Australia's Own (1919)

Genre

silent film

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1919 silent film depicts the transfer of New Guinea from German to Australian colonial control. It has footage shot near Port Moresby and is now a lost film.

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What happens

Australia's Own is a 1919 Australian silent film set in New Guinea, with footage shot in the Yule Island area near Port Moresby. It is a lost film. The title refers to the transfer of New Guinea from being a German possession to an Australian colony. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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