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The big night (2004)
It’s the big night, the first performance of the Messiah that everyone has been working towards, both soloists and choristers. Even the experienced conductor, Clive Pascoe, is nervous. And what a performance. They truly surpass themselves with a soaring oratorio. ... [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]
A very old story (1993)
The story of the Snake and Emu Dreaming recorded on canvas is placed on the ground. An elder tells us the meaning of the Dreaming story. His body is animated in the re-telling of the story. The elder has an ... [read more]
The penalty for rape (1977)
When a guard (Ralph Cotterill) tries to rape her maid Meg (Nell Campbell), Miss Harrington (Jeune Pritchard) picks up a gun and fires. The convict women escape into the bush. [read more]
New Guinea and the RAAF (1970)
This clip begins with crowds of schoolchildren gathered around an RAAF aeroplane at a New Guinea base. Some of the boys look beneath the cockpit area. A brief shot of a map of New Guinea is ... [read more]
Unusual pets (1989)
Vali introduces her eel and frog and speaks about how the frog needs to be treated. [read more]
The beaches, bays and rivers (1957)
This clip shows various leisure activities in the beaches, rivers and bays of the Geelong area. At Eastern Beach swimming pool hundreds enjoy the waters. Only a few miles from the city, at some of the ‘best surfing beaches in ... [read more]
The Wintergarden Theatre (1929)
This silent clip begins with a title card announcing that the Wintergarden Theatre is the 'first theatre in the world to present a completely new invention in Talking Picture Equipment’. This is followed by an exterior shot of the Wintergarden ... [read more]
A trip to Sorrento (1922)
Passengers board the paddle-steamer PS Weeroona at Port Melbourne and journey to Sorrento. A pan across the deck shows the passengers on board. On arrival, they walk down the Sorrento Pier. A title card precedes scenes of motor cars and ... [read more]
‘The end of creation’ (2003)
In a series of images and sound, filmmaker Anna Brionowski tells the story of her aunt, Dr Helen Caldicott’s struggle to end nuclear warfare. Frank Gaffney from the Center for Security Policy and actor-activist Martin Sheen give opposing views. [read more]
Leanne and the law (1998)
A discussion between Leanne, up on a charge of wilful damage, and her solicitor Leanne Warren who is preparing a defence. Leanne is a habitual drug user and is arrested regularly. [read more]
The construction of Island Bend Dam (1969)
The process by which Island Bend Dam, on the eastern side of the Snowy-Murray Development, was built is shown step by step. [read more]
History of the TPO service (1985)
This clip uses stills from Australia Post’s extensive photographic collection to trace the early history of cooperation between the postal and rail services. Using New South Wales as the example, it goes on to explain how changes in communications technologies ... [read more]
‘You’re safe now’ (1980)
An injured Heinrich (Ross Thompson) collapses at the holiday house of Larry (Steve Bisley) and Carmel (Arna-Maria Winchester). Heinrich experiences nightmares of the incident at the WALDO nuclear facility. [read more]
‘The Snowy Mountains song’ (1963)
At night, in the recreation hut of one of the Snowy Mountains Scheme workers’ camps, the men sing 'The Snowy Mountains song’. [read more]
The little town of Katherine (1958)
Charles and Elsa Chauvel have come through the dry outback to camp on a riverbed just outside the little town of Katherine. Elsa gives the viewer a tour through voice-over commenting on shots of the town. [read more]
Wally’s fifth birthday party (1921)
This clip contains shots of children playing in a garden for the fifth birthday of Wally Albion. It begins with a fixed shot of five-year-old Wally sitting on a table playing with a train set. This is followed by a ... [read more]
‘I’d back her next season’ (1949)
Sam Curzon (Charles Tingwell) repays the money he stole from father WJ (Charles Randall) and mother Laura (Muriel Steinbeck). Surrounded by her family, June (Nonnie Peifer) attempts to walk for the first time since her accident. Hugh Duncan (James Workman) ... [read more]
Sailing the high seas (1984)
A group of mountaineers and scientists take an old whaling vessel a record 850 miles in Antarctic waters to port using improvised sails. [read more]
Removal of the columns (1942)
This unedited mute, black-and-white footage shows the columns of the Sydney GPO clock tower being removed in 1942. [read more]
