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Australian newsreel, telling of the besieged Australian forces in Tobruk. Coverage shows dawn patrols, wrecks in Tobruk Harbour, tank patrols,...

Release : 1941.12.31
Popularity : 0.69

Shot with a big cowboy nod to the Western genre, this road safety film shows the danger of speeding on an unknown country road at night.

Release : 1960.01.01
Popularity : 0.248

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

Release : 1947.12.01
Popularity : 0.377

The way of life for people living along the tropic of Capricorn in Queensland 1965. Farming and mining are the main industries in this area of...

Release : 1965.01.01
Popularity : 0.048

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

Release : 1953.12.16
Popularity : 0.001

In post-war Australia, the milling of our nation's prized hardwood timbers was a rapidly growing industry. Mechanisation introduced economies in the...

Release : 1952.02.03
Popularity : 0.001

Australia’s greatest engineering undertaking, the Snowy River Hydroelectric Scheme, in the Southern Alps, is changing the geography of an area...

Release : 1952.02.03
Popularity : 0.001

Classroom film, depicting a young boy and his mother taking a train ride.

Release : 1952.02.03
Popularity : 0.001

Industries in Northern Queensland.

Release : 1951.07.04
Popularity : 0.001

Radio is one of the most important communication technologies ever invented and has been a vital tool in helping Australians overcome the tyranny of...

Release : 1951.07.03
Popularity : 0.001

From the Film Australia Collection. Made by The National Film Board 1947. Directed by Eric Thompson. Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, is very unlike...

Release : 1947.07.15
Popularity : 0.001

Shows how tourists get to the Centre (Central Australia). Includes: Aboriginal rock paintings, the Devil's Marbles, Tennant Creek, gold crushing...

Release : 1947.07.13
Popularity : 0.001

The 1947 Australian Rules Football VFL Grand Final of the Victorian Football Leageu (VFL) seen in this film was played between the teams Carlton and...

Release : 1947.07.11
Popularity : 0.001

The film illustrates the fact that Australia's Newcastle, like its British counterpart, has developed into a large city but still retains its...

Release : 1945.12.12
Popularity : 0.001