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The welcoming committee (1975)
After months of work, broke and hung over, the union shearers make their feelings plain as strikebreakers arrive to work for reduced wages. [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]
The Centenary Dog Club (1934)
This clip shows dog owners and their canine pets on proud display at the Centenary Dog Club at Melbourne Showgrounds. Each dog is identified by name and breed, along with their owners, in the commentary given by Frank Harvey. [read more]
A chat before lunch (2007)
Janine (Lille Madden) has been brought by her foster parents (Zoe Carides and Richard Sydenham) to meet her biological mother (Lily Shearer) and her family for the first time. The new circumstances are overwhelming, and being spoken to, spoken about ... [read more]
‘You could have someone happy’ (1983)
Stella (Geraldine Haywood) stays for dinner with Pam (Gabrielle Shornegg) and her family. An argument breaks out between Pam’s mother (Colleen Fitzpatrick), father (Paul Chubb) and sister (Joanne Gabbe). [read more]
Removal of the clock face (1942)
This unedited mute, black-and-white footage shows the clock face from the Sydney GPO being removed in 1942. [read more]
‘At dawn, the Hunter River broke’ (1989)
As the town of Maitland is inundated by the flood, Leo, drawn by the sound of music, rescues Miss Costello and her cats from her rooftop. Voice-over narration is by Ruth Cracknell. [read more]
Sydney funnel-web spiders (1992)
The Sydney funnel-web is the deadliest spider in the world. We see one capture a passing beetle, then see scientists researching the spiders in the lab. Finally, we learn about the dangers of the spiders in suburbia. [read more]
Mill township (1920)
This clip from an industrial documentary is an observational look at a township built in the 1920s for the timber workers. [read more]
Agricultural implement factory (1925)
Various parts of the implement factory are shown: workers carry out their tasks in the sheet metal department; a hammering machine shapes steel into shape; a man dips a large wheel-shaped piece of farming equipment into paint; women make canvas ... [read more]
The Women’s Auxiliary (1983)
At a public meeting, Agnes Doig (Carol Burns) announces the formation of a Women’s Auxiliary to help the miners. Company manager Birch (David Kendall) angrily interjects. [read more]
Kings Cross at night (1962)
A series of neon signs flash in a dark background. A view down Darlinghurst Road is just visible, with the headlights of cars tracing a path through the darkness. [read more]
Beautiful Melbourne? (1947)
This silent, black-and-white clip paints a harsh picture of life for a family living in a slum area of Melbourne, Victoria, in the 1940s. The dilapidated housing is shelter for a family with many children living in a very small ... [read more]
Silver plating (1920)
Once the pieces of the teapot have been put together by gas blowing, the teapots are dipped into a ‘striking bath’ containing liquid silver. This bath is then charged with an electric current for the ‘electro deposition of metals’. The ... [read more]
Wilderness (1983)
A montage of rainforest wilderness is accompanied by an essay in voice-over extolling the value of rainforest to humankind, including that it is the place to experience nature and regeneration. [read more]
The addictive Antarctic (1998)
Explorer Douglas Mawson built huts in the Antarctic in 1911. In 1998 a team of restorers has travelled south to save the heritage site. After clearing the ice from the hut, the team are preserving the building and restoring the ... [read more]
The final leg of the expedition (1930)
A title card announces the expedition’s crossing of the Katherine River. The first car wades across a shallow section of the river. The party then takes a break under the shade of trees, before a final shot of five men ... [read more]
Homeless (1985)
When Joe (Christopher Schlusser) brings home the literature from his Communist friends his father (Tony Llewellyn Jones) gets really angry. Drunk again, he lashes out but Joe tells his dad that he is the breadwinner so he can bring home ... [read more]
Taxing the diggers (1983)
Bill Peach tells the story of the diggers’ frustrations that led eventually to the Eureka Stockade. The police, called Traps, would harry the hard-working miners, demanding to sight their mining licences and menacing them at every opportunity. [read more]
Life and death battle (1996)
Waxy (David Hudson) stands in the foreground. In the background by a fire, an Aboriginal warrior (Jeffrey Locke) in traditional dress throws Waxy a snake which becomes a belt when Waxy catches it. Back in the present Waxy fixes the ... [read more]
