1896: Melbourne Cup filmed

"The first motion picture film shot in Australia was at Flemington racecourse,Melbourne Cup 1896 assisted by Australian Walter Barnett, Lumiere camera operator Maurice Sestier filmed ten 60-second reels chronicling Cup day from the arrival of crowds to the winner, Newhaven, being presented the trophy. On 24 November 1896, Sestier and Barnett premiered the films at Sydney’s Criterion Theatre. The six surviving reels were returned from the Cinémathéque Française to Australia in 1969."

source:

http://aso.gov.au/chronology/1890s/