All In A Day’s Work
A government informational film about the introduction of mechanised industrial handling equipment after World War Two.
Australia And Your Future – No.1 Men Wanted
A government informational film aimed at attracting discharged British servicemen to Australia as workers after World War Two.
Bridge Riggers Have Nerves Of Steel – Australian Diary 89
A newsreel showing painters and maintenance workers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the 1950s.
Caddie
Feature film about a woman's struggle to survive impoverished inner city Sydney during the Depression.
Coal Mining The Modern Way – Newcastle NSW
A newsreel about mechanised coal mining in Newcastle, New South Wales in the 1950s.
Don’s Party
A satirical comedy feature film about an election night party in the suburbs of Sydney in 1969.
Eight Hour Day At Tamworth 1916
A newsreel of the 1916 Labour Day parade in Tamworth New South Wales.
Eight Hour Day Procession – Melbourne 1939
Footage of an Eight Hour Day procession through Melbourne in 1939.
In Working Memory
A compilation of footage depicting underground mining, railways and locomotive manufacturing in Australia.
Making A Start In Australia
A government informational film aimed at European migrants to Australia in the 1970s.
Motor Car Body Building Is Important Industry – Australian Diary 45
A newsreel showing Australian car manufacturing in the 1950s.
Powlett Express Newsreel
Early newsreel footage of union and community events in the Wonthaggi District.
Rail Town
A government film showcasing the railway town of Port Augusta in South Australia in the 1950s.
Story Of A City
A government film showcasing the industrial city of Newcastle in New South Wales in 1945.
The Coal Miner
A government short documentary about mine mechanisation in New South Wales in the 1950s.
The Commonwealth’s Trans-Australian Railway
A silent film documenting the construction of the Trans-Australian Railway.
The Great Strike (1917)
This is a restored and reconstituted version of a silent documentary about the 1917 Great Strike.
The New Ipswich
A government film showcasing the industrial city of Ipswich in Queensland during the post war period of the late 1940s.
The Timber Getters
A government film about timber cutters on the New South Wales mid north coast in the 1950s.
Trade Unions Celebrate Historic Occasion – Australian Diary
A newsreel of the 1955 Labour Day parade in Sydney.
Victoria Converts Brown Coal To Power And Light – Australian Diary 14
A newsreel about the Yallourn brown coal mine and power house in Victoria in the 1940s.