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Animated vaudeville (1960)
An animated ‘poster man’ arrives at the front of a building on his bicycle – glue tin, paintbrush, ladder and posters in hand – to erect a poster on its facing wall. In a series of clumsy mishaps, the man ... [read more]
Cutting the ribbon (1932)
The Premier of NSW, Jack Lang, and a large party of officials, walk towards the ribbon at the approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. As the ribbon is cut, the commentator John Harper remarks on the crowd who are ... [read more]
‘You just don’t matter to me anymore’ (1957)
Lily Parker (Rosemary Harris) follows Macauley and Buster into town, after her father tells her he sent them away from the Parker property. At the pub, Lily needs to sit down when she sees Macauley in the public bar. The ... [read more]
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]
The wool industry (1938)
A close-up of a ‘modern stud’ sheep is shown to be the product of a ‘century’s breeding’. Sheep are hand-shorn by manual clippers; a flock of sheep at shearing season is shown; sheering sheds are filled with men shearing sheep ... [read more]
Kolynos kisses (1945)
Different styles of kisses are demonstrated: the romantic kiss in silhouette, the ‘pantry petter’, the ‘I adore you’ kiss, the ‘lend me a quid’ kiss, the ‘hello darling’ kiss and the ‘home at last’ kiss. A grumpy man sitting outside ... [read more]
Economy in Germany (1915)
This clip begins with the title card Cartoons of the Moment followed by a scene of cartoonist Harry Julius sketching at an easel. A group of children run up to him and watch as he sketches. The three animated political ... [read more]
Peace! (1945)
This clip shows joyous celebrations erupting in Sydney streets at the declaration of peace after the Japanese surrender. Footage includes enormous crowds crammed shoulder to shoulder in the city. A tracking shot from a moving vehicle shows the famous image ... [read more]
Myra and the firefighter (1995)
Myra is dating a firefighter. She is wolf-whistled at by the firefighters who know her from their truck. It is presented as innocent fun and Myra expresses her amusement at what happens. [read more]
‘Shakes after a heavy night’ (1991)
Alwyn Peter started drinking at age sixteen. He has periods of sobriety but these are rare. He shows his two children the horses at the rodeo. He says that his riding skills are affected after heavy drinking. [read more]
Sunday School, Oodnadatta hostel (1947)
At the Australian Inland Mission hostel at Oodnadatta, the AIM sisters conduct Sunday School classes with some of the children. After their lessons, the children congregate for prayers and hymn singing. [read more]
‘Things to sort out’ (2006)
At the isolated farmhouse he has inherited, John (Mark Constable) hears voices from his past. He asks wife Emily (Victoria Hill) and son Edward (William Traegar) to stay at a motel while he sorts things out. [read more]
‘Your body is your worst enemy’ (1976)
Brother Francine (Arthur Dignam) berates Tom Allen (Simon Burke) for showering without his swimming trunks. In the common room, the boys relax before their daily mass. [read more]
Hitler’s fifth columnists (1941)
This clip opens with type scrolling over a background screen declaring that Australia is at war and threatened by a ruthless enemy. The enemies, according to the newsreel, are ‘agents of Germany’ or ‘Hitler’s 5th columnists’ who attempt to undermine ... [read more]
‘Dolly’ shot and skateboard cam (2001)
Mr Long (Matthew Green) teaches the class about the ‘dolly shot’ technique and the class tries it out. [read more]
Gauguin’s paradise (2005)
Gauguin arrives in Tahiti to find the paradise he longs to paint has almost completely disappeared. But he soon finds models to paint including fourteen-year-old Tahitian girl Teha’amana who also becomes his lover. Stephen Eisenman, author and Professor of Art ... [read more]
Incidents of my flight (1928)
This clip features one complete side of a two-sided gramophone record. In 'Incidents of my flight’, pioneer aviator Bert Hinkler recounts key events in his record-breaking solo flight from England to Australia. [read more]
Rewriting the record books (1984)
At a garden party, Douglas Jardine (Hugo Weaving), the very model of an English gentleman and a very fine cricketer, is discussing the phenomenon of the young Donald Bradman (Gary Sweet) with his friends and colleagues – all gentlemen players ... [read more]
Flying into war (1944)
A series of medium close-ups introduces eight Australian infantrymen by name: Pte AN McGregor (aka ‘Horse’), Lance-Cpl AC Pierson (‘Buster’), Pte RFC Northcott (‘Blue’), Pte AB Graffin (‘Puddin’), Pte MJ Driver (‘Maxie’), Corporal RA Box, Pte JH Adams (‘Shorty’) ... [read more]
About this superhero thing – we’re in! (2002)
When they accept the task to take on the legacy of The Silver Shadow to save the world, Josh (Alex Hopkins), Alex (Hannah Greenwood), Campbell (Aljin Abella), and Gretel (Sage Butler) also agree to live double lives from now on. ... [read more]
