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- A record of the 1954 visit to Australia by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and his Royal Highness Prince Philip.
- In Australia, children live in the Outback, too far from others to travel to any school. The Australian government has a school with no student only teachers that correspond with their pupils and teach those children at their own pace.
- This is a condensed version of a series of films made in 1965 and 1967 of trips to the Western Desert region of Australia. The object of these trips was to film the daily life of the nomadic Aboriginal people living in the Gibson Desert of Central Australia. Although this land is one of the most arid regions of Australia, the people who lived there regarded it as rich in resources. The series was devised as an ethnographic record and was sponsored by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies for the then Commonwealth Film Unit. (From the National Film and Sound Archives of Australia)
- The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 created many Hungarian refugees. This films depicts Australia's response in taking 5,000 of the refugees.
- A Melbourne couple and their relatives are preparing for a wedding.
- A look into beekeeping.
- A theatrically-released short documentary about astronomy.
- A look at a teacher at a one-teacher school.
- This black-and-white film was made as a record of operations of the Australian National Research Expedition to Antarctica, from November 1947 to April 1948. It follows the journeys of two exploration ships as they sail with men and supplies from Australia to Antarctica to set up the first permanent scientific stations on both Heard and Macquarie Islands. It begins with the naval ship 1st 3501 departing Fremantle and follows her stormy ocean crossing, difficult landing, and the construction of the permanent huts which are to house 15 men for 15 months. Using flying boats such as the Walrus and the Kingfisher, the men are able to send out reconnaissance parties to determine the route ahead. The film also depicts the voyage of the Wyatt Earp from Melbourne to Antarctica and back via Macquarie Island, observing scientific work on board, as well as the stunning Antarctic landscape and wildlife.
- Documentary about John and Ilsa Konrads, famous swimmers.
- A documentary about how migrants are important to the future of Australia.
- One of Australia's most famous photographers and explorers, Frank Hurley, presents this absorbing film on the history of Australia's first expeditions to the Antarctic continent between 1911 and 1954. In the summer of 1911, a group of pioneers set off from Hobart on the tall ship Aurora to an unknown land. Their send-off was captured by Hurley in remarkable, archival footage. Buffeted by blizzards, and with the ever-present threat of crevasses, they made Cape Dennison in Commonwealth Bay their base for one year. Hurley describes his subsequent expeditions to the region with Shackleton, Wilkins and Campbell. Campbell's expedition in 1947 saw the establishment of scientific stations at Heard and Macquarie Islands. In 1954, Hurley joined the expedition led by Phillip Law on the Danish ice-breaker, the Kista Dan. Hurley's original footage shows the ship edging its way across the pack ice to the safety of the harbour where the first permanent Australian post in the Antarctic, Mawson Station was established. A rare film which reveals the true hardship and courage of these early pioneers.
- A documentary showing scenes of life in Hobart, Tasmania.
- A documentary showing swimmers in training.
- A colourful light-hearted documentary showing Australia's national parks.
- Instructional film for people intending to enter the building trade. Shows the construction of a brick house from start to finish.
- A documentary about horses and the work they do.
- Instructional film for children, teaching them how to properly ride a bicycle.
- A documentary showing the town of Port Augusta in South Australia.
- An overview of Australia's railways in the early 1960s, before gauges across the country were standardised, stressing the importance of the rail network to Australia's rural areas and to the nation's progress.