[7][8] After spending eighteen months in Hollywood studying the filmmaking process, Charles Chauvel returned to Queensland and formed his own production company, Australian Film Productions Ltd.[9][10] He helped to secure funding by lobbying the Ipswich and Toowoomba Chambers of Commerce on the necessity of an Australian film industry.
Queensland, with its excellent climate conditions, its months of fine weather, and its beautiful and varied scenery is undoubtedly one of the best parts of Australia in which to produce motion pictures... We intend to film our stories with faithful regard to thc spirit and traditions of our young nation, and we will present the same with the belief that there will be audience response for home-made productions which are offered through the joint efforts
[13] On-location filming took place in Queensland, at three primary locations: near Spicer's Peak, at Franklyn Vale cattle station, and under the Sleeping Assyrian, a mountain in the Rosevale Valley.
[3] The film unit, comprising a total of eighteen members, included a bush chef and a supply of sheep and fowl.
[18][5] On 7 July 1926 "The Moth of Moombi" was screened at the RSL Hall in the town of Castle Creek (now called Theodore), which was part of the Dawson Valley Irrigation Scheme.