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Eco House Challenge – Episode 3, Emission Impossible (2007)
The families from the first two programs who had to survive for 24 hours with no water, electricity, cars or waste disposal, have now had one of those resources returned so long as they can cut their household emissions by ... [read more]
The hunt (1980)
Two brothers take to the water in a small boat. They crash through the ocean in search of the dugong. [read more]
Australasian Gazette – Annual Christmas Treat (c1925)
This segment from an Australasian Gazette newsreel from approximately 1925 shows Christmas celebrations for children in the Victoria Barracks, Sydney including a live puppet show and Father Christmas handing out presents. [read more]
A vision in the desert (1991)
John ‘Dingo’ Anderson (Colin Friels) has become the laughing stock of the town, for believing a fake telegram that said Billy Cross wanted to record one of his songs. John accuses his wife Jane (Helen Buday) of not believing in ... [read more]
Mateship in the army (1993)
Over footage of Remembrance Day ceremonies, and archival footage of soldiers in the First World War, surviving ex-servicemen recall the power of mateship and remember their fallen comrades. [read more]
The Sudan (1945)
Muslim pilgrims from Nigeria pick cotton in the agricultural fields of the Sudan to fund their journey to Mecca. The cotton is bagged and transported by camel and rail to the ginning factories (see clip three) where the seed is ... [read more]
Geelong’s secondary industries (1957)
A montage of business plaques and signs introduces the growing secondary industry that Geelong cultivates. To the sound of cheerful music, factory workers, assembly plants, fabric manufacturers, cement works, harvesters and motor vehicle manufacturers are shown. The voice-over concludes that ... [read more]
Cockatoo Island: HMAS Success Launching (1984)
HMAS Success is launched from Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour, on 3 March 1984. [read more]
Les Darcy vs Dave Smith for the Championship of Australia (1916)
Historical footage of Australian Middleweight Champion Les Darcy and Dave Smith training together at Sydney Harbour and later in a boxing match on 24 June 1916. [read more]
Letting go (2007)
Beautiful orchestral music on the soundtrack accompanies images of Uluru at dusk, the Olgas, the beach, the outback, clouds, the sun descending, birds gathering and a windmill. In voice-over, a woman speaks about letting go of the day and the ... [read more]
A Matter of Taste (c1954)
This colour cinema advertisement for Schweppes soft drinks and juice cordials emphasises quality, sophistication and versatility. [read more]
Fatal Bond (1991)
Small town hairdresser Leonie Stevens (Linda Blair) is instantly attracted to mysterious drifter Joe Martinez (Jerome Ehlers). Leonie packs her bags and heads south with Joe, who says he’s going to set up a car business with his brother Jack. ... [read more]
The claim (1989)
This clip introduces Murray Island in the Torres Strait and some of the plaintiffs involved in the claim for native title over the island – James Rice, Father Dave Passi and Koiki 'Eddie’ Mabo. [read more]
Bit of Black Business – Kwatye (2007)
Gary (Donnovan Mears) comes home after a big night drinking beer and collapses on the couch. He is awoken early by his daughter, Aspen (Aspen Beattie). Hung over, he wants to be treated like a sick patient and asks Aspen ... [read more]
The island (2005)
Dr Claude Belgon (Helmut Bakaitis) watches from the shadows as Jasper Morello (Joel Edgerton) is attacked by the creature they discover on the island. [read more]
The dismissal (2004)
Malcolm Fraser discusses events preceding the dismissal of the Whitlam government on 11 November 1975. [read more]
Bonjour Balwyn (1971)
Kevin Agar (John Duigan) has left a job in insurance to start his own magazine, called Bolo. His middle class parents don’t understand it, and very few people buy it. As his debts mount, Kevin loses his girlfriend, his friends ... [read more]
The contestants (1911)
Against the backdrop of foliage, the first 15 contestants sit for the camera. The girls, dressed in their best attire, are seated next to large numbered cards. At what seems to be the prompt of an off-screen suggestion, some of ... [read more]
‘Let’s get the bastard pegged’ (1983)
Sapphire miners Johnny (Harry Hopkins) and Mike (Colin Friels) peg a new claim, but newcomer Andy (Dennis Miller) disputes their right to the land. He uses his bulldozer to underline the point. [read more]
‘The boys are going to knuckle’ (1983)
The rain forces everyone to down tools and go to the pub, where Johnny (Harry Hopkins) tells Mike (Colin Friels) that he wants to dissolve their partnership. Mike challenges him to a fight, and everyone lines up to watch. [read more]
