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Cinesound Review and Fox Movietone News 

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From the early 20th century, newsreel films were screened in cinemas before the main feature. They showed local and global events, current affairs and adverti..

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Newsreel Nostalgia

Australia, 1992
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The News and the newsreel

United Kingdom, 1976
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Captured in time: favourites of the fifties from the Cinesound / Movietone newsreels.

Australia, 1993
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Cinesound and Movietone

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Captured in time: favourites from the sixties from the Cinesound / Movietone newsreels.

Australia, 1993
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Movietone memories

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[Cinesound Review 1950-1965]

Australia, 1950-1965
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Spectacle

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Yesterday's witness: a tribute to the American newsreel

United States, 1975
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Movietone news

United Kingdom, 1964
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The Herald newsreel

Australia, 1932
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Cinesound Review [compilation]

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Cinesound review

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At the front: 1939-1945

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The Talkies : Australians at the movies 1930s style

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Movietone News camera crew in Sydney

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Early sound films

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Newsfront [DVD]

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