The Roaring Days of Sixty Eight

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The Roaring Days of Sixty Eight
Production
company
Release date
11 January 1912[1]
Running time
4,000 feet[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Roaring Days of Sixty Eight is a 1912 Australian film set during the Australian gold rush.[3]

It is presumed to be a lost film.

The film was reported as being in "active preparation" in December 1911.[2] It appears to have been released in January 1911.[1]

Its length has been given as 4000 feet,[1] 3,500 feet[4] or 3,000 feet.[5]

Synopsis[edit]

  • Out in Australia[6]
  • The Great Bank Robbery
  • Goulder Sentenced to the Prison Hulks
  • The Convict's Revolt
  • Sensational Fight with the Warders

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "THIELE'S ROZELLE PICTURE". Truth. No. 1068. New South Wales, Australia. 7 January 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Advertising". Referee. No. 1311. New South Wales, Australia. 20 December 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Advertising". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. Vol. 42, no. 4756. Queensland, Australia. 1 June 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Advertising". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 11, 617. New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "WOOLLOONGABBA CONTINENTALS". The Telegraph. No. 12372. Queensland, Australia. 13 July 1912. p. 7 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Advertising". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 11, 618. New South Wales, Australia. 29 January 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.