 The film used some of the original records stored in the Mitchell Library, including the proclamation concerning the imposition of a monthly tax on the miners, the licences which were issued, and the first Australian flag, consisting of a piece of blue hunting and five stars of the Southern Cross.Most of the cast came from the stage, including Reynolds Denniston, who was a well-known theatre star.Arthur Wright says that director Alfired Rolfe "made a fine job of it, judged on the standard of the day, but though it was a good effort it did not pull big business.