Australia Has Wings

Australia Has Wings
Australia Has Wings
Written by	John Paton
Narrated by	Ernest Walsh
Cinematography	George D. Malcolm
Production; companies	Department of Information; Commonwealth Film Laboratories
Distributed by	MGM; National Films Council
Release date	17 January 1941;
Running time	10 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Australia Has Wings is a 1941 short Australian documentary film made as propaganda for World War II which shows the development of the Australian aircraft industry, particularly production of the CAC Wirraway.^[2]^[3]

It was made by Commonwealth Film Laboratories for the Department of Information.^[4] Filming took place at Fisherman's Bend.^[5]

Release

The film was screened in Australia and overseas.^[6]^[7] The Daily Telegraph said "initiative and craftsmanship are tops."^[8]

References

^ "THREE WAR FILMS FOR AUSTRALIA". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ ""VICTORY" AT PLAZA". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 22 February 1941. p. 8 Edition: LATE NEWS EDITION. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ "INFORMATION FILMS". The West Australian. Vol. 57, no. 17, 015. Western Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 21 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "3 PROPAGANDA FILMS". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ "Men of the Lightship One of England's Finest Films". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1941. p. 8 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 21 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "AUSTRALIAN FILMS TO BE SENT ABROAD". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 22 February 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ ""AUSTRALIA HAS WINGS."". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 12 May 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ "FILMS OF THE WEEK". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. II, no. 10. New South Wales, Australia. 19 January 1941. p. 23. Retrieved 21 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Copy of complete film at Australian War Memorial

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[1] "THREE WAR FILMS FOR AUSTRALIA". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[2] ""VICTORY" AT PLAZA". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 22 February 1941. p. 8 Edition: LATE NEWS EDITION. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[3] "INFORMATION FILMS". The West Australian. Vol. 57, no. 17, 015. Western Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 21 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "3 PROPAGANDA FILMS". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[5] "Men of the Lightship One of England's Finest Films". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1941. p. 8 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 21 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "AUSTRALIAN FILMS TO BE SENT ABROAD". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 22 February 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[7] ""AUSTRALIA HAS WINGS."". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 12 May 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[8] "FILMS OF THE WEEK". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. II, no. 10. New South Wales, Australia. 19 January 1941. p. 23. Retrieved 21 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

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