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Boomerang magic (1965)
Tom (David Morgan) tries out the magic boomerang for the first time. He throws it and the magical powers described in his great-grandfather’s letter are demonstrated when horses, cows, sheep and his dog all freeze and only move again when ... [read more]
Fraser challenges for the leadership (1974)
This clip begins with ‘Bill Snedden’s Bus Tours’ taking passengers on a trip to ‘Death Valley’, where they are warned, ‘Beware hot coals’. Snedden takes off his shoes, socks and trousers and walks over the hot coals. The passengers, his ... [read more]
‘You’re fired, Yusep’ (1954)
Janiero (Rod Taylor) picks a fight with Yusep (Lloyd Berrell), who has lent company equipment to local deadbeat Grundy (Reg Lye). Yusep’s girlfriend, Serena (Francis Chin Soon), watches the brawl before Ted (Chips Rafferty) intervenes. [read more]
You hungry? (1981)
Members of the bands No Fixed Address and Us Mob collect bush tucker on the beach. Les (Les Graham), driving with Vonnie (Veronica Rankine), talks about finding his birth family. [read more]
‘The rustle of tropical palms’ (1940)
In this 1940s travelogue we see a traditional dance of the Balinese women The Dance of the Eyes. We are told that it is rarely performed. [read more]
‘I’m the bloody plumber round here’ (1979)
Max (Ivor Kants), the plumber who claims he’s really a folk-singer, demonstrates his musical ability with an angry song about Jill (Judy Morris). She tries to complain to the maintenance supervisor, but gets nowhere. Max follows and gets angry that ... [read more]
‘The young and the bloody useless’ (1996)
Lani (Robyn Loau), the bottle shop girl, stops Mick (Jeremy Sims) as he leaves the pub. They discuss poetry, which is Mick’s hobby. Lani’s brother wants to know who she’s talking to. At the Punchbowl bank, two detectives (Graeme Blundell ... [read more]
The bridge (1988)
Dave (Peter Hehir) is building a bridge across the river to open his farm to the world. For now though, the only way for Badge (Alexander 'Mathew’ Jacobs) to cross is by the swinging rope bridge, high above the river. ... [read more]
The first Uluwatu afternoon (1972)
In Bali, a pair of young surfers has found a new break. This is some of the first footage of Uluwatu, a now legendary surf spot in Bali, with 14-year-old Steven Cooney from Narrabeen surfing alongside former US Champion Rusty ... [read more]
The siege at Glenrowan (2003)
A large number of police have surrounded the Glenrowan Inn. Ned Kelly and his gang attempt to release the hostages, but the nervous police open fire in the darkness and heavy rain. Superintendent Hare (Geoffrey Rush) calls on his men ... [read more]
Attraction of the wilderness (1980)
Amateur botanist Antonius Moscal says that rafting down the wilderness of the Franklin River reminds him of the definition of God. Moscal says nature reflects God. [read more]
The merboy (1992)
Linda (Joelene Crnogorac) is shocked to find Andrew (Eamonn Kelly) is now in a wheelchair but then finally understands what has been happening when Andrew leaps into the water to save his father (Peter Bensley) – he has transformed into ... [read more]
Dion the artist (2006)
Joie Boulter speaks about having Dion’s artwork applied to T-shirts as a way to raise funds. We see examples of Dion’s artwork now applied to T-shirts. All royalties raised from the merchandise are put into a trust fund for Dion. ... [read more]
The fittings (2003)
Alex Perry runs through the A to Z of designing a wedding dress for the big day. It’s all about negotiating the demands of the bride, her mother and the bridesmaids. [read more]
Our homestead (1965)
This segment features thirteen-year-old Tom Thumbleton (David Morgan) narrating in voice-over his ‘exciting’ life on the homestead built by his great-grandfather. He helps his father on the farm, learns to ride a horse and has adventures with best friend Wombat ... [read more]
Backround bells (1966)
The bells can be heard at the beginning of the compositional arc in section 3: Prophecy. They ring out against the backdrop of the reader speaking text from The Dead Sea Scrolls. [read more]
‘Waltzing Matilda’ song sheet (2004)
The original handwritten score for 'Waltzing Matilda’ holds the story of a musical collaboration that created Australia’s national song. [read more]
The drawbridge skit (1972)
Sir Lancelot uses a novel way to solve the problem when the drawbridge is up. He is followed by Merlin who also gets into the castle fairly easily but the unfortunate Jester is not so lucky. [read more]
The lover (1992)
Roger Pascoe (Colin Friels) is directing his wife (Elizabeth Alexander) and their actor friend and drama teacher (Linden Wilkinson) in the play by Strindberg The Stronger. [read more]
