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Waiting for a miracle (2004)
Former Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser, and former Liberal Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Ian MacPhee, talk to camera about the impact of mandatory detention on a child’s future and what a country’s immigration policy says about the ... [read more]
Chocolate packing department (1926)
In the chocolate packing department, lines of women wearing protective smocks and hairnets, hand select and carefully pack individual chocolates into boxes. One woman passes boxes of chocolates to another, who then makes a final inspection before folding over ... [read more]
‘Lapa’ (2006)
An RSL Club, and a raffle is taking place. Players from the La Perouse Panthers have gathered for the team’s fundraiser. Bruce 'Lapa’ Stewart, community elder and former La Perouse player, speaks into a microphone. Bruce talks to camera ... [read more]
‘Have a good day and don’t be a nuisance …’ (1977)
Mrs Bilson (Ruth Cracknell) appears to be a doddering old lady when the doctor (Gerry Duggan) collects her from the farmhouse where she’s cared for by her daughter Mrs Herbert (Jude Kuring). In the car, she becomes a different person ... [read more]
‘I died that night with my son’ (1999)
Mother of murdered teenager Michael Marslew, Joan Griffiths recalls the day she identified her son’s body in the morgue. She hoped that it was a mistake and when she saw him he looked asleep. She sees that image every night. ... [read more]
‘Attack with torpedoes’ (1930)
This clip shows a demonstration by an Australian Navy destroyer during a practice torpedo launch. It includes real time and slow motion shots of torpedoes being fired from the side of the vessel; the heads on the torpedoes used for ... [read more]
Danny the injured warrior (1997)
Footscray Football Club player Danny explains that he has had three knee operations, a broken arm, a quad injury, a groin injury and a broken thumb. [read more]
Ernie gets an idea (1979)
Cassie McCallum (Louise Howitt) takes a call from Tooraglen Stud and alerts Peter Ramsay (John Hargreaves) that his help is required there – Maurice Morpeth (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) has allowed the stud’s prize bull Ottoman to escape. His employer Russell Scott ... [read more]
A new centralised system (1966)
This clip talks about how the volume of mail the Australian Post Office is handling per year has resulted in the need for a new centralised mail exchange. It explains how the Redfern Mail Exchange will function as a centralised ... [read more]
Aboriginal autonomy (1987)
In the early 1970s the Aborigines in the north west of Western Australia were finally able to buy their own properties. They initially struck for better pay and conditions and as a result they became graziers with cattle and sheep. ... [read more]
Four stars for Little Fish (2005)
Margaret concludes her review of Little Fish by turning to David for his response. He too loved the film and both are full of praise for the outstanding performance of Hugo Weaving as Lionel, the sleazy, heroin addicted de facto ... [read more]
Women volunteers (1943)
A woman leafs through a Women’s Weekly magazine and shows her two friends. A picture of a Volunteer Aid Detachment nurse (VAD) is on the front cover. This fades out and back in to a shot of the women ... [read more]
‘A couple of gargoyles’ (2006)
Katrina Skinner (Emily Barclay) is watching television when her father John (Robert Morgan) comes in, talking to a local detective on the phone. Katrina angrily denies she was at the pub the night before, when a handbag was stolen. The ... [read more]
Canadian turbulence (1983)
Explorer Dick Smith is on a round-the-world solo helicopter flight. He is travelling in northern Canada when he is forced to land because of poor weather. [read more]
Breaking down (2007)
Brothers Scott (Michael Tuahine) and Nick (David Page) are at Big Boy Burgers drive-through restaurant. When the car breaks down, it places them in an awkward position. Will they get over it? [read more]
Patriotic procession (1915)
This newsreel segment shows a parade in 1915 for the French Red Cross. People dressed in costumes walk, ride horses or ride in horse-drawn carriages along an inner-city street of Melbourne, Victoria while trams can be seen in the background. ... [read more]
Cinesound Review title (1964)
This clip shows the opening title sequence from the Cinesound Review newsreel. Five Cinesound cameras appear around the edges of the frame and the head of the Cinesound kangaroo is superimposed in the centre. The title graphic – 'Cinesound Review’ ... [read more]
Sydney funnel-web spiders (1992)
The Sydney funnel-web is the deadliest spider in the world. We see one capture a passing beetle, then see scientists researching the spiders in the lab. Finally, we learn about the dangers of the spiders in suburbia. [read more]
Bougainville battlers (2000)
The clip describes the extent of the damage from 17 years of toxic waste and pollution from the copper mine, and how the people of Bougainville Island said 'no more’. As the customary owners of the land, the women were ... [read more]
Different worlds (1984)
Kev (Ray Meagher) complains that his dinner is cold and won’t give Ampy (Charito Ortiz) money for her mother. His mood is not improved when she implies criticism of his daily visits to the pub after work. This is nothing, ... [read more]
