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Romper Stomper (1992)
Hando (Russell Crowe) and his best mate Davey (Daniel Pollock) lead a rampaging gang of neo-Nazi skinheads in Footscray, Melbourne, during the 80s. They beat up young Vietnamese migrants, get drunk and fall down, living off the dole, in a ... [read more]
Villawood (2005)
Schoolgirl Ja’mie King (Chris Lilley) has discovered one of her 85 Sudanese World Vision sponsor children, Sonali (Nyathan Hoth Mai), has escaped to Australia and is in Villawood Detention Centre. Ja’mie and her friend Brianna (Emma Clapham) visit Sonali at ... [read more]
‘We’re here to have a good time!’ (2005)
The show opening which establishes the exterior of the Espy (Esplanade Hotel) in St Kilda, Melbourne then explores inside the venue finally finding RocKwiz being played in the Gershwin Room. The RocKwiz Orkestra (Peter Luscombe, James Black and Mark Ferris) ... [read more]
London, 1945 (1945)
This is mute footage shot around London while Deputy Prime Minister Forde was attending the Commonwealth Statesmen’s Meeting held from 4 to 13 April 1945. [read more]
Leunig smells the flowers (1995)
Artist Michael Leunig explains why he and his wife don’t have a television set. [read more]
A chance reunion (2003)
At a bus stop, old school friends Phaedra (Susan Prior) and Tia (Olivia Pigeot) run into each other for the first time in ages. They chat away, catching up with what they’ve been up to in the intervening period. [read more]
South Sea Islanders Cutting Cane (1899)
This clip filmed in 1899 is one of the few pieces of footage of Melanesian labourers cutting cane in Queensland. The workers stack the cane onto a wagon while their supervisor keeps a watchful eye. [read more]
Flammable finale (1933)
As the rescue party escorts the 3,000 sheep to safety, Clive (John Warwick), Joan (Jocelyn Howarth) and Wayne (Grant Lyndsay) are still caught in the fire. They make for a waterhole, but the fugitive Fletcher (Les Warton) has got there ... [read more]
Catalyst – Teen Brain (2005)
In 1973, Australia lowered the age of majority to 18, the age at which you are legally responsible for your actions. New science, however, is proving that our brains are not actually mature until around the age of 25. [read more]
Australia Post – Standard Letters (1974)
This is an Australia Post television advertisement informing the public of the new system of paying postage on domestic mail items, according to their standard or non-standard size. [read more]
Gold fever (1983)
When gold was discovered in New South Wales, men and women dropped whatever they were doing and rushed to make their fortunes on the goldfields. Saloons and music halls sprouted to provide entertainment and to take their hard-earned gold from ... [read more]
Cherry picker rotation of muck train trucks (1963)
The process of cherry picker rotation of muck trains, and the cherry picker co-ordination with the drill jumbo, employed in Snowy Mountains Scheme tunnelling, is detailed. [read more]
Happy Little Vegemites (1959)
A chorus of children sing this radio jingle from the late 1950s. It proclaims the transformative power of their love for Vegemite, which has turned them into 'happy little Vegemites’. [read more]
Looking for Horses (2001)
Sisters Gemma (voiced by Gabrielle Vening) and Ruby (Celesta Vinckier) accompany their parents (Christina Louis and Martin Louis) to French Island, Victoria on a summer holiday. They explore the place but are disappointed to find there are no horses, that ... [read more]
What’s in a name (1984)
Captain Charles Sturt (Steven Grives) named the great and noble river he travelled down the Murray, in honour of the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Sir George Murray. According to Bill Peach, he should have named it to ... [read more]
Lobster Tales (1998)
A whimsical look at the life of a crayfish, also known as a rock lobster, from egg to table. The film also interviews the fishers about growing wealthy from the lobster industry and how that wealth has changed their lifestyle. [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]
Lonesome for you, mother dear (1939)
Buddy Williams sings a sad song about a man missing his dead mother. This clip is from the start of the song. [read more]
Men’s Group (2008)
Six men of varying ages and backgrounds meet each week at the home of convenor Paul (Paul Gleeson) to discuss their lives and feelings. After each meeting, the audience is given brief glimpses of the participants as they go about ... [read more]
‘What – no wireless?’ (1988)
A storm comes as the cousins spend their first evening together in Badge’s (Alexander 'Mathew’ Jacobs) home. Sam (Cameron Atkins) is horrified to discover that his cousin’s family has no wireless. This modern 1950s boy cannot believe that people can ... [read more]
