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Tagged: 1920s

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The McDonagh Sisters: Early Australian Female Filmmakers
This collection celebrates the work of the McDonagh sisters. In the 1920s, they became the first women to own and operate a film production company in Australia. Paulette (1901–1978) wrote and...
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100 years of Berlei
Delight in this elegant sample of cinema and TV ads from the 1920s to 1960s for Australian underwear brand Berlei. The collection also includes beautiful hand-coloured glass slides used to train...
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Songs by Jack O'Hagan
Singer-songwriter Jack O'Hagan wrote over 600 songs, including 'Along the Road to Gundagai' and 'Our Don Bradman'. O'Hagan also composed scores for silent films and stage shows, dance music and...
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Early Aviators
The feats of the daredevil early aviators pushed the boundaries of flight and brought Australia closer to the world. Aviation was seen as a novelty before the First World War opened the world's eyes...
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Cinema Art posters
This is a collection of posters of international films distributed in Australia between 1927 and 1932. The distributor Cinema Art Films brought many notable foreign productions to Australia,...
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NFSA Stories: Frank Hurley's Pearls and Savages
A visit to the NFSA gave one family history researcher the chance to learn more about the adventures of her great uncle in the early 1920s.
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NFSA Restores: The Cheaters
Restoring 'The Cheaters', a 1929 silent film by the pioneering McDonagh sisters.
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Con Colleano
Go behind-the-scenes at the circus with rare home movie footage of Australia's Con Colleano, the world-famous 'Wizard of the Wire'.
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Hoyts 1920s Talking Pictures Roadshow
In 1929, Hoyts – with help from Studebaker and the Shell Oil Company – loaded cinema sound equipment onto a truck so regional Australia could experience the latest in 'talking pictures'.
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McDonagh sisters' filming locations in 1920s Sydney
Can you help us identify these Sydney locations from landmark 1920s films made by the McDonagh sisters?
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