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Still green (2005)

Two elder Indigenous men walk through the country, they are going to check if there is still water in the area. Specifically they are looking for the soakage. They come to a sandy bed, and to a plant called Ankere_ngkere, ... [read more]

Magic realism in South America (2004)

Rolf de Heer was the director of a troubled co-production with a French producer for the film The Old Man Who Read Love Stories with fine performances from Richard Dreyfuss and Hugo Weaving. In the studio, David Stratton and Margaret ... [read more]

‘Can you imagine?’ (2008)

On 25 January 1788 the First Fleet enters Sydney Harbour. Narrator Rachel Perkins and historian Professor Marcia Langton of the Yiman-Bidjara Nation convey the Indigenous point of view of this event. Emeritus Scholar Inga Clendinnen describes attempts by the Aboriginal ... [read more]

Dreaming of glass (2003)

The story of how a commission from Manningham City Council helped start Wathaurong Glass, with shots of the beautiful artwork hanging in buildings. A practitioner speaks of going to Milan to exhibit his artwork, where the arts community has never ... [read more]

Byron Bay’s history (1996)

The Byron Bay area was formed 20 million years ago by volcanic activity. Forest Ecologist, Rob Kooyman, explains the history through to Aboriginal settlement. [read more]

First clean your pig (1979)

The slaughtered pig is washed and shaved with care. It is then hung up and beheaded in the traditional way of slaughtering pigs. [read more]

Don Bradman (1931)

Don Bradman demonstrates his batting technique, executing a 'pull shot’, an 'off drive’ and a 'leg glance’. He is filmed from a number of different angles both in front of and behind the wicket, in slow motion and at standard ... [read more]

Senseless murder (1999)

Senior Sergeant Terry O’Connell is arranging a restorative justice group to bring the murderers of Ken and Joan’s son and the family together hoping to repair some of the harm done by the murder. He explains the nature and purpose ... [read more]

New Talbingo underway (1967)

In Talbingo, still under construction during the Snowy Mountains Scheme, the process of establishing gardens, lawns and trees, both public and residential, is shown. [read more]

High school students against war in Vietnam (1970)

A pupil from Castle Hill High School delivers a speech about the support from students from the steps of Sydney’s town hall to a huge crowd of protestors against the Vietnam War at a moratorium rally. [read more]

Capulets and Montagues (1996)

A TV news reporter describes a bitter rivalry in the city of Verona Beach. Engaged in the deadly feud are Romeo’s Montague family and the Capulet family of Juliet. [read more]

‘I don’t believe you’ (1981)

Relations between Peter (Norman Kaye) and Patricia (Wendy Hughes) are strained, but they must continue rehearsals for the play, an amateur production of August Strindberg’s The Father, directed by the flamboyantly theatrical George (John Finlayson). Peter tries to engage Patricia ... [read more]

Parliament station underground (1978)

The Melbourne Underground Loop System includes a station under Parliament House in Spring Street. This clip features an architect’s model of the planned development and draft plans for the underground platforms. An explanatory voice-over is used throughout the clip. [read more]

Eviction plan (1990)

Mr Kolopolis (voiced by Angelo Pannas) devises a plan to evict the squatters in an attempt to protect his daughter from the advances of Johnny Foetus (voiced by Adam Cullen). He approaches the residents about signing his petition asking council ... [read more]

Women’s image (1976)

The filmmakers draw the title of the film on their naked bodies. By throwing a tomato on the lens, they remind the viewer that all images are constructed. Taking control of their own image, they begin a wild ride into ... [read more]

Birth (1988)

This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the Lettergram service as a replacement for the congratulatory telegram, traditionally sent on the birth of a child. [read more]

‘Everybody’s free to feel good’ (2006)

Mr Jonathon’s dancers have had ten minutes to regroup after Tenille has collapsed on stage in the grand final. Their routine leaves the audience gasping – especially Miss Elizabeth (Jane Hall), who’s appalled at the political grandstanding in Mr Jonathon’s ... [read more]

A survivor (1976)

Harry Butler puts his hand into a rocky crevice and brings out a brown tree snake, also called the territory tiger. While expertly handling the snake, he tells us that this creature is one of the fauna that has thrived ... [read more]

Before school (1951)

Children make their way to school. On arrival, they realise their dog has followed them. Before lessons begin, school banking deposits are taken in the classroom by the children’s teacher Mr Lowe. Mr Phillips, of the Commonwealth Savings Bank, arrives ... [read more]

Reporting current events (1928)

A car pulls into frame with three reporters seated in the back. The reporters, returned from witnessing a fire, dictate the story to typists in the typing room. The typists busily type up the story at their desks. This clip ... [read more]

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