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American hotdogs (1957)
On a beautiful day at Bondi, two members of the American surf lifesaving team and one from the Hawaiian team take to the water to show off the latest surfing techniques. They are in Australia for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, ... [read more]
Pianoforte (1984)
A young woman who yearns to become a concert pianist is rescued from a sleazy cabaret by a mysterious cat burglar with whom she falls in love. [read more]
Monkey business (1939)
George (George Wallace) has to display the prize new gorilla to the zoo’s best patron, Mr Inchcape (Harold Meade), but the animal is sick, so George’s mate Henry (John Dobbie) dresses in a gorilla suit. George shows off in front ... [read more]
A World to Conquer (1956)
In this amateur science fiction short drama made by John and Frank Straford, a man (Kerry Beckwith) witnesses an alien surveillance camera land in his backyard, but his wife (Jeanette Van Boom) does not believe him. [read more]
Dreams of a new car (1953)
In the early 1900s, a husband (credited as ‘the Dreamer’) and wife, along with a family friend, walk up to the entrance of their property to see the arrival of their new car. The family greet the two men who ... [read more]
Riding, shooting and tackling (1918)
Jack and Jimmy have discovered the gang’s secret city hide-out. Gang boss Bill Warne (Billy Ryan) escapes, pursued by Jack (Snowy Baker). They both commandeer horses as Warne heads to the boatshed where his men guard a cache of arms ... [read more]
Father (2008)
An autobiographical animated short film about a boy struggling to understand his ‘strange, silent’ father, who arrived in Australia as a refugee from Lithuania. [read more]
Falling from the sky (2004)
Warren H Williams introduces us to his aunt Mavis Malbunka who tells us the Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) story. Mavis Malbunka is a senior custodian and tells us that Tnorala was created when a baby in a coolamon (or turna) fell ... [read more]
‘Family and friends’ (1973)
Buddy Rand (Fred Cullen), on the run from the police, goes to his sister’s (Marie Redshaw) place but she says he can’t stay. Running out of options, Buddy visits his girlfriend Betty Breen (Bunny Gibson) at the pub before looking ... [read more]
Of droughts and flooding rains (1982)
Reporter Jim Downes stands in the middle of a sea of sand. It’s the Castlereagh River in drought; a drought that’s killing the wheat belt of NSW. It’s a story so often repeated throughout Australia. [read more]
A sea of ice caps (1916)
The expanse of icebergs and ocean surrounding Antarctica are revealed behind the halyards of Sir Douglas Mawson’s ship, Aurora, during his 1911–1914 expedition. [read more]
Cliffhanger (1918)
Jack (Snowy Baker) has pursued the German spies to the secret beach from which they will rendezvous with a German ship. Master villain Brasels (John Faulkner) has kidnapped Jack’s girl Myee (Lily Molloy) and tied her to a rock, where ... [read more]
Dipping Sheep (1899)
A farmer pushes sheep underwater with a plunger as they pass through an arsenic sheep dip. [read more]
‘What sort of mother do they think I am?’ (1988)
Connie (Lynette Curran) learns from a television report that her son Peter (Clayton Williamson) has chained himself to the Gamma Cenotaph in the town centre. He’s on a hunger strike in protest against the Roman boat leaving Gamma for a ... [read more]
Shifting Sands – Passing Through (1998)
A drama about a young family who pass through a town that isn’t quite what it seems. [read more]
Catching Crocodiles (1933)
This wildlife documentary made by Australian Educational Films shows methods used by hunters to catch freshwater and saltwater crocodiles in Australia’s far north. [read more]
‘Where’s Manny?’ (1991)
Pearl (Lynette Curran) confronts Alexandra (Agnieszka Perepeczko). Pearl accuses Alexandra’s star boxer, Manny (Tibor Gyapjas), of beating up her brother Bobby (Paul Goddard). As the argument intensifies, Manny arrives. [read more]
Success not lightly purchased (1931)
Paula Marsh (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) expresses contrition to her father Bill Marsh (Arthur Greenaway) after stealing from a jewellery store. ‘Lady Worth’ (Leal Douglas) tells Paula about valuable pearls owned by a Mrs Hugh Nash. Bill Marsh ... [read more]
Burning Man (2011)
After a personal tragedy, workaholic Sydney restaurateur-chef and single father Tom (Matthew Goode) turns to promiscuous sex to bury his emotional turmoil and calm his high stress levels until another calamity threatens his life. [read more]
Dimpel, Konrad: German Christmas celebrations, Lutheran Sunday School picnic (c1966)
A silent, black and white home movie containing scenes from a Lutheran Sunday School picnic, filmed by Canberra resident and amateur filmmaker Konrad Dimpel. [read more]
