All titles produced in 1917

6 titles

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.

Australasian Gazette – First Shipment of Red Cross Supplies to Egypt (c1917)

This Australasian Gazette newsreel shows the first shipment of Red Cross supplies leaving Federal Government House, Melbourne for soldiers in Egypt. Men form a chain to transport boxes ...

Australasian Gazette – Goodbye Sunny New South Wales (c1917)

This Australasian Gazette newsreel clip from approximately 1917 shows soldiers being despatched to the front during the First World War in a public parade in Sydney. It was ...

Australasian Gazette – Mimic Warfare (1917)

This Australasian Gazette exclusive newsreel story from 1917 shows troops from the Engineers’ Depot rehearsing a raid on enemy trenches. Soldiers in training are instructed by their commanding ...

Australasian Gazette – The Strike Spreads (c1917)

This segment from an Australasian Gazette newsreel shows waterside workers unloading perishables from a ship, possibly part of the New South Wales General Strike of 1917.

Novel Method of Advertising Peace Bonds: The Lion and the Kangaroo (c1917)

A silent Australasian Gazette newsreel item featuring part of a parade in Melbourne. It shows signs advertising peace bonds erected on the cages of a lion and kangaroo ...