Titles tagged with ‘trains’
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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.
Archibald Family: Noorong Gazette: Parts IX - XII (c1928)
This black-and-white home movie compilation, titled the Noorong Gazette, was made by the Archibald family in approximately 1928. The footage is silent and contains intertitles.
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.
Australia’s First Double-decker Bus and Rail Motor (c1936)
This footage, shot by Mr Waddington of Smith and Waddington Ltd, displays a range of newly constructed buses including Australia’s first double-decker bus.
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.
Isle of Many Waters (1939)
Made for the Tasmanian Government Tourist Bureau, this travelogue filmed and narrated by Frank Hurley promotes Tasmania as an idyllic holiday destination.
Look Both Ways (2005)
On the way home from her father’s funeral, Meryl (Justine Clarke), a young artist, sees a man killed by a passing train. Nick, a newspaper photographer (William McInnes) ...
The Maryborough Railway Employees’ Picnic (1938)
This is actuality footage of the Maryborough Railway employees’ picnic held at Scarness, Queensland, on 20 March 1938. Children and families from Gympie, Bundaberg, Kingaroy, Childers and other ...
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 ...
Robbery Under Arms (1985)
The Marston brothers, Dick (Steve Vidler) and Jim (Chris Cummins), are wild young men from the bush during the reign of Queen Victoria, who turn to a life ...
Spirit of Progress: Australia’s Wonder Train (1946)
The Spirit of Progress was Australia’s first completely air conditioned, streamlined, all-steel passenger train. This documentary details the train’s construction; its comfort and safety features; the opening celebrations ...
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. ...
Travelogue of Eastern States (c1929)
This travelogue, made around 1929, shows the major cities of eastern Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the new national capital, Canberra.
Wheat Harvesting c1925 (c1925)
These segments of historical footage from the 1920s cover a variety of subjects that reveal glimpses of Victorian life including: street scenes in central Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, ...
