Australian Commonwealth Film Unit Movies

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

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 Austral...

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

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 fa...

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 in...

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

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

A picture of life in the Tasmanian town of Launceston in the mid 1960s.

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

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

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 driver...

Industries in Northern Queensland.

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

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 modern...

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

A documentary about industrial design.

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

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 citie...