Australian National Film Board Popular Movie

Original archival synopsis: The Japanese bombed Darwin many times during World War II because it was strategically important target number one in...

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A road safety lesson using puppets and animation kindergarten age children.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Moneta Eagles

Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the New South Wales...

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Beautifully filmed in black and white, this classic short film looks at pearling in the late 1940s. It goes on board the boats that work off the...

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In the estuaries and lagoons of the Northern Territory, freshwater and saltwater crocodile are hunted for their hides by both Indigenous and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Harold Gray

In Australia, children live in the Outback, too far from others to travel to any school. The Australian government has a school with no student only...

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Two Aboriginal families live like their ancestors have for centuries in this anthropological documentary. The gathering of food is the main focus as...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ian Dunlop

The film examines the organisation of civil aviation in Australia, from passenger flights to freight and utility aircraft. It includes planning and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Reginald Goldsworthy

Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the South Australian...

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The coast of Arnhem Land in Australia's Northern Territory has been the home of Aboriginal people for many many centuries. Some still live a...

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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...

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Shows new methods in treating those afflicted with mental health issues. Contrasts past treatment regimes where people were locked away out of sight...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Nigel Lovell

A look into beekeeping.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ernie E. Abram

Can't find what you are looking for? All you have to do is ask. Such advice is not so straightforward when you can't speak the language. By 1951,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Frank Waters

Canberra, the National Capital of Australia, is a city which has been planned; a place where modern living is enriched by a lovely setting. But the...

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This film about Library services in Australia shows some of the work of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library, the National Library with its varied...

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

Genre: Documentary

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On piloting ships into Sydney harbour.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Howard Craven

This year the Musica Viva Festival will feature content from the NFSA's Film Australia Collection to be screened in the Bang & Olufsen Salon...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Wilfrid Thomas

Made by the National Film Board 1949. Directed by Bern Gandy. The expanding activities of the Post Office to cater for communications in an ever...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Wilfrid Thomas