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America goes over
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Maker: United States Army Signal Corps
Introduction reads: 'Official film of the Corps of Signals taken under action and service conditions in France. Especially released by the War Department to the Eastman Kodak Company for the 2nd Amer...F00169
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A nation's heritage
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Maker: Commonwealth Film Unit
A documentary short film produced by the Commonwealth Film Unit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings.F10072
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Armistice and after
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Maker: Grigg, John British Broadcasting Corporation Brown, Malcolm
In November 1918 the victorious Allies were pushing the German army steadily back through occupied France and Belgium while in a railway carriage tucked away in the beautiful Compiegne woods, plenipot...F00193
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Australia at war 1914-1918: an account of the Australian force in the Great War
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank) Wilkins, George Hubert Bagnall, Frank N Pattison, Barrie Wraxall, Gordon
A Commonwealth Film Unit production for the Australian War Memorial. An appraisal of Australia's part in the First World War and the changes which have become apparent in Australia, illustrated by sce...F00189
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Australia in France
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Maker: Baldwin, Herbert Frederick Malins, Geoffrey McDowell, John Benjamin Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
British official film taken at the request of Australian authorities shows the Prime Minister the Right Honourable William Morris (Billy) Hughes and High Commissioner of Australia visit to the Western...F00047
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Australian postal film
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Scenes include; main entrance to the general Post Office Melbourne. Mail from the country being unloaded into postal vehicle. Sorting of mail. Date stamping machine in operation. Postmen leaving t...F00144
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Australians remember
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Maker: Tapscott, Russell Leake, John Walker, Robert Meikle, Richard Johnson, Peter Burgess, Francis Patrick "Pat"
Depicts Australia's role in the two World Wars, Korean and Vietnam war. Uses archival footage as well as film of exhibitions at the Memorial.F10220
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Australia prepared
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Australia's efforts towards the Allied cause during the 1914-18 war. Scenes include: training at Liverpool Camp NSW; The Federal Government Cordite Works; Women processing .303 cartridges at the Colo...F00143
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Background of a tradition
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Maker: Carnemolla, John McKeon, B Wasley, Les Wendon, Ron Wood, Frederick Sydney Golsby, Kevin Low, David Eagles, Moneta Killan, Frank
A Movietone production on the 50 year history of the Royal Australian Navy. Shows the launch of the battle cruiser HMAS Australia at Clyde. The arrival of the destroyers Warrago, Parramatta and Yarra...F10067
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Bapaume to Bullecourt
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Maker: Baldwin, Herbert Frederick Malins, Geoffrey Wilkins, George Hubert
The advance on Bapaume and Bullecourt after the Germans had retreated to the Hindenburg Line. Shows Australians participating during this action. The infantry advancing across no-man's land; the con...F00045
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Cameramen at war
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Maker: Glendenning, Raymond Lye, Leonard Charles Huia
A Ministry of Information film produced by the Realist Film Unit with acknowledgement to the Newsreel companies, the Services film units and the Trustees of the Imperial War Museum. The story of Briti...F01419
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Fighting in Flanders
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank) Wilkins, George Hubert
This film deals with the participation of the Australian troops in the third battle of Ypres during the autumn of 1917. Scenes include Australians preparing for the attack; being reviewed by Sir Doug...F00056
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First World War: edited by Laurence Stalling
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Maker: Stalling, Laurence
Introduction reads: 'An authentic motion picture record reaching back to the turn of the twentieth century collected from official sources and the archives of the great nations and presented by Fox Fi...F00170
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Forgotten men: the war as it was
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Maker: Lee, Norman
An Associated British Picture Corporation Ltd production. Commentary written and spoken on camera by Sir John Hammerton, war historian in conjunction with the representatives of the fighting forces 1...F00172
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German concentration camps: Holsworthy, Trial Bay, Berrima, Molonglo
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Maker: Ive, Bert
Scenes of Holsworthy and Molonglo internment camps for enemy aliens taken in the summer of 1918-19 by Bert Ive. Also included is earlier footage from Trial Bay and Berrima. The purpose of the film w...F00133
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How the Digger gets his mail: the Australian Army postal services at work
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Maker: Smith, J W Wilkins, George Hubert
Officers and staff of the Australian Base Post Office London. The staff numbers over seven hundred employees of whom the greater number are women who had to be specially trained for the work. Mail arr...F00020
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Interesting events in the history of the AIF
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Maker: Joyce, William Henry Young, Sydney Harry Edward
The 1914 Anzac men leave France for two months furlough in Australia. Anzac Day London 1919. Inter allied games held at Joinville Le Pont, Paris. No. 4 Squadron AFC occupy a German aerodrome at Col...F00031
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Jacka VC
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Maker: Buesst, Nigel Cooper, Ross
The life of the famous Australian war hero, Captain Albert Jacka, VC, MC and BAR, of the 14th Battalion AIF, who was the first Australian to win the Victoria Cross at Gallipoli. The film uses photogra...F10234
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Munition works
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Maker: Pathe Company
Operations of a British muntions factory where women do all but the most heavy production work. Original title 'Women workers for victory'. Pictures taken by authority and sanction of the Ministry of...F00103
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Mutiny on the Western Front
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Maker: Mingara Films
Australia's involvement on the Western Front in the 1914-1918 war. Told by soldier's through letters, diaries and personal recollections. Uses archival footage interspersed with with scenes showing sa...F10241
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Ribemont gas school
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Maker: Wilson, H W
The Ribemont gas school and the defensive measures adopted against hostile gas attacks. Many gas schools were set up so that NCO and Officers could be shown the proper means of defence against gas at...F00048
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Stages in the demobilization and repatriation of members of the AIF
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Maker: Joyce, William Henry
Whilst awaiting demobilization large numbers of men both in France and Great Britain avail themselves the opportunity offered them by taking up educational courses and thus fit themselves for re-entry...F00054
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The ANZAC story
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Maker: McGrath, James Joseph
A documentary film on the Gallipoli campaign making extensive use of photographs, art works, terrain models and dioramas to tell the story. The film is introduced by the then Director of the Australia...F10031
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The Australians' final campaign in 1918
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Maker: Baldwin, Herbert Frederick Wilkins, George Hubert
After the third battle of Ypres in September 1917 the Australians were put in to hold the Messines Wytschaete sector and to prepare defences against the expected German spring offensive. The German of...F00018
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The Cocos incident
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Maker: TVW Enterprises Ltd
Documentary on the exploits of the German light cruiser Emden and its destruction by HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914 at North Keeling Island.F10239
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We of the AIF
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
A record of the part played by Australia in the 1914-1918 war compiled from official and authentic war films taken by Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins, MC and Bar, Captain Frank Hurley and others. Edited a...F00187
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With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank) Joyce, William Henry Wilkins, George Hubert
Nos 2, 3 and 4 Squadrons of the Australian Flying Corps under operational conditions in France. Preparations for bombing mission; swinging compass and bombing up an RE8 aircraft of No 3 Squadron; Sop...F00035
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With the Australian forces in Palestine
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
Opens with title 'with the Australian Forces in Palestine'. The advance on Magdhaba, December 1916, and the return with Turkish prisoners, the capture of Beersheba and the entry of the Camel Corps. T...F00042
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With the Australians in France [Australian forces in France 1916]
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Maker: Malins, Geoffrey McDowell, John Benjamin Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
Shows scenes of many branches of the Australian Army in France including artillery action (12 inch howitzers and 18 pounders) and men working, training and relaxing behind the lines. General Birdwood...F00050