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‘Family and friends’ (1973)
Buddy Rand (Fred Cullen), on the run from the police, goes to his sister’s (Marie Redshaw) place but she says he can’t stay. Running out of options, Buddy visits his girlfriend Betty Breen (Bunny Gibson) at the pub before looking ... [read more]
‘Silent terror of the deep’ (1939)
On the sparkling beaches of Australia, where people relax and enjoy the summer, life guards patrol the beaches and remain alert to the dangers of sharks lurking in the shallow beach water. [read more]
The biggest award (2001)
Bookseller John Hunt speaks about novelist-poet Calvin Hoffman’s theory that Christopher Marlowe did not die in 1593 and was the author of Shakespeare’s works. Hunt’s wife’s responds with an intriguing comment about crying when reading Shakespeare but not when reading ... [read more]
‘A bold experimental move’ (1986)
Presenter Duranga Manika (Michelle Torres) considers whether white people are intelligent and looks at a new government initiative aimed at making them less insular. [read more]
Hurley’s boat, the Eureka (1921)
A shot of Hurley’s boat and his seaplane being unloaded off a ship from Sydney at Hanuabada, near Port Moresby. The people in their canoes help Hurley with his plane. [read more]
Terra nullius (1989)
Professor Garth Nettheim presents historic background to the Murray Island case accompanied by footage of the Torres Strait Islands. [read more]
Father and son visit the reserve (2009)
The father (Andrew McFarlane) drives the son (Clarence John Ryan) down to the reserve in Bourke. They stay in the car and look out the window at the people and place. [read more]
Satine, the sparkling diamond (2001)
Christian (Ewan McGregor) is captivated by the courtesan Satine. Toulouse-Lautrec (John Leguizamo) promises Christian he will meet Satine alone. The same promise is made by Moulin Rouge impresario Zidler (Jim Broadbent) to his wealthy financial backer, the Duke (Richard Roxburgh). ... [read more]
‘Made in Australia’ (1992)
As Mr Wallace (Anthony Hopkins) takes a tour of Ball’s Moccasin factory, Carey (Ben Mendelson) finds an excuse to go to the front office, to look at Cheryl (Rebecca Rigg) the boss’s daughter. His friend Wendy (Toni Collette) sends him ... [read more]
The dream house (2003)
Rob arrives for a tour of the house he designed and built for his own family but was unable to finish for financial reasons. It’s now owned by another family who love it dearly. [read more]
Where Australian films go wrong (2009)
This clip considers whether filmmakers and funding agencies should take some of the blame for the industry’s problems because they make the kinds of films that Australians don’t want to see. Industry figures interviewed include Brendan Cowell, Phillip Adams, Alan ... [read more]
Learning to read (2000)
After discovering that his cellmate and ‘protector’ Williams (Tony Martin) can’t read, Sonny (Kick Gurry) teaches him. [read more]
Responsible government (1949)
The clip shows this Liberal Party cinema advertisement, for the 10 December 1949 federal election, in its entirety. The ad is a no-holds-barred attack on the Chifley government as ‘a Canberra dictatorship’ and ‘irresponsible socialists’. It presents the Liberal Party ... [read more]
The media (1954)
This clip shows the process by which the PMG must meet the needs of the media during Queen Elizabeth II’s 1954 royal tour. [read more]
Sugar mills, Nambour (1899)
This actuality footage from 1899 shows a horse-drawn load of cane arriving at a conveyor belt at a sugar mill in Nambour, Queensland. The cane is trimmed and carried by conveyor belt into the mill for crushing. [read more]
The dreams of our pioneers (1958)
As the Eucumbene Dam (then called Adaminaby Dam) nears completion, the final building arrives at the new Adaminaby, and the waters of the new Lake Eucumbene begin to rise. [read more]
Going to the opera (2002)
The Australian opera is on tour with La Boheme. The conductor, Tobias Foskett, prepares before the performance. The cast dresses and puts on make-up. Audiences arrive at the theatre and taxi driver, Nicolaas Voorendt admits he always cries during the ... [read more]
Baptism (1994)
Henry Warburton (Peter Coyote) baptises Ort (Jamie Croft) and his mother, Alice (Lisa Harrow). Tegwyn (Amanda Douge) refuses to accept Henry’s brand of faith and salvation. [read more]
Travelling up the Strickland River (1979)
Malcolm Douglas travels up the Strickland River, a tributary of the Fly River, and meets the Bagwa men of Papua New Guinea. The Bagwa pull Douglas’s motorboat through the thick grassy swamp and invite him to join them on a ... [read more]
Performance at the Japanese disabled festival (1998)
The Big Bag Band performs ‘Hare Disco’ at the Japanese disabled arts festival. The Japanese audience is delighted. [read more]
