Titles tagged with ‘nationalism’
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The Australian Steel Works (c1920)
This promotional documentary presented by the Made in Australia Council looks at the workings of an Australian steel works factory in Newcastle.
Birth of a Car (c1948)
This documentary, most likely produced by or commissioned by Holden, proudly details the planning, testing and production of the first locally manufactured Holden model sedan developed to suit ...
Boots and Shoes (c1924)
A promotional film presented by the Made in Australia Council that shows the manufacture and assembly of Australian-made footwear in a factory. It ends with the slogan ‘wherever ...
Cartoons of the Moment – Miss Australasia (c1914)
Cartoons of the Moment was an animated segment by Harry Julius that appeared in wartime editions of the Australasian Gazette newsreel. This edition comments on First World War-related ...
A Day at an Engineering Works (c1926)
A silent documentary produced by the Made in Australia Council that details the work inside the Perry engineering works in Adelaide in order to promote and support Australian ...
The Evolution of a Chocolate (1925)
Presented by the Made in Australia Council, this documentary details the processes used in the making of confectionery at an Australian chocolate making factory.
Factory to Farm: Making Agricultural Implements in Australia (c1925)
One of a series of promotional films made by the Melbourne-based Made in Australia Council, Factory to Farm supports the production of agricultural implements in Australian factories. It ...
The Hayseeds (1933)
In the middle of a bad drought, Dad Hayseed (Cecil Kellaway) and his large family host a wealthy city family, the Townleighs, when Mary Townleigh (Shirley Dale) gets ...
A Nation is Built (1938)
This sprawling and patriotic documentary uses actuality footage, historical re-enactments, fictionalised scenes and propaganda to chronicle Australia’s development and progress as a nation. It was sponsored by the ...
Piano Making (c1924)
A silent, black-and-white, promotional film presented by the Made in Australia Council that shows the manufacture and assembly of Australian-made pianos. It ends with the slogan ‘wherever you ...
Road to Kokoda (1942)
This Movietone News special edition features Australian troops fighting on the Kokoda track in the Owen Stanley Ranges of Papua New Guinea during the Second World War. It ...
Sheep to Shop: Hosiery and Knitted Goods (1924)
Produced by Herschells Films for the Made in Australia Council, this documentary promotes Australia’s wool industry and the production of high-grade woollen garments.
Sheep to Shop: Woollen Goods (1924)
Produced by Herschells Films for the Made in Australia Council, this promotional documentary shows the various stages involved in the manufacture of wool blankets, flannel and woollen fabric ...
A Shining Example (c1920)
Produced by Herschells films for the Made in Australia Council, this is a promotional documentary that highlights Australia’s capacity to produce the ‘highest grade’ electroplate silverware. The film ...
The Squatter’s Daughter (1933)
Joan Enderby (Jocelyn Howarth) is about to lose her family’s sheep station, because she can’t afford to buy out the lease from the Sherringtons, who run the neighbouring ...
Strangers in Paradise (1989)
Set on the eve of Australia’s bicentennial celebrations, this observational documentary looks at Australian (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) culture through the eyes of a group of American and British ...
2000 Weeks (1969)
Will Gardener (Mark McManus) is a Melbourne journalist at a crossroads. He wants to be a novelist, but he has a wife (Eileen Chapman) and two kids to ...
