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Camels, horses and buggies (2001)
A map of the Frew River area. A voice-over tells us about the inevitable conflict that occurred as a result of the pastoralists coming into contact with the Alyawawarra peoples. Sepia-toned footage (made to look like historic footage) of Indigenous ... [read more]
Swanston and Collins Streets (1910)
A point-of-view shot of a tram crossing Princes Bridge towards the city shows Flinders Street Station on the left of the frame, and St Paul’s Cathedral on the right. Further along Swanston Street, horse carriages can be seen travelling on ... [read more]
HMAS Brisbane launched (1915)
Crowds gather at the docks at Cockatoo Island for the launching of the HMAS Brisbane on 30 September 1915. Mrs Fisher, wife of the then Prime Minister Andrew Fisher, breaks a bottle of champagne over the ship’s bow. The ... [read more]
Recording (2007)
Jonathan Welch and the Choir of Hard Knocks have only a few days in the recording studio to record their CD. [read more]
Crows (2001)
An elder describes how his father stumbled into the Coniston massacre. The man retells his father’s story of the events that triggered the massacre. A map of the area shows us the locations the elder is speaking about. Paintings of ... [read more]
‘I am a bit racist’ (2011)
A segment from the final show in the series, The Response. Studio based, with a live audience including relatives and friends of the six participants, this clip focuses on Raquel’s journey and her responses to both the experience itself and ... [read more]
Great sea voyage (1973)
After the Dutch ship Batavia is wrecked off the coast of Western Australia, Commandant Pelsaert and 49 crew sail 1,200 miles in an by open boat to seek assistance in Batavia. [read more]
Razorback rampage (1984)
Carl Winters (Gregory Harrison) is attacked by the razorback at the Pet Pak factory. He tells Sarah Cameron (Arkie Whiteley) to run for her life. [read more]
Wallenberg’s mission (1984)
Through historical footage, interviews and voice-over, this clip tells of the need to help save Hungarian Jews from the Nazis in 1944. [read more]
Still or moving image? (1896)
This clip shows a group of men posing for the camera at the 1896 Melbourne Cup. Unfamiliar with moving image, the men remain still as if posing for a photograph. A horse gallops into the foreground and blocks our view ... [read more]
Conversations (2005)
Wayne Blair talks about the experience of acting in the play Conversations with the Dead, and the television series Water Rats (2001), discussing the pitfalls of being an actor in work, and out of work. [read more]
Wandjina (2005)
Scotty Martin shows us rock paintings of Wandjina, the ancestor who – in Scotty’s culture – is the being who created the world, giving Aborigines culture and law. Or, as Scotty puts it, 'the boss’. [read more]
‘I don’t want to talk about it’ (1996)
The girl (Chloe Ferguson) listens as her parents argue in the next room. Kate, a babysitter (Kate Greetham), arrives as the parents are about to go to counselling. Kate asks the silent child if she has gone mad. Later, the ... [read more]
Winter in Oahu (1972)
On Oahu’s north shore, some of the best competitive surfers in the world take off on winter’s big surf. [read more]
Journalism in action (2005)
Journalist William Nessen is filming with the Acehnese rebels and is nearly killed. He decided to surrender to the Indonesian army. [read more]
Bathurst Island Dancers (1988)
A group of female students enter the stage, and begin to do the dance from Bathurst Island. [read more]
Four languages – two laws (1981)
Elders from the four language groups – Mara, Yanula, Garrawa, and Gurdandji – introduce the film in their respective languages. [read more]
Temptation (1984)
The cabaret manager entices the girl pianist into his club where he shows her a grand piano. [read more]
Preparation (2000)
We see people preparing food for the tombstone opening. The narrator (Helen Anu) tells us in voice-over that it is the responsibility of the family to decide on the timeframe in which the opening occurs, and who has what responsibility ... [read more]
Launching ceremony and inaugural trip (1937)
The Premier of Victoria, Albert Dunstan, declares the Spirit of Progress ‘one of the finest passenger trains in the world’ in front of a large crowd. The inaugural trip departs Melbourne’s Spencer Street Station and is ushered on its journey ... [read more]
