On the set of the film Two minutes silence, New South Wales, 12 May 1932 [picture] /

Title devised from accompanying information where available.; Part of the: Fairfax archive of glass plate negatives.; Fairfax number: 3834.; Two minitues silence is a 1933 Australian melodrama set during World War I and was based on Les Haylen's anti-war play. A stark social-realist work, the film was praised by critics but was unpopular with general audiences. It was the fourth and last feature film by the Sydney based McDonagh sisters, Paulette, Isobel and Phyllis. The film is considered Australia's first anti-war movie and is now lost.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn6301427; Acquired from Fairfax Media, 2012