Commonwealth Film Laboratories

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

In addition to making films for the Government of Australia, they invested in and provided facilities for several Australian feature films such as Typhoon Treasure.^[3]^[4]

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Conquest (1936) – short^[5]
Eaglets (1935) – short^[6]^[7]
Mystery Island (1937) – production company^[8]
The Adventures of Dot (1938) – short – provided facilities^[9]
Typhoon Treasure (1936)^[10]
Seven Little Australians (1939) facilities
Australia Has Wings (1941) – short^[11]
Whose War Is It? (1943)
The Rats of Tobruk (1944) – investor^[12]
A Son Is Born (1946) – built sets^[13]
Always Another Dawn (1948)^[14]

References

^ "COMPANY NEWS". Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax. 18 February 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "7000 FEET OF FILM". Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax. 27 July 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ Poppy de Souza, 'Commonwealth Film Laboratories', Australian Screen Online accessed 19 August 2012
^ Vagg, Stephen (25 June 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: Typhoon Treasure". Filmink. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
^ ""Conquest"". Gosford Times & Wyong District Advocate. NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 November 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ ""EAGLETS."". Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax. 7 December 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: Queensland Newspapers. 14 July 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: Queensland Newspapers. 14 July 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ ""THE ADVENTURES OF DOT"". The Transcontinental. 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". Australian Women's Weekly. Australian Consolidated Press. 6 November 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "£1,700,000 FILM". The Mail. Adelaide: News Limited. 7 October 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ Vagg, Stephen (3 August 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: Always Another Dawn". Filmink. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

External links

Commonwealth Film Laboratories at Australian Screen Online

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[1] "COMPANY NEWS". Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax. 18 February 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[2] "7000 FEET OF FILM". Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax. 27 July 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

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

[typhoon-4] Vagg, Stephen (25 June 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: Typhoon Treasure". Filmink. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

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

[6] ""EAGLETS."". Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax. 7 December 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

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

[8] "ALL-AUSTRALIAN ISLAND FILM". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: Queensland Newspapers. 14 July 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

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

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

[11] "3 PROPAGANDA FILMS". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[12] "Tobruk Rats help to put epic siege on screen". Australian Women's Weekly. Australian Consolidated Press. 6 November 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[13] "£1,700,000 FILM". The Mail. Adelaide: News Limited. 7 October 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

[always-14] Vagg, Stephen (3 August 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: Always Another Dawn". Filmink. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

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