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  1. Action in Vietnam

    Film

    Maker: Molloy, Michael Abbott, John Bagnall, Frank N Bowden, Barry

    A Commonwealth Film unit documentary on the Australian Army in Vietnam. Shows 1 Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) on parade in Sydney prior to embarkation for Vietnam. 1 RAR on operation...

    F10168

  2. A history of the Australian Forces at war 1939-45

    Film

    Maker: Legg, Frank Hooper Turney-Smith, Gerald Tycho, Thomas Dearth, Harry Ezard, Alex Harriott, Guy

    An Artansa Park Television production made with archival footage from the Australian War Memorial.

    F10069

  3. 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

  4. A nation's heritage

    Film

    Maker: Commonwealth Film Unit

    A documentary short film produced by the Commonwealth Film Unit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings.

    F10072

  5. Angels of war

    Film

    Maker: Pike, Andrew

    In January 1942 Papua New Guinea became the battle ground for nearly 2 million foreign soldiers. This film documents the experiences of Papua New Guinea's indigenous population during this campaign. S...

    F10262

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Australia in France

    Film

    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

  9. Australian postal film

    Film

    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

  10. Australians remember

    Film

    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

  11. Australian Task Force Vietnam DPR 189

    Film

    Maker: Directorate of Public Relations

    Covers the work of the units supporting the Australian infantry battalions in Vietnam. Shows 105mm Howitzers of the artillery; Centurion tanks and M113 Armoured personnel carriers; Cessna fixed wing s...

    F10255

  12. Australia prepared

    Film

    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

  13. Background of a tradition

    Film

    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

  14. 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

  15. Battle of Russia (Why we fight no 5)

    Film

    Maker: Capra, Frank

    Battle of Russia (Why we fight no 5)

    F01931

  16. Breakout

    Film

    Maker: Levy, Curtis

    Documentary film on the escape from Cowra prisoner of war (POW) camp of over five hundred Japanese POWs on 5 August 1944. The Cowra Breakout was one of the largest POW escapes of the Second World War.

    F03365

  17. Burma railway

    Film

    Maker: Garner, Stafford

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    F03374

  18. Burma Railway (Our world)

    Film

    Maker: Australian Broadcasting Commission

    "The Burma Railway" traces the events after the surrender in 1942 of the ill-fated 8th Division. It tells of their internment in Changi Prison, the construction of the Burma Railway in Thailand and th...

    F03402

  19. Burma victory

    Film

    Maker: Macdonald, David Army Film Unit

    Documentary film produced by the British Army Film Unit on the campaign in Burma from 1942 to the capitulation of the Japanese in Rangoon in 1945. The last film of the Victory trilogy, the other two b...

    F10002

  20. By the seats of their pants

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    Maker: Fortitude Productions

    Program on famous Australian Aviators and their experiences in war. Interviewees include: Bert Richie, Nancy Bird Walton, Sir Jones, Dr Newton, Esther Mather, Jack McMaster, Air Commodore Kingwell, Ch...

    F03471

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