Commonwealth Film Laboratories
Commonwealth Film Laboratories was an Australian production company that operated from 1925 to the 1950s.[1] They were formerly located in Surry Hills, New South Wales.[2]
In addition to making films for the Government of Australia, they invested in and provided facilities for several Australian feature films.[3]
Select Credits
- Conquest (1936) – short[4]
- Eaglets (1935) – short[5][6]
- Mystery Island (1937) – production company[7]
- The Adventures of Dot (1938) – short – provided facilities[8]
- Typhoon Treasure (1936)[9]
- Seven Little Australians (1939) facilities
- Australia Has Wings (1941) – short[10]
- The Rats of Tobruk (1944) – investor[11]
- A Son is Born (1946) – built sets[12]
References
- ↑ "COMPANY NEWS.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 18 February 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ "7000 FEET OF FILM.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 27 July 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ Poppy de Souza, 'Commonwealth Film Laboratories', Australian Screen Online accessed 19 August 2012
- ↑ ""Conquest".". The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate. NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 November 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ ""EAGLETS.".". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 7 December 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM.". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM.". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ ""THE ADVENTURES OF DOT".". The Transcontinental. Port Augusta, SA: National Library of Australia. 23 September 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ "FILM WORLD.". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 4 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ "3 PROPAGANDA FILMS.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ "Tobruk Rats help to put epic siege on screen.". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 6 November 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ "£1,700,000 FILM.". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 7 October 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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