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‘Shoot the dog’ (2010)
John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) challenges the teenage Jamie (Lucas Pittaway) to shoot a dog, to prove himself. [read more]
By the camp fire we speak of love (2005)
A glowing campfire in the desert night. A voice-over tells us why we are here, in the desert, with elder and younger women only. It is women’s business, the lore of love. [read more]
The first inhabitants (1982)
Wandjuk Marika, the great artist and poet of the people of Arnhem Land in northern Australia, speaks to the historian Geoffrey Blainey of being one with the land and of his passion for land rights to assist his people to ... [read more]
‘E’s a Les Darcy’ (1922)
Each in his own way, Skinny Smith (Dinks Paterson) and Spud Murphy (John Cosgrove) prepare for their boxing match. On a hillside above Woolloomooloo, Spud proposes marriage to Sally (Yvonne Pavis), who replies that she isn’t yet ready 'fer double ... [read more]
‘Not my type’ (1998)
Working undercover, agent Peter Church (Peter Phelps) steals a truckload of tyres from the railway yards with brothers Ronnie Gallagher (John Brumpton) and Garry Gallagher (Garry Waddell). Church’s colleagues Oscar Stone (Ian Stenlake), Kaye Kelso (Jessica Napier), Bernie Rocca (Joe ... [read more]
The job interview (1974)
A dramatised scene from the diary memories of Percy Deane (Harold Hopkins), who became secretary to Prime Minister WM Hughes (Martin Vaughan). [read more]
The journey begins (1991)
In the middle of the night, Beatrice (Anne Louise Lambert) readies herself physically and emotionally for her and Maeve’s journey to the underworld. She remembers the childhood origins of her ‘yearning to know’ and begins the process of trying to ... [read more]
‘By the hundred thousand tons’ (1957)
This clip depicts life for Australian miners prior to the Second World War. Mine pits and shafts are abandoned because of fire or flood and coal miners move to the next job, leaving behind ghost towns in their wake. Mine ... [read more]
The Berlei Figure Type Indicator (1930)
After taking Barb’s measurements, Ms Blake calls Ms Trent and asks her to check them against the Berlei Figure Type Indicator, which indicates she is a ‘slender average type’. A suitable foundation garment for evening wear is brought up to ... [read more]
Freedom to the city – Edinburgh (1948)
This clip from a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, begins with a title card that states ‘Presented by the Corporation of Edinburgh along with the Burgess Ticket conferring the Freedom of the City to Rt. ... [read more]
‘A typical Chinese face’ (2005)
Ricky Wong (Chris Lilley) rehearses with director Frieda (Frieda McKenna), musical director Chung (Chung Jade Koh) and the Chinese theatre group for their upcoming production of Indigeridoo: The Musical, about the Indigenous history of Australia. [read more]
The Adams family (1956)
Keith F Adams, his wife Audrey, his sister Margaret and their dog Tiger prepare for the long journey north to the Northern Territory. The equipment and provisions are laid out on the lawn of the family home in Perth. The ... [read more]
Rehabilitation (1940)
At Franston Home in Victoria, children undergo rehabilitative hydrotherapy in the swimming pool. A boy is levered out of the water in a stretcher-like machine and lifted onto a bench beside the pool. The next boy is braced to the ... [read more]
A troublesome parson (1937)
Reverend Abel (George Doran) starts a series of fights with various passengers and crew, including Mr Packer (Desmond Hay). Chief Officer Vowels (William Carroll) warns the parson to stop making trouble. Miss Fortescue (Mollie Kerwin) attempts to follow Packer into ... [read more]
Queen of the Murray 1951 (1943)
This clip from a colour home movie filmed by Ernest Gourlay Morris in 1951 shows some of the female competitors on a boat on the Murray River and on stage competing for the Queen of the Murray beauty contest at ... [read more]
Haircut (1980)
Squid (Karl Hansen) takes Charlie (Darius Perkins) to the cinema, where Squid’s mother Mrs Peters (May Howlett) plays the piano to accompany the silent films. As they arrive, they bump into Johnno (Greg Stroud) and try to convince him to ... [read more]
The recruiting blokes came through town (2010)
The soldiers are being taken to their new location, the Messines Ridge in Belgium, when Woodward (Brendan Cowell) strikes up a conversation with the father and son under his command. Jim Sneddon (Alan Dukes) explains that his son Walter (Alex ... [read more]
The seventh wish lasts forever (1990)
Prince Wilton (Justin Rosniak) is desperate to get rid of the last wish. CW wishes for everyone to like him and he’s turned into a baby. Katie (Ebony Ricketson) now adores him but Wilton can’t change him back because the ... [read more]
The choice (2004)
As Ganggu Mama (or Uncle Daddy, played by David Ngoombujarra) looks for the right tree to make a didgeridoo, his young nephew Jackson (Clarence Ryan) and his gang break into a car and steal a bag. [read more]
The Great Leader (1997)
At a celebration at Kim Il Sung Square for the founding day of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (the DPRK or North Korea), a woman speaks to camera about her happiness and her devotion to the Great Leader, ... [read more]
