
Moora Neya, or The Message of the Spear (1911) – one of the first films to depict Indigenous Australians.The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) – world's first feature-length film.Inauguration of the Commonwealth (1901) – multiple reel documentary of the Federation of Australia.Soldiers of the Cross (1900) – religious drama produced by the Limelight Department of the Salvation Army.Notable Australian films of the early 1900s: Social Salvation (1898) – documentary about living conditions produced by Herbert Booth for the Salvation Army in Australia.Prince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets (1897) – featuring Ranjitsinhji one of the earliest surviving cricket films.Patineur Grotesque (1897) – comedy roller-skater routine originally filmed in 1896.



For a more comprehensive list, see List of Australian films before 1910, List of Australian films of the 1910s, List of Australian films of the 1920s, and List of Australian films of the 1930s.Īustralian filmmakers were at the forefront of cinema and film, having created what is considered the first feature-length narrative film with the release of The Story of the Kelly Gang and other early films by directors John Gavin, W.
