Australian History Movies

  • 1985
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    Burke & Wills

    Burke & Wills

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    A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

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  • 1964
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    Shares in Murder

    Shares in Murder

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    Beth Tyson is murdered in her mansion. Chief Inspector Fields, Inspector Bramell and Detective Philbert present three different versions of this crime.

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  • 1969
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    First Warrior

    First Warrior

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    Australia was colonized in the late 1700s. Pemulwuy, a man of the Bidjigal tribes — from the region that is today modern-day Sydney — led a 12-year resistance against British settlers moving into his people’s traditional lands.

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  • 2024
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    The Search for the Palace Letters

    The Search for the Palace Letters

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    This remarkable documentary tells the story of Professor Jenny Hocking, the historian who took on the Australian Government and HM Queen Elizabeth II in a landmark legal battle - and won.

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  • 2020
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    The Stockman's Tale

    The Stockman's Tale

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    An exploration into the early history of Australian herding

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  • 2021
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    The Ripple Effect

    The Ripple Effect

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    The Ripple Effect is a powerful documentary primarily centred around St Kilda legend and proud Noongar Nicky Winmar's generation-defining stand against racism at Victoria Park in 1993.

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  • 1993
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    Nazi Supergrass

    Nazi Supergrass

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    This documentary explores the life and times of Russell Dean Willey, a neo-Nazi supergrass, in order to explain the presence of Jack Van Tongeren's Australian Nationalists Movement in Australia, and its spread, especially in difficult economic times.

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  • 2015
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    Blood on the Coal

    Blood on the Coal

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    A story of struggle and tragedy, the film features harrowing underground disasters, heroic rescues and traces a history of strikes, industrial turmoil and the current push by global mining giants to destroy regional communities and replace local mineworkers with a subservient itinerant workforce.

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  • 1911
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    Dan Morgan

    Dan Morgan

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    From the life and criminal career of bushranger Dan Morgan, leading up to his violent death at the hands of police.

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  • 2008
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    Island Home Country

    Island Home Country

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    A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various individuals deal with the traumatic legacies of British colonialism and its race-based policies. The film’s consultative process, with ‘Respecting...

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  • 1999
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    Federation

    Federation

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    An epic tale about the making of Australia. This tells the stories of the founding fathers and of the people in six separate colonies in the decades leading to Federation. It's a tale of winners and losers, of great debates which unified the country, of the struggle not just to make an Australian...

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  • 2020
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    The Skin of Others

    The Skin of Others

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    A compelling portrait of an extraordinary figure, Aboriginal WWI soldier Douglas Grant, featuring acclaimed Indigenous actor Balang Tom E. Lewis (in his final performance). Grant (c.1885-1951) was extraordinarily famous in his day, an intellectual, a journalist, a soldier, a reader of...

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  • 1916
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    For the Honour of Australia

    For the Honour of Australia

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    For the Honour of Australia is a 1916 film composed of footage from two 1915 Australian silent films, For Australia and How We Beat the Emden, plus the documentary How We Fought the Emden.

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  • 1989
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    Too Many Captain Cooks

    Too Many Captain Cooks

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    For both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, Captain James Cook is a figure of great historical significance.

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  • 2022
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    The Accidental Archivist

    The Accidental Archivist

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    Julie Peters is a legend in the trans community in Australia. She was the first person to transition at the ABC, at a time when there were no role models around her. From her early twenties, Julie started collecting anything trans or queer related to help her work out who she was. Over the years...

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  • 2023
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    WINHANGANHA

    WINHANGANHA

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    WINHANGANHA (Wiradjuri language: Remember, know, think) - is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition. It is an examination of how archives and the legacies of collection affect First Nations people and wider Australia, told through the lens of acclaimed...

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  • 2021
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    Jazmin

    Jazmin

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    Jazmin Theodora, 83 is A Nimbin Local Legend and Tarot reader. Jazmin uses her physic abilities to get people in touch with who they are. Her story is about always being yourself. Own who you are and be proud of who you are, regardless of your age. A strong, passionate woman, Jazmin’s zest life...

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  • 2006
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    Sydney in Time

    Sydney in Time

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    Sydney in Time is a rich and powerful story that charts the evolution of Sydney from its early years as a colonial outpost through to its emergence as a dynamic world city. The one-hour documentary looks back at the people, places and front page stories that have shaped a great city and helped...

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