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Beware (1996)
Thowra (John Higginson) tries to convince the colts of the danger from the men but the recalcitrant Arrow (Rhys Muldoon) won’t listen. Instead he leads two young colts into terrible danger. Arrow escapes and they are captured. [read more]
Poetry (1980)
Three elderly women residents of the Kurmala Nursing Home, in Sydney, read poetry which they have written about their experiences of old age. [read more]
Wave Hill walkout (1993)
Kevin Carmody and Paul Kelly discuss the song 'From Little Things Big Things Grow’. They also discuss the Wave Hill walkout, when the Gurindji people – led by Vincent Lingiari – went on strike to get their land back from ... [read more]
Mr Christian’s mutiny (1933)
Fletcher Christian (Errol Flynn) sends Edward Young (John Warwick) to break out the arms, as his men seize the captain, Lieutenant Bligh (Mayne Lynton) from his bed. In a flash forward, an old fiddler (Victor Gouriet) in an English pub ... [read more]
Education and public health (1947)
The voice-over describes Australia’s education and health services in positive terms. It mentions the challenges of educating children over Australia’s vast distances. Children play in a sandpit in a playground; others play on swings in a school ground; and ... [read more]
A dangerous solution (1996)
On the eve of her marriage to Dave Paris, Juliet (Claire Danes) becomes suicidal. Father Laurence (Pete Postlethwaite) proposes a radical solution that will allow her to avoid the marriage and reunite with Romeo. [read more]
Returned Anzacs (1917)
This segment from an Australasian Gazette newsreel shows returned Anzacs marching through Melbourne streets as part of the 'Fill-the-Gap’ recruitment drive. A marching band leads a parade of returned Anzac servicemen holding placards that say 'Wanted – A man to ... [read more]
It’s war! (1982)
The recruiting drive is on and throughout the bush there are more than enough young men willing to drop everything for the adventure of war. Billy (Scott Burgess) and Walter (Scott McGregor) have been waiting for this moment with barely ... [read more]
‘History breaks down into images’ (1992)
Moments from Walter Benjamin’s last days are re-enacted, alongside contemporary scenes of Berlin and an interview with academic Michael Jennings on the way in which Benjamin’s ideas are used. [read more]
‘Keep everything nice, use ice’ (1934)
A tradesperson is fixing a broken electric refrigerator in the kitchen. A male voice-over suggests an ice refrigerator is superior because 'ice never breaks down’. Men carrying large blocks of ice on their shoulders file into the home. Each block ... [read more]
‘You’ve got yourself a man’ (1970)
This clip shows three different ads from the late 1960s or early 1970s which feature the tagline 'when you get Roses, you’ve got yourself a man’. In the first ad, two young women sit in a train carriage. One (played ... [read more]
Hot new chicks and teachers (1993)
Cousins Nick (Alex Dimitriades) and Con (Salvatore Coco) and their friends drive to their first day back at inner-city school Hartley High. Meanwhile, rookie teacher Christina Milano (Sarah Lambert), also on her way to school, farewells her parents and heeds ... [read more]
Kesselring and Goering (1999)
Australian aviator and businessman, Sidney Cotton, conned Field Marshall Albert Kesselring into flying his plane over the Rhine so that Cotton could photograph German war installations for British intelligence. Cotton also photographed the country house of Hermann Goering, commander-in-chief of ... [read more]
Petrol sniffing (2000)
Botj (Sean Mununggurr) sniffs petrol after fighting with his friends Lorrpu and Milika. He trashes the women’s community centre, concentrating his anger on the paintings of the Yolngu’s totem animal, the crocodile. He then lights a cigarette. [read more]
‘Australia will be there’ (1916)
This is a 30-second clip from a simulated recording of Australian troops docking in Egypt after their voyage from Australia to take part in the First World War. They are greeted by jovial ‘Tommies’ and a band that plays 'Advance ... [read more]
Guns and pigs (1983)
In interview and voice-over, James Leahy recollects the first time the Leahy brothers came across a new community of highlanders. He explains that, fearful of being outnumbered by large numbers of people they could not communicate with, the brothers felt ... [read more]
Japan invades China (1998)
Japan invaded China in 1934. Forty million Chinese fled the invasionary forces. Cartoonist Huang Miaozi drew anti-Japanese slogans to protest the invasion. [read more]
Fitzpatrick incident at Mrs Kelly’s homestead (1906)
This fragment from The Story of the Kelly Gang shows Constable Fitzpatrick visiting the homestead of Kate Kelly. Fitzpatrick attempts to kiss Kate Kelly and in the scuffle Ned Kelly shoots Fitzpatrick in the wrist. As the Kelly gang escape ... [read more]
Starting to happen (2005)
Wayne Blair talks about his experience as an actor and the roles that are offered to him as an Aboriginal man. [read more]
Give a little credit to your dad (1939)
Buddy Williams sings a song urging sons to visit their fathers – including a monologue section and a yodelling finale. This excerpt is from the start of the song. [read more]
