Australian History Movies

  • 1986
    The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back

    The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back

    The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back

    91986HD

    The shameful history of persecution of the Aborigines in Australia. The secret history of Australia is a historical conspiracy of silence. Written...

    The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
  • 2022
    The Accidental Archivist

    The Accidental Archivist

    The Accidental Archivist

    02022HD

    Julie Peters is a legend in the trans community in Australia. She was the first person to transition at the ABC, at a time when there were no role...

    The Accidental Archivist
  • 1951
    Cavalcade of Australia 1901-1951

    Cavalcade of Australia 1901-1951

    Cavalcade of Australia 1901-1951

    01951HD

    Produced to celebrate the Jubilee of Federation, Cavalcade of Australia provides an historical review of the development of the nation between 1901...

    Cavalcade of Australia 1901-1951
  • 2017
    The Unlucky Australians

    The Unlucky Australians

    The Unlucky Australians

    82017HD

    In 1966, Gurindji stockmen & their families walked off the largest cattle station in the NT. Frank Hardy follows the story of the strike as told by...

    The Unlucky Australians
  • 2023
    WINHANGANHA

    WINHANGANHA

    WINHANGANHA

    02023HD

    WINHANGANHA (Wiradjuri language: Remember, know, think) - is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition. It is...

    WINHANGANHA
  • 2018
    Australia Says Yes

    Australia Says Yes

    Australia Says Yes

    102018HD

    Packed with drama, high emotions and cliff-hanger moments, Australia Says Yes is the intimate and personal history of struggle and perseverance that...

    Australia Says Yes
  • 2015
    Blood on the Coal

    Blood on the Coal

    Blood on the Coal

    7.52015HD

    A story of struggle and tragedy, the film features harrowing underground disasters, heroic rescues and traces a history of strikes, industrial...

    Blood on the Coal
  • 1964
    Shares in Murder

    Shares in Murder

    Shares in Murder

    81964HD

    Beth Tyson is murdered in her mansion. Chief Inspector Fields, Inspector Bramell and Detective Philbert present three different versions of this...

    Shares in Murder
  • 2021
    Jazmin

    Jazmin

    Jazmin

    02021HD

    Jazmin Theodora, 83 is A Nimbin Local Legend and Tarot reader. Jazmin uses her physic abilities to get people in touch with who they are. Her story...

    Jazmin
  • 1989
    Too Many Captain Cooks

    Too Many Captain Cooks

    Too Many Captain Cooks

    01989HD

    For both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, Captain James Cook is a figure of great historical significance.

    Too Many Captain Cooks
  • 1970
    A Voice to be Heard: Indigenous Australians Elect Members to the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee

    A Voice to be Heard: Indigenous Australians Elect Members to the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee

    A Voice to be Heard: Indigenous Australians Elect Members to the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee

    01970HD

    In 1973, for the first time, Aboriginal people from across Australia directly elected members to the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee...

    A Voice to be Heard: Indigenous Australians Elect Members to the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee
  • 2025
    Whitlam Dismissal - 50 Years

    Whitlam Dismissal - 50 Years

    Whitlam Dismissal - 50 Years

    42025HD

    The dismissal of an elected Australian Government has only happened once. 50 years ago, in 1975, Sir John Kerr sensationally sacked PM Gough Whitlam....

    Whitlam Dismissal - 50 Years
  • 1997
    A History of the Australian Aboriginal

    A History of the Australian Aboriginal

    A History of the Australian Aboriginal

    01997HD

    Colin Jones is of Aboriginal, Polynesian and English decent. The Aboriginal side of his family are from the Kalkadoon and Nunuckle tribal groups. ...

    A History of the Australian Aboriginal
  • 2025
    SYSTEM-Stories and Connections to Land and Country

    SYSTEM-Stories and Connections to Land and Country

    SYSTEM-Stories and Connections to Land and Country

    02025HD

    System (2025) is a short documentary film exploring intergenerational connections to land and country. Interviews with Aunty Denise Morgan Bulled, a...

    SYSTEM-Stories and Connections to Land and Country
  • 2015
    The Dalfram Dispute 1938: Pig Iron Bob

    The Dalfram Dispute 1938: Pig Iron Bob

    The Dalfram Dispute 1938: Pig Iron Bob

    02015HD

    On November 15, 1938 the steamship Dalfram berthed at No. 4 jetty Port Kembla to load pig iron for Kobe, Japan. Ted Roach, Branch Secretary,...

    The Dalfram Dispute 1938: Pig Iron Bob