Titles tagged with ‘railway’
9 titles - sorted by title / by year
Across the Trans-continental Railway: From Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta (c1917)
This documentary details part of the building of the trans-continental railway from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie.
Australia Post – The Last of the TPOs (1985)
This program was produced to mark the closure of the last remaining TPO (Travelling Post Office) service in Australia.
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.
Building a Railway Engine (c1925)
This short film shows some of the work carried out at the Islington railway engine construction and repair plant of the South Australian Railways, just outside of Adelaide.
Construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge (1931)
A comprehensive pictorial record that chronicles the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge between 1925 and 1931, filmed by the Paramount Film Service, Sydney.
Imperial Tractors: Western Australian Farmers Support an Australian Industry (1937)
This silent black-and-white Imperial Tractors cinema advertisement shows tractor stock at the AH McDonald and Co warehouse and tractors being loaded onto a cargo train for delivery to ...
Island Fettlers (2006)
A documentary that uses historical footage, with current interview and observational footage, about the journey of Torres Strait Islander men who moved to the Pilbara to work on ...
Norforce Army Days at Hayes Creek, NT and Wyndham (1943)
This historical footage filmed by John Mack around 1943 captures Australian defence force personnel travelling on the old Ghan railway from South Australia to the Northern Territory. Mack ...
Track Record: The Story of Australia’s Railways - Tethered to the World (1991)
This is one episode from a four-part series that looks at the history of the railway network in Australia. This episode outlines the surviving tourist railways of Australia. ...
