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‘Get us out of this hellhole’ (2004)
The First Fleet is on its way to Botany Bay. Governor Arthur Phillip (Sam Neill), Reverend Johnson (Garry McDonald) and Lieutenant Clarke (Jack Davenport) discuss the colony’s prospects over dinner. Down below, the convicts scrabble for leftovers. When Clarke visits ... [read more]
‘I don’t know who I belong to’ (1988)
Kate (Justine Clarke) is upset when her friends find out she is adopted and is highly sensitive to how they respond. At a party, she thinks everyone is talking about her and, isolating herself, she drinks alcohol. When she is ... [read more]
Dinner party (2004)
Julia (Asher Keddie) and Charlie (Dan Wyllie) have Frankie (Claudia Karvan) and Tom (Brendan Cowell) over to dinner – their first dinner party since the birth of their son. It’s not quite the occasion Julia and Charlie had hoped for. ... [read more]
Lifesavers march (1938)
This clip from a home movie taken by Dr Ewan Murray-Wills shows members of various lifesaving clubs marching in the official parade marking Australia’s 150th anniversary of white settlement. [read more]
Pressure to perform (1998)
Primary school girls compete to be chosen for the Australian gymnastics team. Pressure is on the young gymnasts as they train at the Western Australian Institute of Sport. The girls and coaches are interviewed in 1994 and then in 1996. [read more]
Dutch oven (1994)
Interview subject Judi McCrossin describes the differences between what men and women consider appropriate when breaking wind in the bedroom. [read more]
A church community (1986)
A collection of people, mainly consisting of families and young people, have come together in a suburban living room to celebrate Christ. It’s a group that’s responding to the gospel message. Please note there are some intermittent audio and visual ... [read more]
A slice of sabotage (1937)
Darley (Frank Harvey) and Charles Blake (Campbell Copelin) plot the sabotage of Stephen Burbridge’s timber-cutting operations. Blake denies he’s engaged to Burbridge’s daughter Joan (Shirley Ann Richards); he’s already involved with Darley’s own sister Claire (Aileen Britton). When Jim Thornton ... [read more]
Surfie chic (2003)
Australia is a world leader in surf wear and surf culture. Robert Moore has been designing for Mambo for many years and is one of the best in the business, despite very little art school training. [read more]
Uranium supply a moral obligation (1981)
The then South Australian Minister for Mines and Energy, Roger Goldsworthy, says that Australia has a moral obligation to supply energy to the world. Arthur Baillie, a barman from Radium Hill, recalls the days of the mining town’s success. [read more]
Unexpected guests (1940)
A woman serves afternoon tea to her unexpected but appreciative guests. The guests comment on the delicious cheese-topped biscuits she has quickly prepared for them. Back in the kitchen, the woman demonstrates how easy it is to prepare Kraft ... [read more]
‘I don’t want any juvenile nonsense’ (1992)
At auditions for the school play, students have to pair up to play a love scene. Linda (Joelene Crnogorac) is delighted when the mysterious new boy Andrew (Eamonn Kelly) arrives and Mr Snapper (Esben Storm) puts Andrew and Linda together ... [read more]
Jewish parents (1993)
Three Jewish comedians, Deb Filler from New Zealand, Sandy Gutman (Austen Tayshus) from Melbourne and American Moshe Waldoks, talk about their parents’ experiences in the Second World War concentration camps. [read more]
‘No pecking order in poo’ (2006)
In the midst of a large outdoor festival, Kenny (Shane Jacobson) has to deal with a casual employee – a university student – who thinks the work is beneath him. When the uni student (Ant Keogh) tells him that a ... [read more]
Scientists must validate their data (1994)
Mike (Zbych Trofimiuk) changes the readings on Shane’s (Che Broadbent) SETI project to trick him, then watches gleefully when Shane and Nikki (Petra Jared) think the radio telescope has picked up amazing radio signals. Tony Masters (Steve Jacobs) warns ... [read more]
‘Bride-price’ (1988)
At a village meeting, two highlanders are bartering a 'bride-price’. On offer are pigs rather than money. The young girl and her family are given a choice to accept the boy and the bride-price or not. [read more]
Two despots (1987)
Frank (Leo McKern) is convalescing back in Port Douglas, with Frances (Julia Blake) in the role of servant, because he is forbidden to exert himself. When he criticises her children back in Melbourne for the umpteenth time, Frances tells him ... [read more]
‘Home sweet home’ (2002)
Miller (Richard Wilson) watches as his new neighbours arrive in Jonathan Archer’s (David Roberts) truck. Reaching their destination, the Wild Spring Animal Clinic, Aggie (Jade Ewen) is amazed and excited while Reilly (Douglas Smith) is far from impressed with his ... [read more]
‘Holden’s number one’ (1966)
This black-and-white television advertisement for Holden sedans and wagons incorporates the 'Holden’s Number One’ jingle. The cars feature prominently in three scenarios – a suburban family going on holiday, a group of friends on a skiing weekend, and an affluent ... [read more]
Air base, Malaysia (1970)
The camera pans across aircraft at a base in South-East Asia, including RAAF strike planes, a Gloster Javelin interceptor and a Royal Navy helicopter. [read more]
