Hearing From John Flaus David Donaldson October 2014 John Flaus Dossier An early influence In 1952, I had somehow scored a job as a research assistant in economic history at the NSW Institute of Technology, soon to become the University of New South Wales. My honours degree had ma...
Looking for Captain Thunderbolt (Cecil Holmes, 1953) David Donaldson February 2014 Key Moments in Australian Cinema The 1950s were not good years for feature filmmaking in Australia, still less so for Australians making films. There were two releases to exhibitors in 1950: Britsh company Ealing’s Bitter Springs (Ralph Smart)...