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Getting ready (1999)

Ru, applying facial paint, speaks about the particular head decorations for the Amb Kor and explains the significance of the colours in terms of their tradition. Professor Andrew Strathern is being painted up, while men are working on Ru’s headdress. ... [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]

‘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]

Jen-Diki attack (1987)

Soldiers from the future and Jen-Diki cyborgs wage war in outback Australia, 1988. Annie (Nikki Coghill) and Ballard (Tom Burlinson) are caught in the crossfire. Ballard gains strength from his injured mentor, Sun-wah (Thye Liew Wan). [read more]

Giving peace a chance (2003)

This clip features an interview with Sarah Davies, a Quaker who comes from a family of Quakers. Her grandfather was a conscientious objector during the Second World War. Sarah herself has travelled with the World Council of Churches to Israel ... [read more]

Flying friar (1994)

Saint Joseph of Cupertino levitated regularly while praying, occasionally requiring the use of ropes to anchor him. [read more]

Creating a revolution (1993)

Historical footage of Dr Perkins at Sydney University, in the pool halls. Dr Perkins speaks of why segregation must be challenged, and the need for him to fight for the cause of his people. [read more]

Circle justice (2005)

An explanation of the physical and conceptual organisation of the Koori Court. Magistrate Ann Collins explains the informal process of reaching an outcome. Uncle Kevin Coombs speaks of his role as an Elder involved with the Koori Court. [read more]

Forging a road (1952)

The early crews on the Snowy Mountains Scheme forge their way into the more formidable mountainous territory of the Snowy-Tumut Development. [read more]

Prejudice against Lebanese (1996)

Lebanese men say that the police in the south-west of Sydney are prejudiced against them. A Lebanese father of six children says he feels unsafe in his house. We see the men in their backyards, and their families inside their ... [read more]

Vicki is feeling lonely (1998)

Vicki (Susie Porter) is finding the loneliness and monotony of being a mother of young children very difficult. When her husband Greg (Tamblyn Lord) talks excitedly about his work at the hospital while clipping his toenails in bed, she storms ... [read more]

‘Eagle Rock’ (1971)

This 30-second clip from 'Eagle Rock’ includes the start of the song and most of the first verse. It features the song’s arresting opening – ‘Now listen!’ – and the infectious guitar riff. [read more]

Non refundable (2002)

Catherine (Sophie Lee) is telling her friend about her investments. She goes to get the pieces from out of the cupboard. The painting of the barramundi is now a merely skeleton of its former self. Somehow the rest of the ... [read more]

King Oedipus (1994)

Interviewed in 1992, Ruth Cracknell reflects on her exploration of more dramatic roles and the opportunity to work with theatre director, Tyrone Guthrie. The clip intercuts historical footage of Cracknell rehearsing the part of Jocasta in the 1970 production of ... [read more]

Ode to a bulldozer (1948)

The clip shows the International TD-24 bulldozer at work performing an impressive array of land clearing tasks. [read more]

‘Don’t drop out’ (1994)

An Australian Korean War veteran recalls assisting an African American soldier and fellow prisoner of war who had been wounded. The other Americans would not help and the Australians assisted the African American to walk on a forced march. If ... [read more]

Introducing Mavis Bramston (1964)

A glimpse of the British performer’s ‘audition tape’ shows why Mavis Bramston (Noeline Brown) will not be the star of The Mavis Bramston Show after all. [read more]

Crows (2001)

An elder describes how his father stumbled into the Coniston massacre. The man retells his father’s story of the events that triggered the massacre. A map of the area shows us the locations the elder is speaking about. Paintings of ... [read more]

Marcia Hines (1983)

Sixteen-year-old singer Marcia Hines was brought to Australia from the USA by the producers of the rock musical Hair in the 1960s. She decided to stay, and became one of Australia’s most popular singers. [read more]

Geelong’s secondary industries (1957)

A montage of business plaques and signs introduces the growing secondary industry that Geelong cultivates. To the sound of cheerful music, factory workers, assembly plants, fabric manufacturers, cement works, harvesters and motor vehicle manufacturers are shown. The voice-over concludes that ... [read more]

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