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Freddie gets the job (1977)
Pym (John Meillon) and his son Larry (Harold Hopkins) are unable to find a replacement pianist after Lou has deserted – until the bustling arrival of Freddie Graves (John Ewart), piano tuner, 'picture pianist’ and man-about-town. [read more]
Queen Elizabeth II at the races (1954)
This clip from a home movie, filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, shows Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, arriving at the Flemington horse races. Queen Elizabeth II watches the race through her binoculars, ... [read more]
Don’t emphasise the disability (1998)
Mick is preparing to depart overseas to perform at a disabled arts festival in Japan. His carer (who appears to be his sister) has bought him some new shoes to go with the outfit he’ll wear for Big Bag’s performance. [read more]
The Chinese yellow streak (1975)
Crime boss Jack Wilton (George Lazenby) taunts Inspector Fang (Jimmy Wang Yu) with racial slurs at a harbourside party. They fight, but Wilton’s henchmen soon take his place. Journalist Caroline Thorne (Ros Spiers) calls a halt to the violence. [read more]
‘Send a petition to the King’ (1983)
The clip begins with historical footage of King Burraga who speaks about equal rights and justice for Aboriginal people. William Cooper, an Aboriginal elder, begins the fight for rights by having a petition signed, with the intention of delivering it ... [read more]
‘We swear by the Southern Cross’ (1949)
Peter Lalor (Chips Rafferty) addresses the miners who have just elected him leader, calling for volunteers. He tells the crowd that some of them may be killed, so men with wives and children should think hard before joining their new ... [read more]
Loading horses on the SS Cornwall (1899)
Officers of the Queensland Mounted Infantry lead some reluctant horses down a ramp to board the SS Cornwall on 31 October 1899 in Brisbane, prior to departing for the Boer War. [read more]
Locals cool off at the weir (1940)
Two boys run and dive into the Dawson River alongside Theodore weir as others look on, some sit on the waters edge. A car drives across the top of the weir as pedestrians cross in the opposite direction. Children splash ... [read more]
The first long march (2004)
In June 2002, Trish Kirby, her husband Rob and their four children travelled thousands of kilometres from their home in Melbourne to Port Hedland Detention Centre to meet fifteen-year-old Ali, an asylum seeker from Afghanistan. Trish reads extracts from an ... [read more]
‘Would you like to have a try?’ (2006)
David (David Collins) and Shane (Shane Dundas) demonstrate the use of an imaginary TV remote control with the help of a bunch of bananas. This is followed by the opening titles which end on a red door. The door opens ... [read more]
‘All the different women’ (1970)
This advertisement from the late 1960s or early 1970s shows a woman eating assorted Cadbury’s Roses chocolates. As she bites into the different flavours, she transforms into different types of women – 'crisp, elegant, sophisticated’, 'fresh and young’ and 'exotic’. ... [read more]
Shake-a-leg dance on the beach (1898)
A small group of young Aboriginal men demonstrate a shake-a-leg dance on the beach at Murray Island. They perform this dance in the same location where Haddon recorded the Torres Strait Islander men’s dance. [read more]
‘Beautiful one day, strung up the next’ (2000)
Franky (Bruce Hutchison) is dragged into the police station and interrogated. The police want to know what made him go on his murderous spree. [read more]
The ups and downs of cricket (1933)
This newsreel shows highlights of the third Test cricket Series, often referred to as the 'Bodyline’ series, between England and Australia in Adelaide in January 1933. [read more]
Logs treated at the mill (1920)
This clip from an industrial documentary made in 1920 shows logs being treated and cut into useable timber pieces. [read more]
‘… the ball got a bit of lift’ (1984)
Now the English cricket captain, Douglas Jardine (Hugo Weaving) is determined to return from the upcoming Australian tour with the Ashes. He’s obsessed with the batting of Donald Bradman (Gary Sweet) and determined to discover his weaknesses. He talks to ... [read more]
The Boys’ and Girls’ Travelling Library (1946)
Children from a school in Arcadia gather around the back of the red-and-white boys’ and girls’ travelling library truck. Some of the children are shown climbing in to the back and emerging with books in their hands. The teachers mark ... [read more]
Making a warehouse in the salt mines (1943)
This clip from a colour home movie filmed by Ernest Gourlay in approximately 1951 shows men constructing a hanger or warehouse with a vaulted roof. It shows men bolting together and erecting the trusses. This is followed by panning shots ... [read more]
High tea on the high sea (1932)
This simple home movie clip captures afternoon tea on board a boat at Pittwater, Sydney in 1932. The skipper sits at the stern, drinks tea from a china teapot and lights a cigarette, looking very pleased with himself. The wider ... [read more]
‘One of the world’s finest boulevards’ (1929)
This clip shows St Kilda Road and Flinders Street Station, Melbourne in approximately 1929. Commuters spill out of the train to the main intersection outside the railway station. [read more]
