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Super Flu: Race Against a Killer (2005)
The film reports on H5N1, the avian flu virus. It follows the scientific world’s attempt to defuse the flu and reports on the world’s preparedness for an airborne pandemic. The film contains dramatic recreations, rousing music, interviews with experts and ... [read more]
Phoenix – Top Quality Crims (1991)
Phoenix is a procedural drama telling the story of the investigation into the 1986 bombing of the Victorian Police Headquarters, commonly known as the 'Russell Street bombing’. Told from the perspective of the Major Crime Squad who investigated the crime, ... [read more]
Tandaco Prepared Stuffing: Don’t Cry Dear Lady (c1942)
This colour cinema advertisement for Tandaco Prepared Stuffing shows a woman cooking a roast chicken for her husband and her husband’s boss. After having trouble finding her herbs and imagining the consequences of serving roast chicken without stuffing, the woman ... [read more]
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio) has been trained from the age of six to become a ballroom dancing champion. His ambitious mother, Shirley (Pat Thomson), sees a golden future for Scott with his partner Liz (Gia Carides). But Scott’s desire to ... [read more]
Shifting Sands – Grace (1998)
A short drama about a woman (Justine Saunders) who returns to Cairns for the burial of her sister. [read more]
Archibald Family: Noorong Gazette: Parts XXI - XXIV (c1930)
This silent black-and-white home movie compilation, titled the Noorong Gazette, was made by the Archibald family in approximately 1930. It is one of a series of seven gazette compilations that span from c1927 to c1932. [read more]
Australasian Gazette – Bon Voyage to Ex-Chief Justice, Sir William Cullen (c1924)
This newsreel segment from approximately 1924 shows the farewell and departure of the retired Chief Justice Sir William Cullen and Lady Cullen in Sydney for an overseas trip. Lady Cullen is farewelled by a party of Girl Guides who give ... [read more]
Peach’s Gold – Land of Gold (1983)
From the middle to the end of the 19th century, gold strikes occurred in the most inhospitable regions of the continent, from Kiandra in the Snowy Mountains to the Palmer River at Cape York. Men would race to the site ... [read more]
Victorian Police Radio Patrol (c1931)
This is a short dramatised scenario made by Efftee Film Productions for the Victoria Police. It highlights the work of the Victorian Police Radio Patrol on the streets of Melbourne in the 1930s. [read more]
Belsen For Example (1985)
A German film crew interviews survivors, now living in Australia, of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The recollections of the victims and members of the rescue teams are a harrowing testament to man’s inhumanity to man. The survivors hope that such ... [read more]
The new boy in the school of hard knocks (1980)
Tasmanian star recruit Geoff Hayward (John Howard) arrives at the club to face strong resentment from the less well-paid players and the coach, Laurie Holden (Jack Thompson). As the season begins, the football media asks some tough questions. [read more]
Berlei Corsets: Beautiful Lines of Woman Triumphant (c1920)
This silent black-and-white cinema advertisement shows women modelling Berlei ladies foundation garments. [read more]
A Town To Be Drowned (1958)
This is one of the earliest documentaries made by ABC television. It records the disappearance of the old town of Adaminaby beneath the waters of the Snowy as part of the construction of the Adaminaby Dam for the Snowy ... [read more]
The psychiatrist’s couch (1997)
Before Ecstasy became known as a party drug, it was used by psychotherapists to relax patients in order to assist them with their problems. A psychiatrist explains the characteristics of MDMA which made it ideal for use in counselling. [read more]
Round About Townsville (1926)
Townsville, Magnetic Island and the Hinchinbrook Channels are the subject of this scenic tour through northern Queensland’s attractive tourist destinations. Filled with steady pans and well framed static shots, this documentary also contains explanatory intertitles and colour-tinted and toned sequences. [read more]
A new Australian style of surfing (1968)
On a big day at Fairy Bower near Manly in March 1966, the bravest surfers gather to take advantage of a big autumn swell. A lone surfboat crew dares to take off on a huge wave, beside the surfers. Further ... [read more]
Power to Win (1942)
This is a short wartime documentary directed by Charles Chauvel. It emphasises the contribution of Australia’s coal mining industry to fighting the war in Europe. It includes historical wartime footage, dramatised scenes and documentary segments, with a persuasive commentary by ... [read more]
Silver City (1936)
This is an industrial documentary about mining in the mineral-rich area of Broken Hill, directed by Frank Hurley for Cinesound. It shows the processes involved in mining rock from underground sites; the extraction of zinc, lead and silver deposits from ... [read more]
Big Bag’s Japanese Adventure (1998)
The Big Bag Band is invited to perform at a disabled arts festival in Japan. Three of the band are intellectually disabled, four are not. The documentary follows their departure from Australia, preparations in Japan and the concert itself. [read more]
Horace and Tina – Settling In (2000)
This is episode 2 of the 26 part series. Lauren’s (Jasmine Ellis) life is a total mess. A Canadian, she misses her friends and hates living in Australia. Now, to make things worse, she has the weird nelves Horace (Frank ... [read more]
