Movies: Commonwealth Film Unit

  • 1956
    Paper Run

    Paper Run (1956)

    Paper Run

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    A panorama of scenic beauty unfolds as the newspaper delivery man works his run along Sydney's northern beaches of Newport and the Palm Beach area....

    Paper Run
  • 1956
    Mountain Spring: The Flinders Range

    Mountain Spring: The Flinders Range (1956)

    Mountain Spring: The Flinders Range

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    Progress in South Australia manifests itself around the Flinders Range country in the industries of Whyalla, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Leigh Creek and Aroona Dam. Wildflowers cover the countryside....

    Mountain Spring: The Flinders Range
  • 1967
    Desert People

    Desert People (1967)

    Desert People

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    Two Aboriginal families live like their ancestors have for centuries in this anthropological documentary. The gathering of food is the main focus as women harvest grass seeds to make a primitive flour for bread. Grubs, lizards, and fruit are also on ...

    Desert People
  • 1947
    Christmas Under the Sun

    Christmas Under the Sun (1947)

    Christmas Under the Sun

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    Made by The National Film Board 1947. Directed by Catherine Duncan. Christmas in Australia is a mid summer festival, with temperatures rising high. Over the years many of the traditional northern hemisphere Christmas customs have been modified to f...

    Christmas Under the Sun
  • 1959
    The Pace That Kills

    The Pace That Kills (1959)

    The Pace That Kills

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    Excessive speed is the number one killer on the roads: one-thrid of all road deaths are caused by it. By excessive speeding drivers risk their own lives and those of others....

    The Pace That Kills
  • 1960
    Suicide Trail

    Suicide Trail (1960)

    Suicide Trail

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    Shot with a big cowboy nod to the Western genre, this road safety film shows the danger of speeding on an unknown country road at night....

    Suicide Trail