The first edition of The Courier-Mail newspaper was published on 28 August 1933 as a result of a merger between the Brisbane Courier and the Daily Mail.

Born in Napier, New Zealand, Elizabeth Riddell (1910–1998) was recruited as a journalist straight from school.

Photography cadets with model, Sydney Morning Herald 1967 © Mervyn Bishop
Ink jet print, digital exhibition copy of gelatin silver photograph

This small newspaper snippet is from Truth, Sunday 17 June, 1928. It is from a scrapbook created by the McDonagh sisters to document their film The Far Paradise (1928).

A full-spread newspaper advertisement from Theatre Orange, showcasing The Far Paradise (1928) as featured in a scrapbook created by the McDonagh sisters to document their second

A large newspaper advertisement from Sydney's Capitol Theatre, for the McDonagh sister's film The Far Paradise (1928).

A full-page newspaper advertisement from Hoyts movie theatres in Bourke Street, for the McDonagh sister's film The Far Paradise (1928) from a scrapbook the sister's created.

This page from the McDonagh's scrapbook about their film The Far Paradise (1928) features a full-page newspaper advertisement showcasing the latest feature films showing at The Regent

A page from the McDonagh sister's scrapbook documenting the release and reviews of their 1928 silent feature The Far Paradise.

British embassy staffer Jill Bryant (Sigourney Weaver) tells her new lover Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) that a Chinese ship is en route with arms for the Indonesian Communists.