All titles produced in 1949

7 titles

Around a Gum Tree (1949)

Using Australia’s many species of gum trees as an analogy, this black-and-white documentary looks at the wide range of industries, employment sectors and lifestyles which emerge ‘around a ...

Behind the Big Top (1949)

A documentary about the travelling Wirth’s Circus and Zoo that toured to Melbourne in 1949. The circus train arrives in town and workers (and elephants) help set up ...

Duff, Paul: Home Movies: Papua New Guinea, 1949-early 50s (c1949)

This silent colour 8mm home movie footage was filmed by Paul Duff during his years working for the Australian Petroleum Company in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The footage ...

A Home of their Own (1949)

A promotional documentary made for the Housing Commission of Victoria that examines the importance of home and the ‘dignity of daily life’. It shows post-Second World War housing ...

A documentary by John Kingsford Smith made for the Australian Inland Mission. The Inlanders follows patrolling minister Reverend KF ‘Skipper’ Partridge on his 8,690 kilometre journey into Australia’s ...

Sons of Matthew (1949)

Irishman Matthew O’Riordan (John O’Malley) and his English wife Jane (Thelma Scott) have carved a farm from fickle acres at Deep Creek, in northern New South Wales. They ...

Thrill of the Surf (1949)

This documentary featurette shows typical scenes on Australia’s beaches and features the events and activities of a surfing carnival at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. An introductory text situates Australian ...