Commonwealth Film Laboratories

Commonwealth Film Laboratories was an Australian production company that operated from 1925 to the 1950s.^[1] They were formerly located in Surry Hills, New South Wales.^[2]

In addition to making films for the Government of Australia, they invested in and provided facilities for several Australian feature films.^[3]

Select Credits[]

Conquest (1936) – short^[4]
Eaglets (1935) – short^[5]^[6]
Mystery Island (1937) – production company^[7]
The Adventures of Dot (1938) – short – provided facilities^[8]
Typhoon Treasure (1936)^[9]
Seven Little Australians (1939) facilities
Australia Has Wings (1941) – short^[10]
The Rats of Tobruk (1944) – investor^[11]
A Son is Born (1946) – built sets^[12]

References[]

^ "COMPANY NEWS". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 18 February 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "7000 FEET OF FILM". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 27 July 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ Poppy de Souza, 'Commonwealth Film Laboratories', Australian Screen Online accessed 19 August 2012
^ ""Conquest"". The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate. NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 November 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ ""EAGLETS."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 7 December 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ ""THE ADVENTURES OF DOT"". . Port Augusta, SA: National Library of Australia. 23 September 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "FILM WORLD". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 4 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "3 PROPAGANDA FILMS". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "Tobruk Rats help to put epic siege on screen". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 6 November 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "£1,700,000 FILM". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 7 October 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

External links[]

Commonwealth Film Laboratories at Australian Screen Online

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[1] "COMPANY NEWS". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 18 February 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[2] "7000 FEET OF FILM". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 27 July 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[3] Poppy de Souza, 'Commonwealth Film Laboratories', Australian Screen Online accessed 19 August 2012

[4] ""Conquest"". The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate. NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 November 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[5] ""EAGLETS."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 7 December 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[6] "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[7] "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 14 July 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[8] ""THE ADVENTURES OF DOT"". . Port Augusta, SA: National Library of Australia. 23 September 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[9] "FILM WORLD". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 4 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[10] "3 PROPAGANDA FILMS". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[11] "Tobruk Rats help to put epic siege on screen". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 6 November 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[12] "£1,700,000 FILM". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 7 October 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

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