''A Daughter of Australia'' is a 1912 Australian

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

directed by

Gaston Mervale Gaston Mervale (1882–1934) was an Australian director and actor who worked extensively on stage and in films. He directed several films for the Australian Life Biograph Company. After this wound up he went to New York and worked as an actor for ...

starring

Louise Lovely Louise Lovely (born Nellie Louise Carbasse; 28 February 1895 – 18 March 1980) was an Australian film actress of Swiss-Italian descent. She is credited by film historians for being the first Australian actress to have a successful career i ...

, then known as Louise Carbasse. It was set in the early days of the Australian goldfields and is considered a

lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...

Release

The film made its premiere at the Alhambra Theatre in Sydney and was screening in cinemas as late as 1918, by which stage the star was billed as "Louise Lovely". It was advertised as featuring "sensations from beginning to end, mingled with Love, Pathos, Humour, and Tragedy."

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* 1912 films Silent Australian drama films Australian black-and-white films Australian silent feature films Lost Australian drama films 1912 drama films 1912 lost films Films directed by Gaston Mervale 1910s English-language films English-language drama films {{Australia-silent-film-stub