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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]
‘God Save the Queen’ (1975)
This clip directly follows David Smith, official secretary to the Governor-General, reading a proclamation dissolving both houses of Parliament on the steps of old Parliament House, Canberra, on 11 November 1975, a few hours after the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, ... [read more]
The Women’s Auxiliary (1983)
At a public meeting, Agnes Doig (Carol Burns) announces the formation of a Women’s Auxiliary to help the miners. Company manager Birch (David Kendall) angrily interjects. [read more]
Swimming with the kids (2001)
Sergeant Neil Gordon and First Class Constable Anthony Gaskell drive to the river to join a group of Aboriginal children in a swim. The swim is a public relations exercise to build a bond between the police and the community. [read more]
Relaxing by the pool (1932)
This clip shows the Archibald family enjoying themselves in a backyard swimming pool in the early 1930s. [read more]
Freedom no bounds (2006)
Deborah Mailman reads the voice-over narration from Connie’s autobiography When You Grow Up. The narration is cut with black-and-white photographs of Connie when she was younger, as well as more recent live interview footage of Aunty Connie. Connie tells us ... [read more]
Swimming with the crocodile (2006)
Older brother Burrimmilla (David Gulpilil) introduces his younger brother, Charlie (Tom E Lewis), to his knowledge of the crocodile dreaming. After a crocodile rocks their tin boat, Burrimmilla and Charlie fall into the water and experience the crocodile in its ... [read more]
‘The power to win!’ (1942)
In this dramatised sequence, a mining family hears on the wireless that Singapore has fallen to the Japanese. Husband (Marshall Crosby) and wife (Beryl Bryant) look outside despairingly on an inactive coal mine. Industry stakeholders meet with a representative from ... [read more]
Queen of the Murray 1952 (1943)
This clip from a colour home movie filmed by Ernest Gourlay features participants in the Queen of the Murray beauty contest 1952 including Miss Red Cliffs, Miss Murray Bridge, Miss Renmark, Miss Wentworth and Miss Mildura. Three young men dress-up ... [read more]
The Phenomenal Philharmonic Fanatics (1934)
George (George Wallace) conducts the house band in a comic routine, but he has great trouble controlling the bass drummer. [read more]
A lost soul (2000)
When Ken failed first year university, he became a lost soul, unemployed, often on the dole and finally wandering the world to try to find himself. He returned to Australia to begin his studies again as a primary teacher. [read more]
One version of an interrogation (2002)
In a flashback, Max Stuart (David Ngoombujarra) is under interrogation in the Ceduna police station. Constable Jones (Garry Waddell) beats him, another policeman throttles him. Detective Sergeant Turner (Roy Billing) begins to dictate a confession, correcting Stuart’s English for the ... [read more]
Power of the atom (1981)
In the mid 1950s above ground atomic tests are carried out in South Australia. The bomb is dropped by aircraft and the blast is seen. Various people recall the tests including RAAF driver Ric Johnston, RAAF wireless operator ... [read more]
‘You have cheesemaker’s hands’ (2004)
Tucked away in a beautiful valley in north-east Tasmania, is the tiny town of Pyengana where John Healy and his family have been raising dairy cattle and making cheddar cheese for over 100 years. [read more]
Troops head to the docks (1915)
On a damp Sydney morning, during the First World War, lines of Australian cavalry and infantry march down to the docks while others arrive by tram. The bustling crowds – umbrellas in hand – are shown waiting around and walking ... [read more]
Sorry for the hold-up (1985)
A great opening to this action-adventure mini-series as a passenger train approaches a head-on collision with an oncoming train. The driver and fireman apply the brakes and brace for a certain death. It turns out to be the latest ruse ... [read more]
‘The acoustics are pretty good’ (1989)
Ted Egan introduces us to Redbank Gorge in the Northern Territory. [read more]
‘You’ve got no right to object’ (1976)
Richard (John Derum) has arrived unannounced, and uninvited, at the house by the sea. He has not known until then of his wife’s new friendship with his lover. Neither woman gives him a warm welcome. Penny (Briony Behets) tells him ... [read more]
Virgins of the forest (1949)
The O’Riordan boys are now grown into young men. Shane (Michael Pate), the eldest, has led them into virgin rainforest in south-east Queensland, where they intend to carve out a farm with axes and their bare hands. Before the great ... [read more]
Ricco (2004)
At school, Ricco stands with his hands drooped over an outside freshwater tap. He introduces himself to the audience, and the other main characters of the documentary soon after. [read more]
