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Snow wombat (1982)
A wombat forages in the snow of the Mt Kosciuszko National Park. The marsupial finds grasses and roots to eat. [read more]
Talbingo Dam site is cleared (1969)
Shows the cycle of drilling, firing and hauling of materials in the construction of Talbingo Reservoir on the Snowy Mountains Scheme. [read more]
Introducing Frances Daingangan (2008)
Frances Daingangan introduces herself, her family, community and country on the edge of the Arafura Swamp in the Northern Territory. [read more]
Corruption (2005)
Peggy Berman is the chief witness against the police in the inquiry into police corruption. [read more]
A sudden gust of wind (1999)
The Tracker (Bradley Byquar) leaves the hut and ventures into the bushland. He climbs a rock face, and we see that it is an ancient art gallery, depicting the ochre-crusted handprints of many people. The Tracker places his hand against ... [read more]
Nellie Melba (1927)
Dame Nellie Melba sings the national anthem, God Save the King, on the steps of Parliament House (now Old Parliament House), in Canberra at the official opening in 1927. The camera pans across the official party as the Duke of ... [read more]
Connecting Sydney and Newcastle (1968)
A map outlines the different road and ferry connections that have linked Sydney and the industrial centre of Newcastle, to the city’s north. These include the 1820 Old Putty Road, the 1844 St Albans Route and the Wisemans Ferry-Spencer deviation. ... [read more]
Withdrawing funds (1951)
In the ground floor customer service area of the Sydney central branch of the Commonwealth Bank in Martin Place, Mr Phillips explains to the children the system of withdrawing account funds from a bank branch. [read more]
Melbourne Cup race (1896)
This clip shows the end of the 1896 Melbourne Cup horse race through the onlooking crowd. Newhaven wins. [read more]
Snowy Mountains Scheme opened (1974)
The Governor-General opens the Snowy Mountains Scheme in 1974. It is one of the world’s greatest engineering achievements. [read more]
Preparation for a rockfill dam (1967)
This clip examines the procedures involved in the preparation commencement and early stages of construction of Geehi Dam, a rockfill dam in the Snowy Mountains Scheme. [read more]
Blood, sweat and tears (2004)
While reporter Mark Bowling sits back in air-conditioned comfort, the story cuts to archival footage to remind us of the history of transportation in the outback, from the Afghan camel trains to the earliest train line in the 150-year struggle ... [read more]
Water (2005)
Alfred George, Warwick Thornton, Willy Orr, Ethan Dagg and Winmati Morris talk about what the first half of the race was like. Children play on the parked bikes. [read more]
Terania Creek (1980)
Presenter Jack Thomson warns against further clearing of rainforest and tells the story of the Terania Creek protesters. A song accompanies the images of the forest. [read more]
A very efficient secretary (1983)
This clip looks at how women were brought back into the paid workforce to fill the lower paid positions as the economy boomed in the 1960s. [read more]
Nanna’s tree (2003)
A car drives along a stretch of desert road, mother and father in the front, two young girls in the rear seat. The father, annoyed by the commotion of the young girls in the back, brakes hard, and the vehicle ... [read more]
Two brothers face payback (2006)
As the men prepare for a big lunch of magpie-geese, cooked in the canoes on the swamp, the narrator (David Gulpilil) returns to the climax of the old story. Ridjimiraril (Crusoe Kurddal) and his brother Yeeralparil (Jamie Gulpilil) must stand ... [read more]
Willie’s song (1939)
Willie lounges and plays while the other animals, showing foresight, collect and deposit food (or in the case of the dog, signposts) in the bank. [read more]
Pitcairn boat-builders (1933)
The movie shifts abruptly from dramatised recreation of the mutiny to a travelogue about the Pitcairn Islands, where Charles and Elsa Chauvel explore the legacy of the mutineers. The boat-building skills, Chauvel’s narration tells us, come directly from the mutineers. [read more]
Buffalo – a bush tucker special (2004)
Dave and his wife Patsy run the buffalo farm in the Aboriginal lands of Kakadu. These days the buffalo must be controlled so they don’t completely destroy the natural habitat of the wetlands. The couple supply local Aboriginals with buffalo ... [read more]
