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Play School – Bags Wednesday (1984)
Noni (Hazlehurst) and John (Hamblin) compete in a sack race then invite the children at home to sing and jump with them. Noni feeds a tiger, elephant and seal version of John in a ‘pretend’ zoo. John reads a book ... [read more]
A church community (1986)
A collection of people, mainly consisting of families and young people, have come together in a suburban living room to celebrate Christ. It’s a group that’s responding to the gospel message. Please note there are some intermittent audio and visual ... [read more]
Stopped by a cop (2007)
After nearly hitting a police vehicle while reaching down to switch on the radio, John (Travis McMahon) is stopped by the cop (Bryan Brown), who breathalyses him but doesn’t realise there is a kidnapped man in the boot. The cop ... [read more]
Big Girls Don’t Cry (2002)
A moving documentary about Indigenous women living with kidney disease. [read more]
One last job (2002)
The brothers enjoy a breakfast at Bondi after being released from prison. Mal (Damien Richardson) and Dale (Guy Pearce) enjoy Shane’s (Joel Edgerton) food after he refuses to eat it: the chips are not straight enough. They suit up and ... [read more]
The Digger Carries On: Repatriation Illustrated (1919)
This public information film from 1919 shows the facilities for injured and psychologically affected returned servicemen from the First World War and the various vocational training schemes available. [read more]
Centenary Celebrations of Melbourne, Victoria (1934)
This unedited newsreel footage contains a speech given by the Duke of Gloucester opening Melbourne’s centenary celebrations. [read more]
November Victory (1955)
November Victory presents the struggles of Australian workers to improve their conditions and highlights some of the landmark events in the history of the labour movement in Australia. [read more]
Drunk as a lord (1937)
Lord Blaydon (Cecil Kellaway) has taken up residence in his English country estate. Lady Blaydon (Nellie Ferguson) and their daughter Patricia (Shirley Ann Richards) have adapted well to the new surroundings, but his Lordship finds it hard to cope with ... [read more]
Fighting a fire (1920)
The whole family joins a desperate battle to save the fencing around the crops, to no avail. Youngest son Joe (Arthur Wilson) thinks the fire is a splendid sight. Dad (Percy Walshe) sees it as potential ruin. Mrs Rudd (Beatrice ... [read more]
Athol Tier as Napoleon (c1931)
This is a staged comedy and musical performance in which Athol Tier appears dressed as Napoleon. [read more]
Trouble in paradise (1982)
After his morning run, architect Steve West (Richard Moir) celebrates with his partner Vicky (Anna Jemison) and business associate Philip Lawson (John Gregg). The squatters, occupying a disputed row of terrace houses, are being chased out as they toast the ... [read more]
Kylie Tennant (1986)
An interview with the writer Kylie Tennant (1912–1988), filmed at her home in Blackheath NSW, between February and May 1985. [read more]
General Motors Holden – Export Holden (c1962)
This television advertisement chronicles Holden’s expansion overseas between 1954 and 1962, including the development of the left-hand drive and the importance of the 'Made in Australia’ brand. [read more]
Gallipoli (1981)
In Western Australia in 1915 two young men join up to fight in the First World War. Archy Hamilton (Mark Lee) is the patriotic son of a grazier. Frank Dunne (Mel Gibson) is a drifter with no great desire to ... [read more]
A chance meeting (1987)
There’s a truck parked on the side of the road and Mac (Bryan Brown) rushes to grab them a lift. It turns out to be the recently widowed Lily (Noni Hazlehurst), the love of Mac’s life, and she brings him ... [read more]
‘This is your domestic staff’ (1982)
On her first morning at Elsey Station, Jeannie Gunn (Angela Punch McGregor) meets the three Aboriginal women who are supposed to be her domestics. The 'boss’ girl Rosie (Mawuyul Yanthalawny) speaks very little English, and Jeannie knows no Pidgin. [read more]
Hinkler’s Message to Australia; Incidents of My Flight (1928)
Bert Hinkler was the first Australian aviator to be celebrated by the issue of a gramophone recording. On this recording, he recalls his experience making the first solo flight from England to Australia in 1928, describes key events in the ... [read more]
Compass – Buddha Realms, Part 1 (2001)
Buddhism is one of the world’s oldest religions; it’s older than both Christianity and Islam and, like those faiths, its influence has spread throughout the world. This program traces the development of this ancient religion from its origins in India, ... [read more]
Wind (1999)
A short drama about the relationship between a black tracker and his 'boss’. They are tracking an Aboriginal man accused of murder. [read more]
