b'95568MOVIE POSTER THE OVERLANDERS1946 Colour lithograph,initialled F.T. in image lower right,77 x 35cm. Linen-backed.Text reads A dramatic epic that echoes the heart beats of Australias greatness! Written and directed in Australia by Harry Watt Printed by W.E. Smith Ltd., Sydney.The film came about because the Australian Government was concerned that Australias contribution to the war effort was not being sufficiently recognised. It contacted Britains Ministry of Information, who in turn spoke with Michael Balcon at Ealing Studios, who was enthusiastic about the idea of making a film in Australia. He sent Harry Watt to Australia to find a subject. Watt travelled the country as an official war correspondent and guest of the Australian Government. He spent eighteen months in Australia making the film.Watt decided to exploit the Australian landscape by making a film set entirely outdoors. When visiting a government570office in Canberra to advise on making documentaries, he heard about an incident in 1942 when 100,000 cattle were driven 2,000 miles in the Northern Territory to escape a feared Japanese invasion. This became the basis of the story depicted in the film starring Chips Rafferty.$8001,000569MOVIE POSTER WHEN THE KELLYS RODEColour lithograph,76 x 34cm. Linen-backed.Text reads They defied the law - but the law prevailed! 8000 REWARD - Robbery and MurderImperial Feature Films present When the Kellys Rode, with Hay Simpson as Ned Kelly, Regina Somerville, Jack Appleton, Norman Wait,Robert Inglis. Produced at Cinesound Studios,a Harry Southwell production. An action-packed romance of early Australia! Printed by W.E. Smith Ltd., Sydney.It is hardly surprising that neither the film nor the star are household names. Hay Simpson died in 1937 after completing only his second film, Mystery Island, shot on Lord Howe Island. Simpson and another actor set out for Australia in a 16-foot skiff when shooting finished. Neither men nor boat were seen again.When the Kellys Rode also ran into problems - courtesy of a wary constabulary. Its 1934 release was banned in NSW, lest it fuel the fires of rebellion among a populace firmly on Neds side. When the Kellys Rode finally had a season in Sydney in 1948. Apparently it attracted quite large crowds, much to the surprise of the trade".$8001,00057050 Years of Federation,c1950 colour lithograph,76.5 x 101cm. Linen-backed.Text includes 1901: First Federal Parliament opened. 1907:571Arbitration Court fixes Basic Wage. 1914: The Sydney sinks the Emden. 1915: First blast furnace fired. 1917: Transcontinental571railway opened. 1920-30: Farming becomes mechanised. 1928:Stay At The Chalet Mt Buffalo National Park,Kingsford-Smith flies the Pacific. 1935: Hume Dam completed. 1942: Japanese Advance stemmed at Kokoda. 1948: AustraliasInvigorating all the year round.voice heard at U.N. 1949: Work begins on Snowy River Project. c1950s, colour process lithograph,A Commonwealth Jubilee Poster. Produced99 x 62cm. Linen-backed.by the Commonwealth Office of Education.Text at base: W.M. Houston, Government Printer, Melbourne.Simmons Ltd, Glebe, Sydney. $1,2501,500The only example of this poster we have seen.$1,0001,250'