# Australia Prepared (1916)

Australia Prepared is a 1916 Australian documentary film to show the country's preparation for World War I. Unlike many Australian silent movies, a copy of it survives.

Information from Australian War Memorial project:

Australia's efforts towards the Allied cause during the 1914-18 war. Scenes include: training at Liverpool Camp NSW; The Federal Government Cordite Works; Women processing .303 cartridges at the Colonial Ammunition Company's Works; The naval depot at Williamstown Victoria; Jervis Bay Naval College; Manufacture of Stokes Mortars; 14th Reinforcements of the 20th Battalion at work, Liverpool, NSW; Light Horse at Menangle. The film was prepared for exhibition in Europe and was also to be screened to Australian troops.

- Kind: Documentary
- Year: 1916
- Runtime: 57 min
- By: Australasian Films
- Genres: War, Documentary, Silent
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Australia_Prepared_(1916).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Australasian Films
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/79215916?play=1)