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Greg feels special (1998)

Vicki (Susie Porter) is happy, busy and preoccupied, which prompts her husband Greg (Tamblyn Lord) to think she is having an affair. She takes him to see what she has been painting: a room with proclamations of love for him ... [read more]

Misty fantasises about adoption (2006)

Spit (James Fraser) angers Misty (Lee Cormie) by claiming to have a special bond with Fearless (Sullivan Stapleton), who is down on the beach with Teresa (Victoria Hill). Three nuns appear in Misty’s daydream, reassure him that he is the ... [read more]

Cable trams in Melbourne (1935)

This clip features Melbourne’s cable trams in operation in the city’s CBD in the mid-1930s. It captures the experience of riding in a cable tram through shots from inside the cabin, as well as point-of-view shots from ... [read more]

Werribee Sewage Farm (1957)

This clip features the Werribee Sewage Farm (now known as Melbourne Water’s Western Treatment Plant) west of Melbourne, which treats the city’s water by land and grass filtration. Open channels guide the sewage across the farm’s acreage and link to ... [read more]

Bedside manner (1989)

Anxious about competition from the 24-hour surgery up the road, Dr William Sharp (Michael Craig) has been urging his staff to adopt a more overtly caring attitude towards the clinic’s patients. As receptionist Julie Winters (Denise Roberts) sees off a ... [read more]

Maintaining cultural traditions (2008)

Frances Daingangan sees the influence of Bollywood and western culture on her children and grandchildren and wants them to also be exposed to Indigenous traditions. She goes to see Uncle Phillip Gudthaykudthay, a famous artist and traditional sorcerer, who also ... [read more]

Caste system (2000)

A group of people recite a poem written by Romaine Moreton about the racially-based caste system that operated in Australia until recent times. [read more]

Massacre (1980)

Manganinie (Mawuyul Yanthalawuy) survives the slaughter of her tribe. [read more]

Yakutat, Alaska (2008)

Jonno and Stefan travel to Yakutat, Alaska. They are welcomed by Jack, proprietor of the Icy Waves surf shop. [read more]

One more attempt (1949)

On board HMAS Wyatt Earp, the crew attach floats to the Kingfisher aircraft, ready for flight, but the weather is too bad. The pack ice prevents the ship approaching the Antarctic coast, so the captain heads for the Balleny ... [read more]

‘I can’t live without you’ (1994)

Savina (Tara Morice) tells Dazey (Ben Mendelsohn) she cannot live without him. [read more]

Dame Nellie Melba and her cockatoo (1927)

Dame Nellie Melba walks along the veranda of the house, puts up an umbrella and walks into the garden. She then dances and sings beside a cockatoo. [read more]

Building a motor body (1925)

Large power presses stamp the panels for the car bodies. As the press is lifted, one man removes the panel and another places a flat sheet into the machine. A worker in goggles welds the panels together. The finished sections ... [read more]

The development of freestyle swimming (1952)

This clip shows the different techniques and styles used in freestyle swimming from the 1880s through to the development of the trudgen style and Australian crawl. Former Australian swimming champions demonstrate the techniques used by past pioneers of the style. ... [read more]

Mertz and Mawson’s ‘terrible ordeal’ (1963)

Frank Hurley continues telling the story (begun in clip two) of the terrible journey made by Douglas Mawson, Xavier Mertz and Belgrave Ninnis, during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–14. Mawson’s party, with two dog teams, set out on 10 ... [read more]

Dancing flowers (1955)

A group of flowering plants – violet, white, orange, and purple – slowly blossom against a background of greenery. This is captured using time lapse photography methods. [read more]

No time to waste (2007)

Fadi, the coach of his son’s Under 6 soccer team, holds a postmortem with the boys. Ahmed, one of the ICRA volunteers, collects the freshly printed ‘All Eyez on Youth’ posters and flyers and sets about distributing them. Back ... [read more]

Taking back the Ashes (1930)

In this clip you hear the team’s new star, Don Bradman, begin to speak. The order of all the speakers on the record is Bill Woodfull, captain of the team, followed by senior batsman Alan Kippax, spin bowler Clarrie Grimmett, ... [read more]

Armistice Day, Melbourne (1925)

This silent black-and-white newsreel clip from about 1925 shows a large crowd of people gathered on the steps of Parliament House, Melbourne for an Armistice Day ceremony. The crowd stands for two minutes silence then the 'Last Post’ is played. ... [read more]

‘Born for that noose’ (2002)

The veteran (Grant Page) has been wounded by a spear. The fanatic (Gary Sweet) wants to leave him, but the tracker (David Gulpilil) refuses – even when horse-whipped. The tracker knows he is indispensable. [read more]

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