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‘Two rows of alternating teeth’ (1998)

A playful presentation of various images of women’s form in art and fashion. The woman featured in the clip is Kate Champion; voice-over narration is by Arthur Dignam. [read more]

Preparations for the carnival (1952)

A voice-over prompts the question, would you meet your neighbours with warmth and friendship or with bombs? Images of friendly Chinese people are contrasted with the bombs and destruction of war. This then cuts to youth erecting posters for the ... [read more]

Mini beat-the-buzzer (1971)

A mini beat-the-buzzer competition takes the teams into the last advertisement break before the final round. [read more]

The powers of the boss (1970)

Dr Coombs reflects on his capacity to make changes at both the Commonwealth and Reserve Banks when he was at the top of these organisations. He modestly reminds the interviewer that both those organizations had teams of extremely competent technicians ... [read more]

Mountain climbing in Irian Jaya (1993)

Trekking across the the cloud covered snowy caps of the highlands, an expedition of mountain climbers, lead by Lincoln Hall, explores the remote parts of Irian Jaya. They include biologist Geoff Hope, Dutch Indonesian Rini Sulaiman, and filmmakers Chris Hilton ... [read more]

Parisian bohemians (2002)

The Australian opera is on tour with La Boheme. Part of act one is set on a very cold evening in the garret of two starving young bohemians. [read more]

The Alan Jones program (1995)

Sydney radio 'shock jock’ Alan Jones broadcasts his daily program for ordinary Australians. He specialises in contentious and volatile issues and exaggerates them to achieve high ratings. The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Robert Tickner, comments that his department is kept ... [read more]

The ‘hero’ Beowulf (1980)

The hero Beowulf (voiced by Arthur Dignam) and his men arrive at the King’s mead hall. [read more]

Apology to the ancestors (1996)

Mrs Chan (Cecilia Lee) comes to try to rouse her daughter Bing (Annie Yip) from the depths of depression. This illness developed once her parents decided to move from the house she had made ready for them. Old Mrs Chan ... [read more]

Thirty years (2000)

Over shots of the town of Fitzroy Crossing, Willigan tells us that the Indigenous population have been employed in the CDEP or working for the dole scheme for nearly 30 years. We see people working and collecting their payment. ... [read more]

Withdrawing funds (1951)

In the ground floor customer service area of the Sydney central branch of the Commonwealth Bank in Martin Place, Mr Phillips explains to the children the system of withdrawing account funds from a bank branch. [read more]

Building pyramids (1992)

Young Bert (Kevin Jones) is caught up in the dream to build a huge church and a religious community in the middle of nowhere. He’s willing to give his all without realising that the dream is demented and Brother O’Neill ... [read more]

Petrol for the cities (1923)

A fleet of Shell oil trucks carrying tankers of oil arrive in Melbourne. As the convoy arrives, the bustle of the city – its transport, people and buildings – form the backdrop. Small boats are docked in the harbour and ... [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]

Vietnam (1966)

This is a three-minute excerpt from a five-minute Australian Labor Party television commercial for the 1966 federal election. The commercial has a captioned title, Vietnam. In narration over illustrative footage, followed by Arthur Calwell speaking to camera, the advertisement presents ... [read more]

Djedbang-ari (1953)

'Djedbang-ari’ is a three-part Indigenous manikay (song) and dance from the Yirrkala district in the far north-east of Arnhem Land. [read more]

‘You’re not the same people’ (1986)

After smoking a lot of dope, Trevor (David Argue) asks Kath about the crime she’s charged with – murdering a publican. Kath (Lydia Miller) tells them the real story. Nikki (Gia Carides) asks her why she ran away to Sydney, ... [read more]

Hitler’s fifth columnists (1941)

This clip opens with type scrolling over a background screen declaring that Australia is at war and threatened by a ruthless enemy. The enemies, according to the newsreel, are ‘agents of Germany’ or ‘Hitler’s 5th columnists’ who attempt to undermine ... [read more]

‘One of the world’s finest boulevards’ (1929)

This clip shows St Kilda Road and Flinders Street Station, Melbourne in approximately 1929. Commuters spill out of the train to the main intersection outside the railway station. [read more]

Yesterday, today and tomorrow (1966)

This is a three-minute excerpt from a five-minute Australian Labor Party television commercial for the 1966 federal election. The commercial has a captioned title, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow. In narration over illustrative footage, followed by Gough Whitlam speaking to camera, ... [read more]

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