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Australian wilderness (1980)

Bob Brown paddles along the tranquil final stretches of the Franklin River. This is as it must have looked even before the first Europeans arrived in Tasmania. [read more]

Conversion (1920)

This Australasian Gazette newsreel from approximately 1920 shows the commencement of work at Victoria Parade for the electrification of the cable tram system of Collins Street, Melbourne. [read more]

Raising awareness through music (1991)

Musician and playwright Jimmy Chi talks about the importance of raising awareness about sexual health. The cast from the musical play Bran Nue Dae perform a light-hearted song about safe sex to get the message across. [read more]

Official welcome at Farm Cove, Sydney (1927)

The royal barge from the HMS Renown motors into Farm Cove, Sydney. The official welcoming party includes the Governor General, Lord Stonehaven, the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Dudley de Chair, the Prime Minister, Stanley Melbourne Bruce, the ... [read more]

Hey Shamus! (2001)

The little Shamuses go on a fun spree while the anxious real Shamus and Tracey search for them. [read more]

Turtle (1998)

The sisters carry a turtle into the kitchen. They talk about killing it and making turtle curry. Stones hit the roof of the house. Young boys yell 'witch, witch’. Nona confronts the boys, and they scurry off into the bush. [read more]

Free Aceh movement (2005)

After the Indonesian President Suhato was removed from power, the Acehnese in the north were promised a better life. However, Indonesian soldiers continued to oppose the Free Aceh Movement which, in response, intensified its push for independence, as human rights ... [read more]

Creation story (2005)

Agnes Palmer, or Lyaakiye as she is also known, sits facing camera. Agnes is an Arrernte and Kngwarraye woman. Agnes talks about being raised in the mission. Agnes is struck by the bareness of the white walls of the church ... [read more]

Yeeralparil tries to be tricky (2006)

We are now in the older story, right back with the first ancestors. Ridjimiraril (Crusoe Kurddal) has gone hunting because his three wives are acting up. Banalandju (Sonia Djarrabalminym) and Nowalingu (Francis Djulibing) fight with each other. When all the ... [read more]

‘Surfie chick or nobody’ (1981)

On the bus to school, Debbie (Nell Schofield) and her best friend Sue (Jad Capelja) try to suck up to the head of the surfie chick clique, Tracey (Sandy Paul). When she gets into a fight on the floor of ... [read more]

Tasmania’s natural landscape (1939)

A view from onboard the rack railroad follows the path of the King River Gorge through canyons, waters and forested slopes. Travelling through Tasmania’s west coast by launch down the Gordon River, cinematographer Frank Hurley captures some of the stunning ... [read more]

Towards a new age (1946)

The clip shows this Liberal Party cinema advertisement, for the 28 September 1946 federal election, in its entirety. The ad presents the post-Second World War period as potentially a time of great possibility for the Australian people. It argues that ... [read more]

1972 ‘Victory night at home’ (1993)

Margaret Whitlam recalls the night in 1972 when the Australian Labor Party (ALP) won the federal election and her husband Gough became Prime Minister. [read more]

Sexy Aussie male (1982)

Short interviews on the street about what makes the Aussie male sexy in 1982. Interviewees include the Reverend Fred Nile, Bernard King and Rod McKuen. [read more]

‘500 dollars just goes nowhere’ (1975)

Sitting out the front of the Collingwood Community School, amongst some of the students who are gathered around him, a staff member talks to camera about the limited resources the school has to work with. With only minor support from ... [read more]

Band of brothers (1917)

Infantry and transport now move up through Bapaume, a short time after its occupation by the Australian 30th Battalion on 17 March 1917 (see clip two). On 19 March, the band of the 5th Australian Infantry Brigade plays in the ... [read more]

Inner city redevelopment (1974)

Over a series of still images of the residents, buildings, and community of inner-city Sydney, the voice of community activist Margaret Barry narrates the story of the inner city, one that has outlived her usefulness and been pensioned off to ... [read more]

Traditions and customs (1959)

To give a feast for the visiting Commissioner, the villagers use vines to catch thousands of fish. It is a community effort, with each villager given a role. They make a big circle around part of the lagoon and tie ... [read more]

Hypsi’s testes (1998)

Zoologist Andrew Dennis, studying the hypsi kangaroo in a tropical rainforest, discovers that during summer when food is abundant, the testes of the musky rat-kangaroo increase in size, and shrink again during winter. [read more]

True believers (1973)

While in Victoria assisting the Labor campaign for the May 1973 state elections, Gough Whitlam addresses a crowd in the Bendigo Trades Hall, and is presented with a gift. [read more]

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