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Titles tagged with ‘heritage buildings’

4 titles - sorted alphabetically or by year

Darwin c1926 historical – c1926

This historical and cultural record of Darwin in the 1920s includes valuable footage of the city’s environment and its multicultural population.

Melbourne Today documentary – 1931

Probably the first ‘talkie’ documentary made about Melbourne – in 1931, films with sound were still relatively new in Australia.

Provincial Cities of Australia: Ballarat, Victoria documentary – c1932

Frank Thring was an enthusiastic supporter of talking pictures and a great believer in their potential to bolster the Australian film industry.

Captain Cook’s Cottage documentary – 1938

Russell Grimwade paid £800 for the family home of Captain Cook and transported it from Yorkshire to Victoria.