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‘Take a gig at the sheila!’ (1946)
Two months into the drive, the mob passes through a canyon where they are observed by tribal Aborigines on the surrounding cliffs. Dan McAlpine (Chips Rafferty) waves his hat and receives a greeting in return. The mob then arrives at ... [read more]
The valley of death (1998)
Maurice Stubbs (Ray Barrett) makes a plaster cast of a paw print in the mud in his stockyards. He suspects a giant feral cat is killing his stock, and he shapes the print with his fingers, as if to make ... [read more]
Teaser and title sequence (1965)
In this teaser, leading in to Homicide’s opening title sequence, convict Edgar Thompson (Roy Alexander) is on the run after escaping from the prison farm at Beechworth. He heads for a shack in the countryside, not realising that a man ... [read more]
‘Friday on My Mind’ (1966)
'Friday on My Mind’ by the Easybeats was composed by Harry Vanda and George Young. Recorded in London in 1966, it was released as a single later that year. This clip includes the start of the song and first verse. ... [read more]
‘I come from a land down under’ (1981)
Men at Work sing about travelling the world and what it means to come 'from a land down under’. [read more]
‘Pommy’ and ‘Aussie’ (1964)
Carol Raye and June Salter sing a song about being Australian versus being English. [read more]
An unlikely friendship (2003)
Van (Joe Le) returns to Carla’s (Daniela Italiano) backyard with a woman’s top he has stolen, hangs it on her Hills hoist clothes line, then goes to her flat and tells her it’s there. She asks if he has stolen ... [read more]
‘I want to be a writer’ (1979)
Harry Beecham (Sam Neill) has waited two years for Sybylla (Judy Davis) to agree to marry. As drought grips the land again, he comes for an answer, but Sybylla explains why she cannot. [read more]
‘Wild things should be free’ (1976)
Mike (Greg Rowe) is overjoyed when Mr Percival, his pet pelican, returns after being set free. [read more]
Life’s expectations (1997)
An ethnic young man outlines his wishes for life: money, success in business and community respect. [read more]
Spike the monotreme (1995)
Spike, the echidna, forages on land and then goes swimming to cool off. [read more]
Forest justification (1990)
Environmentalist Bill Mollison explains the value and purpose of forest. [read more]
Making it to the top (1993)
A group of climbers finally makes it to the top of a remote mountain in Irian Jaya. They are expedition leader Lincoln Hall, biologist Geoff Hope, Dutch Indonesian Rini Sulaiman, and filmmakers Chris Hilton and Sue Fleming. [read more]
View from bridge (1932)
Leslie Francis Farey films his first walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932 and the panoramic view he enjoyed of Sydney Harbour. Farey has captured other curious pedestrians inspecting the newly-built bridge, the tramlines and Sydney Harbour from Kirribilli ... [read more]
‘One little hit ain’t gonna do no harm’ (1975)
At a party, Gerry (Carol Porter) runs into Linda and Toby (Bert Cooper), two friends trying to stay off heroin. Lou (Gary Waddell) offers Linda a free hit, to prove her lack of resolve. [read more]
Chopping down a tree (1920)
This clip shows two lumberjacks chopping down a eucalyptus tree in 1920. [read more]
Australian night sky (1993)
Australian painter Tim Storrier creates a nocturnal landscape painting from photographs and his imagination. [read more]
Trains in Australia’s development (1991)
Trains played a major part in Australia’s economic and social development. Development followed the railway line and exports boomed. [read more]
White power (1992)
Hando (Russell Crowe) drinks milk after a wild all-night party. His friend (Stephen Hall) has to return to his naval base. Hando gives him a Nazi salute as he goes. Hando explains his belief in white supremacy, and his admiration ... [read more]
Unprotected forests in danger (1991)
Over footage of a beautiful old growth forest, narrator Noni Hazlehurst explains that, at the current rate of deforestation, Australia’s unprotected forests could no longer exist in 250 years’ time. The forest’s native animals are shown as the narrator explains ... [read more]
