Most Viewed From Australian National Film Board

In Australia, children live in the Outback, too far from others to travel to any school. The Australian government has a school with no student only...

In the estuaries and lagoons of the Northern Territory, freshwater and saltwater crocodile are hunted for their hides by both Indigenous and...

Shows new methods in treating those afflicted with mental health issues. Contrasts past treatment regimes where people were locked away out of sight...

Beautifully filmed in black and white, this classic short film looks at pearling in the late 1940s. It goes on board the boats that work off the...

Can't find what you are looking for? All you have to do is ask. Such advice is not so straightforward when you can't speak the language. By 1951,...

This film about Library services in Australia shows some of the work of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library, the National Library with its varied...

Original archival synopsis: The Japanese bombed Darwin many times during World War II because it was strategically important target number one in...

On piloting ships into Sydney harbour.

Two Aboriginal families live like their ancestors have for centuries in this anthropological documentary. The gathering of food is the main focus as...

Made by the Department of Immigration to entice immigrants from Great Britain, this film shows an idyllic picture of life in the New South Wales...

A documentary about the city of Broken Hill in New South Wales.

There was dancing in the street and tea on the river front when the Jacaranda Festival sprung to life in the last week of October in 1949. The...

A documentary showing the town of Port Augusta in South Australia.

A look at a teacher at a one-teacher school.

The way of life for people living along the tropic of Capricorn in Queensland 1965. Farming and mining are the main industries in this area of...

Radio is one of the most important communication technologies ever invented and has been a vital tool in helping Australians overcome the tyranny of...

Made by The National Film Board 1947. Directed by Catherine Duncan. Christmas in Australia is a mid summer festival, with temperatures rising high. ...

A look into beekeeping.

In Australia with its rapid development there is a need for insistence upon town planning. This film illustrates what has already taken place in our...

The film examines the organisation of civil aviation in Australia, from passenger flights to freight and utility aircraft. It includes planning and...