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Australian Film Firsts

Australian Film Firsts
Australian First in Film

The first public film exhibition was on August 22, 1896 by Carl Hertz at the Melbourne Opera House. He used an R. W. Paul projector and films.
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The first film produced in Australia was The Melbourne Cup on November 3, 1896.
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*The first feature film over 1 hour was
Story of the Kelly Gang show on December 26, 1906 which was the first in the WORLD.
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The first 'talkie' was Fellers in 1930.

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