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Getting ready (1999)
Ru, applying facial paint, speaks about the particular head decorations for the Amb Kor and explains the significance of the colours in terms of their tradition. Professor Andrew Strathern is being painted up, while men are working on Ru’s headdress. ... [read more]
East to West (1999)
A young girl peers out of a car window as her father drives her home. Voice-over narration in this clip is by Anita Beckman. [read more]
‘Most People I Know (Think That I’m Crazy)’ (1972)
This is an excerpt from the 1972 single release of ‘Most People I Know (Think That I’m Crazy)’ by Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs. [read more]
Swanston St Shamble (1944)
This is an excerpt from 'Swanston St Shamble’, one of the first jazz recordings of Graeme Bell’s Dixieland Band, from a session in January 1944. [read more]
‘Maranoa Lullaby’ (1950)
Harold Blair sings 'Maranoa Lullaby’ on an unreleased recording from 1950. [read more]
All that was left of the Emden (1916)
Jack Lane (actor unknown) recounts the story of the Sydney’s battle with the Emden, which is re-created with historical and miniatures footage. After the Emden succumbs, we see footage of the damage she sustained. [read more]
The Kookaburra Springs school choir (1972)
Stanley Evans (Harry Secombe) conducts the Kookaburra Springs school choir at a prestigious competition in Sydney. Wished good luck by competition official Lord Pearson (Jeff Ashby), Stanley and Shirley Marshall (Maggie Fitzgibbon) discover Stevie Cassidy (Dennis Jordan) has switched the ... [read more]
Trapped (1985)
The narrator tells how journalist Paul Rea found a letter that inspired him to make the film. Alex McClelland explains how no-one believed he spent time in a German concentration camp. [read more]
The house burns (2008)
Hired arsonist Billy (Joel Edgerton) sits on a hilltop watching his handiwork – a house burning in the distance. Carla (Claire van der Boom) and Greg (Anthony Hayes) pull up outside their burning home. Greg runs off to try to ... [read more]
A victimless crime (2006)
A man cruises St Kilda’s streets in his car at night, and talks about his experiences visiting prostitutes. Sex worker Gillian talks about what it’s like being a prostitute. The police patrol St Kilda and pick up Gillian on suspicion ... [read more]
Hay, Barrack and William Streets (1907)
Leonard Corrick’s camera moves up and down the streets of Perth recording the action on the street. At one point a man bumps into another man in the street and fisticuffs ensue as the camera moves past. [read more]
Ben protests at a family barbecue (1985)
At the Guthries barbeque, everyone is having a great time. Ben’s parents Ron (Dennis Miller) and Di (Anne Grigg), discuss their concerns about Ben’s behaviour with their friends, (John Clayton, Candy Raymond, David Downer). While these friends make fun of ... [read more]
Logs treated at the mill (1920)
This clip from an industrial documentary made in 1920 shows logs being treated and cut into useable timber pieces. [read more]
The Italian lesson (1972)
Peter (John Derum) wants to learn Italian. He puts a record of 'Italian Made Easy’ on the turntable. The voice on the recording accuses him, in Italian, of having an extramarital affair with Beryl, 'Beryla’, while on the other side ... [read more]
Time frame to independence (1971)
John Guise has been asked about the time frame to independence for his country. He thinks there should be a degree of self-government before independence to allow time for a constitution to be drawn up. He’s being interviewed by Richard ... [read more]
The journey begins (1991)
In the middle of the night, Beatrice (Anne Louise Lambert) readies herself physically and emotionally for her and Maeve’s journey to the underworld. She remembers the childhood origins of her ‘yearning to know’ and begins the process of trying to ... [read more]
‘A way out’ (1986)
Clive Hayes (Peter Curtin) calls on Joylene (Rowena Mohr) to apologise for his brother’s behaviour and unexpectedly falls in love. [read more]
‘Pommy’ and ‘Aussie’ (1964)
Carol Raye and June Salter sing a song about being Australian versus being English. [read more]
The right tree (2005)
Elders Crook Hat and Camphoo are walking through the bush searching for the right tree to make spears. They tell us that the old people used to cut down the Acacia tree to make spears. The wood of the Acacia ... [read more]
Central Square (1928)
From an elevated position above Central Square (now Railway Square) in Sydney, the camera films the bustle of the streets at rush hour where people transfer from trams to trains and suburban trams to take them out of the city. ... [read more]
