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Birth of a film festival

Australia, 2003
film

Not many people know that the Melbourne International Film Festival was born at Olinda on the Australia Day weekend in January 1952, when a group of die-hard ..

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Living Melbourne 1896-1910

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Melbourne : films of the fifties

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A Toast to Melbourne

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Time before, time now = Taem bifo, taem nao

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Celebrations

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Art in Australia

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Olympic invitation

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The City of Melbourne

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Fashions, flowers and favourites

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Adelaide celebrations

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'Moomba' 1973 - 'Float parade' thru' the city

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'Moomba' Festival 1967 - 'Float parade' thru' the city.

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Australian Film Makers

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Memories

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Jamboree

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