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The Friends’ School (2003)

Peter Jones is a teacher of comparative religion at the Friends’ School in Tasmania. He feels that only by understanding each other’s religion can we truly accept other people’s differences. [read more]

Early days on the scheme (1952)

The Guthega project, on the Snowy-Murray Development of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, is explained. [read more]

The survival tent (1963)

This clip shows a 1963 field test on a survival tent prototype used to increase the rate of survival for firefighters trapped in a fire. Dr AR King, who participated in the field test, talks about the survival tent. [read more]

Bali and the colonial gaze (1933)

A group of Balinese dancers perform a traditional Balinese dance in an open rectangular space. The camera follows the movements of two female dancers dressed in Balinese costume with elaborate headdress. The Europeans are dressed in colonial-era attire and quietly ... [read more]

Forty pieces of silver (2006)

Pete, a resident of Northcott public housing estate, recalls returning home to find a woman’s body surrounded by coins on the pavement. He believed that she had robbed dispensing machines and was either pushed or committed suicide from a high ... [read more]

‘The horizontal tango’ (2007)

At home, Jean (Brenda Blethyn) hugs her boys and warns Mark (Richard Wilson) about what he can and can’t watch on video. Tim (Khan Chittenden) drives her to the club where she is to perform that night, in between a ... [read more]

Shimmering in the sun (1994)

Aerial shots show modern day Brisbane. The voice-over narration tells us of the legacy of natural phenomena and Indigenous culture upon which the city of Brisbane is built. [read more]

‘The walk out!’ (2005)

A house meeting is called to try and solve the problem of Anna’s (Mara Scherzinger) disappearance. It is filmed by Heath (Adam Saunders) as part of his ongoing documentary about the school. Feeling guilty, Bec (Kate Bell) coordinates a search ... [read more]

The Royal Easter Show (1940)

This clip captures the atmosphere of Sydney’s Royal Easter Agricultural Show. It includes footage of novelty stores, the woodchopping competition, equestrian events, the sideshows and the show rides. A male voice-over narrates the clip. [read more]

‘An extension of your personality’ (1988)

Time-based portraits at a family home and Housing Commission flats in Erskineville and Redfern. [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]

Serving the troops (1919)

This clip shows a range of assistance and relief activities that the Red Cross undertook around the First World War including: preparing linen; serving tea and biscuits to troops; providing relief to convalescing soldiers; and packing and loading supply bundles. [read more]

The land is sad (1993)

A sweeping aerial view of mountains jutting out of the flat desert-scape. A song of the area plays out in subtitles over the image. An elder tells us about the sacred Ancestor of this area, and his relation to him. [read more]

An invitation (2006)

Rolf de Heer talks about being invited by David Gulpilil to his country to make Ten Canoes (2006). Images of men stripping bark from a tree to make a canoe will eventually be incorporated in the film. [read more]

‘The gods are angry’ (2003)

The Balinese people believe that the bombing of a nightclub was a sign of displeasure by the gods. Psychiatrist Dr Denny Thong explains the feeling of the people. A temple priest, Mangku Sakenan, explains that a ceremony is held to ... [read more]

Chasing a lump of pigskin (1980)

After another loss and a skirmish in the change rooms, unhappy recruit Geoff (John Howard) tells the coach Laurie (Jack Thompson) that he can’t stand football, or the club, and admits that he has just played a game stoned on ... [read more]

Dorothy meets the Good Fairy (1976)

Dorothy (Joy Dunstan) wakes up in a strange town after a car accident. In a dress shop run by the 'Good Fairy’ (Robin Ramsay), she learns she has killed the 'town hood’. The Fairy rewards her with a beautiful pair ... [read more]

The Baker brothers (1984)

At the site of Beth’s wrecked car, Jake Cullen (Bill Kerr) senses his ‘old friend’ (the razorback) has returned. Jake is given a hostile reception by Benny Baker (Chris Haywood) and brother Dicko (David Argue) when he asks questions about ... [read more]

The bank you own (1950)

The ad begins with a narrator stating that ‘in this day and age the secret of success is careful planning’. He espouses the importance of having a ‘plan for the future’, and draws parallels between the ‘affairs of the nation’ ... [read more]

‘The dingo’s got my baby!’ (1988)

At a camping ground near Uluru (Ayers Rock), Lindy Chamberlain (Meryl Streep) witnesses a dingo carrying her baby Azaria from a tent. Michael Chamberlain (Sam Neill) begins a search in the darkness. [read more]

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