Various news clippings featuring reviews about the newly released film by the McDonagh Sisters, The Far Paradise (1928), from some of Australia's most prominent newspapers from the 19

Graham Shirley's portrait of the pioneering Australian filmmakers, the McDonagh Sisters – Isabel, Paulette and Phyllis.

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.

The McDonagh sisters filmed a variety of notable 1920s Sydney landmarks when making their feature films. 

A behind-the-scenes photo from the set of The Cheaters (silent version, 1929).

This short silent footage captures a screen test of film actress Isabel McDonagh (who acted under her stage name, Marie Lorraine), circa 1926.

A cinema lobby card for the McDonagh sisters' 1928 silent film The Far Paradise. 

A flapper-style 1920s sequined evening dress bought in Paris and worn by Isabel McDonagh (credited as Marie Lorraine) in the Australian silent film The Cheaters (1929).

A scene from the Australian silent film The Cheaters (1929) featuring the flapper-style 1920s sequined evening dress worn by Paula Marsh (played by Isabel McDonagh, credited

This clip documents the spectacle of a large surf carnival on Bondi Beach in approximately 1929. The surf clubs march on the sand and lifesavers give a resuscitation demonstration.