Commonwealth Film Laboratories was an Australian production company that operated from 1925 to the 1950s. They were formerly located in

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. In addition to making films for the

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, they invested in and provided facilities for several Australian

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*''Conquest'' (1936) – short *''Eaglets'' (1935) – short *''

Mystery Island ''Mystery Island'' is a live-action sci-fi adventure serial produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired as a segment on ''The Skatebirds'' from September 10, 1977, to January 21, 1978, on CBS. In the fall of 1979, ''Mystery Islan ...

'' (1937) – production company *''The Adventures of Dot'' (1938) – short – provided facilities *'' Typhoon Treasure'' (1936) *''

Seven Little Australians ''Seven Little Australians'' is a classic Australian children's literature novel by Ethel Turner, published in 1894. Set mainly in Sydney in the 1880s, it relates the adventures of the seven mischievous Woolcot children, their stern army father ...

'' (1939) facilities *''Australia Has Wings'' (1941) – short *''

The Rats of Tobruk The Rats of Tobruk were soldiers of the Australian-led Allied garrison that held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Afrika Corps, during the Siege of Tobruk in World War II. The siege started on 11 April 1941 and was relieved on 10 December. ...

'' (1944) – investor *''

A Son is Born ''A Son Is Born'' is a 1946 Australian melodrama directed by Eric Porter and starring Ron Randell, Peter Finch, and Muriel Steinbeck. Synopsis In 1920, Laurette marries an irresponsible drifter, Paul Graham. They have a son, David, but later di ...

'' (1946) – built sets

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