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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]
Constructing the arch (1931)
A view of the main bearing and arch ribs shows the two sides of the cantilever arches almost meeting. The bottom chord of one of the bridge panels is erected, weighing 61 tonnes. The panel is lifted by crane and ... [read more]
The battle for the Middle East (2002)
One of the great artillery battles of the Second World War was fought in the desert near El Alamein. The extent of the battle was seen from the air by an Australian fighter pilot who later shot down an Italian ... [read more]
Tommy with an ‘s’ (1933)
The Victoria Police recruiting sergeant (Marshall Crosby) tries to get Tommy Wallace (George Wallace) to give his name, place of birth, age and mother’s name. Each question is misunderstood by the simple Tommy, who has no idea how irritating he ... [read more]
Circumstances lead to a car accident (1996)
Young Anglo-Australian Linc talks about how he was escaping from a potential attack when he accidentally ran down a young Australian-Lebanese man. He describes how, although he fears for his life, he sympathises with the Lebanese community’s anger. [read more]
Path to progress (1992)
After black-and-white footage of Pintubi people, Smithy Zimeran Tjampitjinpa recalls being moved to Papunya. Yuyua Nampitjinpa talks about her experience in the mission school. [read more]
Rae tries to slow the boat (1989)
Rae (Nicole Kidman) shuts off the engine and takes the key. Hughie (Billy Zane) tries to get it back but she’s too quick for him. Unfortunately, the dog is even quicker. [read more]
‘They’ve sacked the boss’ (1993)
Wife of former Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, Margaret Whitlam, recalls the day that the Governor-General John Kerr sacked her husband on 11 November 1975. At the end of this clip Gough Whitlam is seen on the steps of Parliament House ... [read more]
Prison listener scheme (2000)
Harry Papadopoulos, a prisoner in Port Phillip Prison, explains how the prison listener scheme operates. He says that some prisoners self-harm or get distressed by upcoming court cases, family and financial matters. Harry says that they get 250 calls a ... [read more]
Serving the troops (1919)
This clip shows a range of assistance and relief activities that the Red Cross undertook around the First World War including: preparing linen; serving tea and biscuits to troops; providing relief to convalescing soldiers; and packing and loading supply bundles. [read more]
Everything has a cycle (2004)
Tom E Lewis introduces the concept of five seasons over footage of an overflowing Rose River – the land inundated with water, followed by a montage of a dry riverbed. Lewis describes the wet season over images of Indigenous men ... [read more]
‘Boot Boys Wanted’ (1914)
This clip from a silent Kiwi Shoe Polish cinema advertisement shows boot staff from the Imperial Hotel resigning from their work to join the war. Having all his staff resign, the hotel manager makes a sign that says 'Boot Boys ... [read more]
Introduction to Kiwi Boot Polish (1914)
The hotel manager of the Imperial Hotel, London, pins a sign on the front window that says 'Boot Boys Wanted’. Two young boys see the sign and lament that they 'can’t polish boots for nuts’! An Australian soldier overhears them ... [read more]
Red Cross charity bazaar (1915)
Filmed in Sydney during the First World War, this clip shows a Red Cross bazaar held in Martin Place to raise money for the troops at Gallipoli. The camera holds still on a sign which says ‘Red Cross Produce workers ... [read more]
The media (1954)
This clip shows the process by which the PMG must meet the needs of the media during Queen Elizabeth II’s 1954 royal tour. [read more]
‘It has to be removed’ (1986)
After she recovers from the car accident, an eye specialist tells Colo (Isabelle Huppert) that her left eye must be surgically removed if she is to retain any sight. She refuses the choice. At home, she contemplates the horror of ... [read more]
Chocolate packing department (1926)
In the chocolate packing department, lines of women wearing protective smocks and hairnets, hand select and carefully pack individual chocolates into boxes. One woman passes boxes of chocolates to another, who then makes a final inspection before folding over ... [read more]
Modern alchemy (2004)
Inventor John Walker has found a way of turning landfill into compost, a form of contemporary alchemy. It’s a system capable of functioning on a huge scale, very economically. [read more]
Blood, sweat and tears (2004)
While reporter Mark Bowling sits back in air-conditioned comfort, the story cuts to archival footage to remind us of the history of transportation in the outback, from the Afghan camel trains to the earliest train line in the 150-year struggle ... [read more]
Rehabilitation (1940)
At Franston Home in Victoria, children undergo rehabilitative hydrotherapy in the swimming pool. A boy is levered out of the water in a stretcher-like machine and lifted onto a bench beside the pool. The next boy is braced to the ... [read more]
