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Murray-Will, Ewan: Ballet Russes (c1936)

This amateur footage, filmed by Ewan Murray-Will, captures two solo dancers from the Ballets Russes du Monte Carlo dancing on a Sydney beach and a grassy slope. [read more]

Leunig Animated – How Democracy Actually Works (2001)

How Democracy Actually Works (narrated by Sam Neill) illustrates with industrial imagery what happens to our ballot papers on election day. [read more]

From Sand to Celluloid – Payback (1996)

A short drama about payback, the Indigenous traditional law system. After 20 years, Paddy (George Djilaynga) is released from jail into tribal law. [read more]

Pauline Frederick (1924)

Pauline Frederick, a world famous actress from the stage and screen, poses for the camera showing off her new sophisticated bob haircut. She wears a cloche hat and a fox stole. [read more]

The sixth round (1916)

This clip shows highlights from the sixth round of a boxing match between Les Darcy and Dave Smith in Sydney on 24 June 1916. The camera pans slightly with the action and films square-on to the boxing ring. [read more]

The eighth round (1916)

Les Darcy (who enters from the right of frame) and George Chip are in the final rounds of what was to be Darcy’s final bout. By this stage in the match, Darcy has the upper hand. The referee for the ... [read more]

27A (1974)

An alcoholic man in the Queensland prison system is transferred to a psychiatric hospital at his own request, for treatment. What he doesn’t realise is that under section 27A of the Queensland Mental Health Act, he can be held indefinitely. ... [read more]

Lift Off – A Load of Old Rubbish (1992)

The theme of this episode is rubbish. It is in two separate 24-minute parts and has the usual Lift Off mix of live action, animation, puppetry music, documentary and fantasy. The main storyline in each part is about the Lift ... [read more]

Western Wonderland (1954)

This black-and-white 9.5mm amateur travelogue filmed by Frank Straford records his trip with friends to the Grampians National Park in western Victoria in 1954. [read more]

Australasian Gazette – 1st Chatswood Erects a Tower and a Rope Suspension Bridge (c1923)

This newsreel clip from approximately 1923 shows the 1st Chatswood troop of Boy Scouts, which won the E Trenchard Miller Shield in that year, erecting a tower and suspension bridge and competing in boxing matches at an oval in Melbourne. [read more]

Fighting Blood (1951)

This Cinesound documentary directed by Clive Ross highlights the talents of Australian fighters, including Aboriginal boxers Alfie Clay, Elley Bennett and Dave Sands. It also features historical footage of one of Australia’s most well-known fighters, Les Darcy. [read more]

Australia Daze (1988)

An observational documentary shot on the bicentennial anniversary of Australia’s European settlement. Twenty-nine directors working all over Australia have contributed segments as Australians celebrated 26 January 1988. [read more]

Maxonol Gramophone: Buy a Good Gramophone and Keep Her at Home (1925)

In this Maxonol Gramophone cinema advertisement a mother and father decide to buy a gramophone to keep their teenage daughter at home. They visit the Maxonol demonstration room and purchase their gramophone with successful results. [read more]

Rinso Soap Powder: Then Came Happiness (1931)

This cinema advertisement for Rinso soap powder from 1931 is a short drama about a woman, worn out by the drudge of washing day, who is introduced to Rinso by a girlfriend during a bridge night. [read more]

The art museum (2006)

When Shane (Shane Dundas) opens the Stuff Closet, David (David Collins) falls in. Shane follows and they both emerge in the Art Museum (the Art Gallery of NSW). They search for a suitable spot for Shane’s picture and finally ... [read more]

Beyond Tomorrow – Episode 51 (2006)

A fast-paced magazine-style program that explains tomorrow, today. This episode shows a device that can be inserted into your brain to prevent depression and a gadget to explain supernatural phenomena, while we see the future of the aeroplane, the car ... [read more]

An Exercise in Discipline: Peel (1982)

A bickering red-headed family on a weekend road trip reach a standoff by the side of a country road. [read more]

Alicia (1996)

Alicia Liley was a promising 18-year-old drama student when she sustained brain damage in a near fatal car accident. The documentary traces her recovery and her determination to live a full life. Her response to her disability was to start ... [read more]

Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate – ‘A Milk Tray Day Today’ (c1955)

This is a compilation of three 30-second black-and-white advertisements from a Cadbury’s Milk Tray campaign dating from the mid-1950s. [read more]

Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate – ‘Happiness for Two’ (c1960)

This is a compilation of three 30-second black-and-white television ads for Cadbury’s Milk Tray chocolates with the slogan 'happiness for two’. [read more]

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