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Doing business (1982)
Three fishermen from the village visit various shops in town to try and sell their shark fins. [read more]
Scott breaks the rules (1992)
Ballroom dancing officials Les Kendall (Peter Whitford) and Barry Fife (Bill Hunter) sternly recall how Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio) used 'unorthodox, crowd-pleasing moves’ at the championships. Scott’s mother Shirley (Pat Thomson) and his partner Liz (Gia Carides) express disbelief. Onlooker ... [read more]
‘Why are you here in my house?’ (1964)
While surreptitiously searching the old playhouse where the Stranger, Adam Suisse (Ron Haddrick), now lives, teenagers Bernie (Bill Levis), Jean (Janice Dinnen) and Peter (Michael Thomas) come across a strange electronic device hidden under the floorboards. They are bewildered to ... [read more]
Wrangles and rows (1964)
A very serious speech about the dangers of war and the responsibilities of the Australian people. Menzies delivered it after returning home from Great Britain as the justification for going overseas and to thank his colleagues who looked after the ... [read more]
The Olympic Village (1956)
This clip shows the workings of the postal and telephone services in the Olympic Village at Heidelberg, during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic games. [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]
‘Loaded with dough’ (1919)
After two thieves attack and rob a wealthy farmer, John Harland (Snowy Baker) knocks one of them to the ground before chasing the other through city alleyways and streets, climbing a steep wall and jumping from a high bridge. Crash-tackling ... [read more]
‘A very deep sleep’ (2009)
Joe (Clive Owen) carries his ailing wife Katy (Laura Fraser) into the bedroom. He runs to fetch her oxygen and comforts her at her bedside – all of which is quietly watched by their young son, Artie (Nicholas McAnulty). Soon ... [read more]
‘Twenty years of progress’ (1931)
A montage establishing CBD Sydney leads to the arrival of Paula Marsh (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) and ‘Lady Worth’ (Leal Douglas) at a jewellery store, where they beguile store manager Keith Manion (Frank Hawthorne) into ... [read more]
Mutiny on the Batavia (1973)
While mutineers are busy plotting to take over the Dutch ship Batavia, it is wrecked on a coral reef off the coast of Western Australia. [read more]
The stirrer (2000)
Pat’s parents would love him to continue into senior high school but they respect the fact that Pat is simply not motivated to continue with his studies. [read more]
‘Who are you?’ (1977)
Burton (Richard Chamberlain) wants answers from the mysterious Charlie (Nandjiwarra Amagula) so he goes to his house, but Charlie also wants answers. After he leaves, Burton has a premonition of a drowned city. [read more]
‘Don’t resist’ (2006)
Daniel (Tom Long) awakes in chains, with the sound of a music box and the lapping of water outside. He is terrified, but unable to move. Later that night, the three women show themselves and begin to caress his body. [read more]
Philip vows vengeance (1918)
Joan (Evelyn Black) has thrown herself in the river and drowned rather than bring disgrace on her family. Her mother (Ida Gresham) finds her suicide note too late, and faints. Philip (Boyd Irwin) finds her body in the river, still ... [read more]
Des is called to account (2003)
Des (Rodney Anderson) is in trouble for backing out of the drive-by shooting he’d been ordered to perform. He and Sophie (Sarah Vongmany), having been captured by the crime boss’s henchmen, are marched into a car park to meet him. ... [read more]
Firefighting through the ages (1932)
This dramatised sequence depicts developments in firefighting techniques through the ages. It begins in Alexandria in 250 BC(Before Christ) with Ctesibus who invented the first practical pump. The following scenes depict such later firefighting innovations as the air vessel added ... [read more]
‘A dream is a shadow’ (1977)
Lawyer David Burton (Richard Chamberlain) asks Chris Lee (David Gulpilil) and tribal elder Charlie (Nandjiwarra Amagula) what caused the death of Billy. David’s wife (Olivia Hamnett) must leave before they will speak. Chris then says that Billy saw and touched ... [read more]
‘Have you no justice?’ (1928)
A year after Cherry Carson (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) and her father (Gaston Mervale) have hidden at a remote farm, Peter Lawton (Paul Longuet) tracks her down. Peter is aghast at Cherry’s living conditions, and Cherry is upset ... [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]
To the people of Australia (1941)
This silent black-and-white cinema advertisement uses text to present a direct appeal from the Federal Treasurer, JB Chifley. The text states ‘To you who now enjoy comfortable entertainment in perfect safety. I would give a timely reminder of your obligation ... [read more]
