[1] It was constructed for the presumed increase in production that most observers thought would result in Australia following introduction of the NSW Film Quota Act.
[3] Gaumont British helped provide finance and personnel in its construction.
[7] The success of The Overlanders (1946) prompted renewed interest in the studios from English companies looking to make movies in Australia.
[7] Ealing used Pagewood for Bitter Springs (1950) and rented it out for Wherever She Goes (1951) and Kangaroo (1952), but plans to film a version of Robbery Under Arms fell through.
[3] Hall later wrote in his memoirs that Pagewood "never did turn out even one commercially successful Australian film".