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Researching family history (1996)
Bernadette Yhi Riley undertakes research into the life and career of her great-grandfather, Aboriginal tracker Alexander (Alec) Riley. We see her researching her family history in archives, libraries and at Dubbo Gaol. [read more]
Dalma Edwards (2001)
Effie (Mary Coustas) interviews 80-year-old cosmetic surgery enthusiast Dalma Edwards. Edwards explains how she first received plastic surgery after a car accident at age 22 and became a lifelong devotee. [read more]
Paul’s arrival (1982)
Student doctor Paul Armstrong (Simon Burke) arrives at the VD (venereal disease) clinic in Melbourne. Dr Linda Carmichael (Gerda Nicolson) introduces Paul to a hung-over Dr Eric Linden (Chris Haywood). [read more]
Re-enacting the story (2007)
Anmatjere elders Patsy and Jane Briscoe tell the story of Bungalung around the campfire at night. Two young men act out the story. They travel through the bush and come across a fireplace. [read more]
Enter Sarah (2011)
Arriving at his Bondi Beach restaurant, Tom (Matthew Goode) is told by his manager (Kerry Fox) to ring Sarah (Bojana Novakovic), his wife. He rushes home to find she has some news. [read more]
‘Don’t hurt her anymore’ (2011)
The women at Temple House refuge have a get-together in one of the rooms. They drink, sing and talk, acknowledging each other’s pain and sharing in the pleasure of their company. [read more]
‘Come on, Franky!’ (2005)
Franky (Hunter Page) and Maddie (Alexa Miller) are walking along the railroad track. Eddy (Blake Herczeg) pulls up in a taxi and urges Franky to get into the cab because they are late. They arrive at the Dreamtime Culture Centre. ... [read more]
Come the revolution (1985)
When the men arrive at the pub to celebrate the end of the strike at the factory, Mick Mendel’s younger brother, the firebrand communist agitator, Jakob (Swawomir Wabik), is furious, and calls them scabs for not holding out. The men ... [read more]
Walter Burley Griffin’s philosophy (1976)
Griffin’s writings are read over a series of shots that show some of his architectural achievements. These include Newman College at the University of Melbourne (1918), the ornate ceiling of the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne (1921) and the incinerator at ... [read more]
‘You always were dark’ (2002)
Luke (Kirk Page) and Grandma Nina (Freda Glynn) walk into the old mission house. Here, Grandma Nina encounters ghosts of yesteryear. They find out that Grandma Nina’s mother has long passed away. Once again, we are at the waterhole. Luke ... [read more]
‘I don’t need good done to me’ (1978)
Felicity Bannister (Kerry Walker) has told her parents she has been raped by a prowler, but she has refused to be examined by the family doctor. At breakfast, her mother (Ruth Cracknell) suggests a day at the hairdresser, to help ... [read more]
Cheryl descends into hell (1997)
Back on the streets and while under the influence of heroin, Cheryl tells us her story. She was raped by her father at 10 years of age, had a child and her mother threw her out of home at aged ... [read more]
Joey in pants (1936)
Hunters have killed Chut’s mother and scattered his mob. Desperate for food, Chut arrives at the Henton farm, where Mrs Henton (Ethel Saker) spots him at the gate. Tom Henton (Brian Abbot) fixes the frightened joey a new pouch, made ... [read more]
‘If you kill her dreams, that’s unforgivable’ (1990)
Mr Edmund (Robert Grubb) breaks the peacefulness of an evening at home by bringing up Cherry’s (Rebecca Smart) dream to be a lawyer with her mother while she is ironing. Margaret Williams (Rhondda Findleton) is furious and confronts Mr Edmund ... [read more]
A word about the ghost! (1990)
It is the first night at music camp. In the dormitory, the main characters are introduced – the mischievous Flea, his side kick Martin and the girls Greta (Erica Kennedy) and Sarah (Cathy Godbold), along with the serious Jason (David ... [read more]
Middle harbour scenery and canoeing (1927)
This clip from a silent black-and-white cinema advertisement for Castlecrag Estate shows people alighting from a car and walking through the bush at Sylvan Glades to the foreshore of Middle Harbour. Two rowboats and a small motorboat are shown floating ... [read more]
Check out your new neighbours! (2004)
Fergus (Sean Ohlendorf) and his father Don McPhail (Brett Swain) arrive in Melbourne on the bus, and it’s an embarrassing experience for Fergus. Their arrival at their new home in front of Sophie (Megan Harrington) and Angela (Heli Simpson), two ... [read more]
H2O OK! (2002)
The hidden mice Jinx (David Collins) and Gypsy (Roslyn Oades) introduce Sam (Angela Kelly), singing the water theme song ‘H2O OK’, which explores water in its different forms. The same theme song is played at this point in each of ... [read more]
Port Augusta (1917)
A point-of-view shot from the front of a train as it travels along a section of new track and makes its way into Port Augusta. It passes through a depot and Tassie Street station, a new station being erected at ... [read more]
Sydney Harbour in colour (1946)
This colour home movie shows views from various points around Sydney Harbour in the mid-1940s. The Harbour Bridge is seen, and the south head of the harbour, with the water tower at Vaucluse visible on the horizon. A man, standing ... [read more]
