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LIGHT HOUSE ISLAND SUPPLIED: AUSTRALIA aka SOLITARY LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND

Light House Island Supplied: Australia AKA Solitary Lighthouse Island (1947)

Footage of remote...

MENACE OF THE RABBIT

Menace Of The Rabbit (1948)

Footage of the steps taken by Australian farmers in culling the rabbit...

JOSEPH'S PROTEGE

Joseph's Protege (1933)

Good footage of chameleons in Australia.

JUST PUZZLING!

Just Puzzling! (1934)

Emus and their chicks are seen walking about and bathing in a small pond.

ADELAIDE WAREHOUSE FIRE Dublin issue

Adelaide Warehouse Fire Dublin Issue (1941)

Fire in large warehouse in Australia brought under...

BOOMS TO CHECK OIL FIRES

Booms To Check Oil Fires (1941)

New method of confining burning oil slicks using floating booms.

FAREWELL TO AUSTRALIA

Farewell To Australia (1945)

Fleet Air Arm, Pacific Squadron stages the mass air demonstration over...

 

 

PET ROOSTER IN AUSTRALIA

Pet Rooster In Australia (1938)

A rooster gets a bath from a little girl, then is made to wear a dress...

WHEN THE RAINS CAME TO AUSTRALIA

When The Rains Came To Australia (1944)

Torrential rain causes floods in the streets but relieves the...

FOREST FIRE IN AUSTRALIA

Forest Fire In Australia (1944)

Bush fire in Victoria destroys many homes, Australian army called in to...

HAPPY EVENT FOR MRS P

Happy Event For Mrs P (1944)

A look at the first platypus born in captivity. Australia.

AUSTRALIAN FLOOD HAVOC

Australian Flood Havoc (1954)

24 die as floods sweep along thousand miles of the Queensland and New...

NEWS FLASHES - AUSTRALIAN

News Flashes - Australian "Ducks" (1954)

A fleet of Army DUKWs surf-ride in Australia as part of a...

SHARKS

Sharks (1940)

Three sharks caught off the Australian coast are hung up on the quay.

SMELLY WHALE

Smelly Whale (1940)

A rotting whale is chopped up and taken away to be buried. Queensland, Australia.

BEES

Bees (1941)

Honeycombs are taken from bees in the trees. Queensland, Australia.

ONE MAN COPTER

One Man Copter (1964)

A one man helicopter is demonstrated in Sydney, Australia

HELICOPTER AIDS BUILDERS

Helicopter Aids Builders (1964)

A helicopter is used by Australian builders to ferry heavy units onto...

10 MILE BUSH FIRE aka TEN MILE BUSH BLAZE

10 Mile Bush Fire AKA Ten Mile Bush Blaze (1965)

Forest fires in Victoria, Australia.

BUSH FIRE

Bush Fire (1967)

Bush fires spread through Belrose, Australia.

AUSTRALIA MAKES TORPEDOES

Australia Makes Torpedoes (1944)

Australian newsreel item about making and testing torpedoes.

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AIDS URANIUM SEEKERS

Australian Government Aids Uranium Seekers (1952)

Australian government giving money for research...

GRAPE HARVEST

Grape Harvest (1962)

Grape harvest at the Barossa Valley in Australia.

WEATHER BY RADAR IN AUSTRALIAN WEATHER STATION

Weather By Radar In Australian Weather Station (1965)

Weather predicted by radar in Australian...

NEW AUSTRALIAN AIRCRAFT

New Australian Aircraft (1966)

The Victa Air cruiser - a new Australian Aircraft

YEARLINGS BRING AMAZING PRICES  aka STUD SALES

Yearlings Bring Amazing Prices AKA Stud Sales (1940-1945)

Thoroughbred horses sold at auction in...

RACEHORSE AUCTIONED aka SHANNON ON AUCTION BLOCK

Racehorse Auctioned AKA Shannon On Auction Block (1947)

One of Australia's most famous race...

PARROT

Parrot (1960-1969)

Short sequence showing cockateel / cockatoo in a zoo.

KANGAROO

Kangaroo (1960-1969)

Short sequence showing kangaroo in a zoo.

LEDERMYCIN A NEW DRUG PREPARED IN VICTORIA

Ledermycin A New Drug Prepared In Victoria (1963)

New drug ledermycin produced in small Australian...

BERNBOROUGH SUPER HORSE - AUSTRALIAN

Bernborough Super Horse - Australian (1946)

Australian champion racing horse Bernborough presented...

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA!

Advance Australia! (1933)

Australian Premier Stevens names the first Australian built aeroplane.

THERE AIN'T NO SUCH ANIMAL

There Ain't No Such Animal (1932)

Excellent footage of the strange looking creature the duck billed...

BIRD SANCTUARY

Bird Sanctuary (1940)

Kookaburras in a wild bird sanctuary feed from the hands of farmers who work the...

MUDLARKS AT MELBOURNE

Mudlarks At Melbourne (1943)

Colonus wins a horse race at Melbourne in a pouring rain.

FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA

Floods In Australia (1945)

New South Wales, Australia, suffers severe floods.

AUSTRALIAN SEAL ISLAND - PHILLIP ISLAND

Australian Seal Island - Phillip Island (1938)

An item showing a colony of seals off Phillip Island...

ON THE RUN!

On The Run! (1934)

Sheep are herded and sheared in Australia.

BRINGING HOME THE BACON

Bringing Home The Bacon (1932)

Young women take part in pig racing in Australia.

COMMONWEALTH SHEEP SHOW

Commonwealth Sheep Show (1951)

Commonwealth Sheep Show takes place in Sydney, Australia.

BLACK KNIGHT INTO SPACE

Black Knight Into Space (1958)

Black Knight rocket is launched from the Woomera base in Australia.

WHALES

Whales (1937)

A look at three whales swimming just off Sydney harbour, Australia.

GIANT ANT HILL issue title ANTIPODES CALLING

Giant Ant Hill Issue Title Antipodes Calling (1938)

Giant ant hills in Australia that are bigger...

MODEL PLANE

Model Plane (1941)

An Australian designer shows off his latest gas powered model aeroplane.

CHARCOAL MOTOR BIKE aka CHARCOAL MOTORBIKE

Charcoal Motor Bike AKA Charcoal Motorbike (1942)

An item showing an economical motorcycle which...

ALSATIANS

Alsatians (1943)

An Alsatian dog shows off her 13 puppies - incomplete.

BIRD SANCTUARY aka GRUB UP!

Bird Sanctuary AKA Grub Up! (1955)

Thousands of birds turn up twice a day to be fed by hand in bird...

SYDNEY

Sydney (1964)

An oil storage depot in Australia burns in a terrifying fire.

PLATYPUS JR. MAKES BOW

Platypus Jr. Makes Bow (1946)

Various shots of pair of Duck Billed Platypuses with their new baby in...

CITY KIDDIES ANNUAL BUSH PICNIC

City Kiddies Annual Bush Picnic (1947)

Each year Miss Hadam entertains city children at her home in...