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The shaman (1991)
Native women grab the hat of Father Laforgue (Lothaire Bluteau) and play with it, enabling a diminutive shaman named Mestigoit (Yvan Labelle) to sneak up and confront him. [read more]
The wrecker (1972)
Sir Lancelot and King Arthur discover that the east wing of the castle is in need of repair, and after Lancelot accidentally knocks some more down, it needs to be demolished. Morgana has a very uncharacteristic moment of concern for ... [read more]
‘The river spirits in a good mood’ (2006)
The four friends have secured the body in the river, to stop it floating away. The next day they catch more fish than they have ever caught on one of their fishing trips. The youngest, Billy (Simon Stone) decides to ... [read more]
‘Hooked on money’ (1982)
In the Mincoh offices the telephones run hot as news of the war in Namibia and the company’s resultant share-price surge spreads. Liz (Tina Bursill) fields a call from a journalist while receptionist Jacqui (Mercia Deane-Johns) asks Dick Coleman (Ronald ... [read more]
The addictive Antarctic (1998)
Explorer Douglas Mawson built huts in the Antarctic in 1911. In 1998 a team of restorers has travelled south to save the heritage site. After clearing the ice from the hut, the team are preserving the building and restoring the ... [read more]
Young people and the Drop-In (1977)
A member of the Addison Road Drop-In provides an on-the-spot commentary on a parking policeman or 'brown bomber’ booking a motorist on Marrickville Road. Inside the recreation room at the centre, the young men play pool and muck around ... [read more]
The lady in question (1981)
At the dating agency, Peter (Norman Kaye) is 'introduced’ by proxy to a prospective partner, a young woman called Patricia. He fears he’s too old but the consultant says she needs a mature man. Peter has to pay an extra ... [read more]
Operation Overland pipeline (1954)
As part of Operation Overland, a man dressed in diving gear is lowered into the water to work on the 36-mile oil pipeline. Workers drain parts of the Werribee River so the line can be placed under the riverbed. The ... [read more]
The choice (2004)
As Ganggu Mama (or Uncle Daddy, played by David Ngoombujarra) looks for the right tree to make a didgeridoo, his young nephew Jackson (Clarence Ryan) and his gang break into a car and steal a bag. [read more]
Returned Anzacs (1917)
This segment from an Australasian Gazette newsreel shows returned Anzacs marching through Melbourne streets as part of the 'Fill-the-Gap’ recruitment drive. A marching band leads a parade of returned Anzac servicemen holding placards that say 'Wanted – A man to ... [read more]
Experts are appointed (2007)
The complete spectrum of humanity is represented on a committee appointed to work out why the world does not function properly, says the narrator (Tom Baker). The members will examine the past and talk to anyone 'who might have given ... [read more]
The outhouse (1989)
An old woman is pushed in a wheelchair by her Aboriginal daughter (Marcia Langton) along a trail lined with rocks. They come to a stop by an outside toilet. The Aboriginal woman waits. [read more]
The storm and the silence (1985)
Bert (Benedict Sweeney) has signed up as a cook’s mate on a cattle drive with boss drover Baldy Bob McInnes (Norman Yemm), Arthur (Ed Turley) and others. A sudden storm blows up, stampeding the cattle and frightening the horses. In ... [read more]
The scam (1997)
Nikki (Frances O’Connor) is flirting outrageously with Paul (Geoff Revell) in a bar. He tells her he’s a patent attorney and then later tries to impress by saying he’s meeting up the next morning with ex-football star Zipper Doyle (a ... [read more]
The breakthrough (1997)
At home after work, Detective Tessa Vance (Lucy Bell) pores over documents relating to the Trevor Parkin murder. She has a breakthrough. The next day, Tessa interviews neighbours of Trevor Parkin about her hunch, which leads her to a new ... [read more]
Waiting for a miracle (2004)
Former Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser, and former Liberal Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Ian MacPhee, talk to camera about the impact of mandatory detention on a child’s future and what a country’s immigration policy says about the ... [read more]
The end of Ted Parker (1980)
Club president Ted Parker (Graham Kennedy) is under pressure to resign, following allegations that he beat up a stripper at a club function. In the committee room, ex-coach Jock Riley (Frank Wilson) and administrator Gerry Cooper (Alan Cassell) engineer his ... [read more]
Returning the stone (2006)
Two brothers, Burrimmilla (David Gulpilil) and Charlie (Tom E Lewis), travel to their mother’s burial site and return a sacred stone to its rightful place. [read more]
The game (1996)
Thomas Wills and his cousin, HCA Harrison, combined elements of soccer, Gaelic football and rugby union to come up with a concoction that incorporated all the codes and founded AFL in the 1860s. An overview of ... [read more]
‘People kill people all the time’ (2007)
After the body of Kenwood (Anthony Hayes) is found in the culvert, Pete (Khan Chittenden) and his drug connection Steve (Tim McCunn) watch the police at the scene. They find Cheryl (Gillian Alexy), who is far from upset that Kenwood ... [read more]
