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The good old days (1999)
With Patsy’s condition deteriorating, Nadia (Sacha Horler) tells Bo (Russell Dykstra) he should come into the house to see his mother. When he enters the kitchen, Victor (Linal Haft) thinks he has finally come to apologise. Bo says he has ... [read more]
The worst insult in the universe (1995)
The man (Syd Brisbane) and the woman (Ulli Birvé) arrive in the desert outside Las Vegas, because he has always wanted to go there. She does not, so she waits overnight while he tries his luck. They jump through space-time ... [read more]
Tea’s up (1968)
Musgrave Station is a busy crossroads in the far north of Queensland. Every day, planes come into the station airfield to refuel. Both passengers and pilots find a ready cup of tea from the station owner’s wife, Mary Hales. She ... [read more]
The Darcy family (1981)
The Darcys are an unusual family. They are extremely wealthy and yet they live the tough and hard-working life of real outback battlers. Nevertheless, the family makes light of chores and there’s a real warmth between all of them. [read more]
The early years (1981)
The station began when Jackie and Wogga’s parents built fences and began branding wild cattle and calling the place 'Mallapunyah’. Wogga may be a millionaire but he’s unable to read and write. Sitting under a tree, he explains to the ... [read more]
Candy (1978)
When a passerby (Colin McEwan) enters a jeans store, he gets more than he bargained for with shop assistant Berys (Laurel McGowan) who prefers him to use her ‘boutique name’, Candy. [read more]
‘Pick it up!’ (1982)
Tim (Tim Pye) tracks down his son Ben (Ben Martin) who has run off down the road. He finds that to his surprise he has obeyed his father and collected most of the orange peel he threw out of the ... [read more]
‘Swim! Swim!’ (2009)
Kev (Hugo Weaving) strips off by a billabong. He gets in the water and pulls the reluctant, fully clothed Chook (Tom Russell) in for an impromptu swimming lesson on an old and ruthless principle: learn how to swim, or else ... [read more]
A chemical imbalance (1985)
Col Turner (Chris Haywood) enjoys a beach walk with his wife Lorraine (Jennifer Cluff). They arrive home as the neighbour’s child, Kathy (Marion Chirgwin), breaks bottles on their driveway. Col hands her over to her father, Craig (Peter Kowitz). After ... [read more]
Radio astronomy (1950)
This clip introduces radio astronomy as a new branch of science that uses radio equipment rather than telescopes to study the stars and sun. A series of shots illustrate the design of the equipment. Receiving machines measure the intensity of ... [read more]
Surveillance and asylum (1980)
A government security agency compiles a profile of Ray Unit (Michael Callaghan). Ray seeks political asylum from Prince Leonard (Leonard Casley), the leader of self-declared independent Australian state Hutt River Province. [read more]
‘That’d be Anderson Valley’ (1985)
Becker (Eric Roberts) asks Frank (Max Giilies) and Fred (Paul Chubb) why Coca-Cola is not sold in Anderson Valley. Terri (Greta Scacchi) says an independent soft-drink maker controls the market. [read more]
Going to the scan (2007)
Rachel has had a seizure. The medical staff must do a scan of her brain quickly to see from where in the brain the fits are originating, so they know where to operate. [read more]
Playing the percentages (1998)
Drazic (Callan Mulvey) goes voluntarily into the police station for a chat with Todd (Dominic Purcell). When pushed by Tess (Katherine Hicks), Dennis (Putu Winchester) finally confesses to having caused Zac (Luke Jacobz) distress by manipulating the séance for ‘a ... [read more]
‘She’s gone Tam, she’s dead’ (1985)
Excited with her selection for the State netball trials, Tam (Nadine Garner) runs home to tell her mother. Met by her uncle Mike (Nicolas Eadie) and crying brother Steve (Paul Smith), she is confronted with the news of her mother’s ... [read more]
Be our guest (1968)
In the pre-titles teaser Clancy (Liza Goddard) gallops on horseback through beach and bush amidst the usual array of featured Australian animals, including a snake which spooks her horse. She falls heavily, observed by a group of Aboriginal men (members ... [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]
Rebellion (1970)
Mrs O’Keefe (Phyllis Freeman) dislikes Jack (Tony Ward) for being a hoodlum and a Protestant. Against her mother’s wishes, Gillian (Judy Leech) goes for a ride into the countryside on Jack’s motorcycle. [read more]
Griffin’s vision (1988)
Cumbria, 1348. It’s night, during a full moon. The boy Griffin (Hamish McFarlane) collapses onto the snow and experiences one of his visions. His brother Connor (Bruce Lyons) sees this as a sign they must embark on a quest to ... [read more]
