This is a chronological list of Australian films by decade and year for years 1890s–1910s. For a complete alphabetical A-Z list, see :Category:Australian films. A list of films produced in Australia by year, from the 1890s to the end of the 1910s, in the List of Australian films.
Pre 1910s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1896 Passengers Alighting from Ferry Brighton at Manly Marius Sestier Short 27 October IMDb The Melbourne Cup Marius Sestier Henry Walter Barnett, Lord Brassey Sports documentary 24 November IMDb a series of 10 filmsabout the Melbourne Cup Carnival New South Wales Horse Artillery in Action Marius Sestier Short documentary IMDb Patineur Grotesque Marius Sestier Short comedy Not released until 28 March 1897 (Lyon) IMDb 1897 Prince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets Henry Walter Barnett Ranjitsinhji Sports documentary IMDb one of a series of 4 cricket films 1898 Melbourne Street Scene Joseph Perry Short ABC Wayback machine Social Salvation Herbert Booth Short documentary 1 July IMDb Torres Strait Islanders Alfred Cort Haddon Short documentaries 1899 North Shore Steam Ferry Frederick Wills Short Sydney Newtown Railway Station Frederick Wills Short Sydney Dipping Sheep Frederick Wills Short documentary Queensland Department of Agriculture South Sea Islanders Cutting Cane Frederick Wills Short documentary Queensland Department of Agriculture Sugar Mills, Nambour Frederick Wills Short documentary Queensland Department of Agriculture Threshing at Allora Frederick Wills Short documentary Queensland Department of Agriculture Wheat Harvesting with Reaper and Binder Frederick Wills Short documentary Queensland Department of Agriculture SS Katoomba Unloading Frederick Wills Short Queensland Department of Agriculture Building Construction Frederick Wills Short Queensland Department of Agriculture Boer War Transvaal Contingent Frederick Wills Short documentary Troops leaving for the Boer War Loading Horses on the SS Cornwall Frederick Wills Short Horses for the Boer War Darnley Islanders Pay Tribute Henry Mobsby Short documentary Torres Strait Opening of Queensland Parliament Frederick Wills Short Government Party Boards SS Lucinda Frederick Wills Short Brisbane Queen Street and Victoria Bridge Frederick Wills Short Brisbane Roma Street Station Frederick Wills Short Brisbane 1900 Second Victorian Contingent Leaving Melbourne Joseph Perry Documentary Troops leaving for the Boer War Soldiers of the Cross Herbert Booth, Joseph Perry Beatrice Day, Harold Graham Christian drama 13 September IMDb 1901 Inauguration of the Commonwealth Joseph Perry Documentary 1 January IMDb Royal Visit to Open the First Commonwealth Parliament Joseph Perry Documentary 9 May IMDb Aboriginal Life Walter Baldwin Spencer Documentary 1902 Under Southern Skies Joseph Perry Documentary Lazarus Joseph Perry Christian drama 1904 The Melbourne Cup Franklyn Barrett Sports documentary 1 November IMDb first film of the whole race from start to finish 1906 The Story of the Kelly Gang Charles Tait Elizabeth Tait, John Tait Biography drama 26 December Considered the first full-length feature film ever made IMDb 1907 Eureka Stockade Arthur Cornwall, George Cornwell Short 19 October IMDb Robbery Under Arms Charles MacMahon Jim Gérald, George Merriman, Lance Vane Drama 1 October – Based on novel IMDb Robbery Under Arms John Tait, Nevin Tait Drama 31 October – Based on novel; considered lost 1908 The Grand Memorial Service Joseph Perry Documentary The Great White Fleet Visits the Antipodes Joseph Perry Great White Fleet Documentary August–September IMDb For the Term of his Natural Life Charles MacMahon Martyn Keith, Rosie Knight Phillips Short 8 August IMDb The Burns-Johnson Fight Ernest Higgins Jack Johnson, Tommy Burns Sports documentary 28 December IMDb 1909 Heroes of the Cross Joseph Perry Vida Dutton Christian drama IMDb The Scottish Covenanters Joseph Perry Iza Crossley, Beatrice Day Christian drama IMDb
External links Australian film at the Internet Movie Database Marius Sestier Lumière Catalogue