour views, this is 1970s...

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Produced by The National Film Board 1945. Directed by Maslyn Williams. When this film was made, Canberra was one of the world's youngest planned...

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Sydney's population had just reached three million, and while its skyline was not as tall as it is today, it was already on its way to become a...

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Life in Australia: Hobart shows scenes illustrating daily life, industry, recreation and the tourist features of Hobart, Tasmania.

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A travel film with a poetic narration and orchestral soundtrack on Tasmania: '...set like a scenic tapestry in the Southern Ocean'.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Barry Cookson

Traces the life and artistic development of the Aboriginal painter, the late Albert Namatjira. His environment, his introduction to painting, his...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Albert Namatjira

Australian railway film from 1953, showcasing the beauty of train travel.

Genre: Documentary

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Christmas is celebrated in the middle of the Australian summer under a blazing sun. But even in the heat it is a season for traditional things; for...

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In 1940 and 1942 well-known Australian anthropologist C P Mountford made scientific expeditions into central Australia for the University of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Charles Mountford

This film makes a general survey of the Northern Territory of Australia and indicates its potential in regard to many already established industries....

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