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Preparing for war (2000)
A young boy Keithy (Sam Kirby) runs along a dirt road screaming, ‘Djaambi! Djaambi!’. He jumps into the arms of his older cousin, Harry Saunders (David Ngoombujarra) and both roll on the ground. Harry Saunders is dressed in army greens, ... [read more]
Boer War Transvaal Contingent (1899)
This piece of actuality footage shot by the official photographer of the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Frederick Charles Wills, and his assistant Henry William Mobsby in 1899 records part of the parade of the First Queensland Cavalry Contingent before they ... [read more]
Lionel Rose Wins the World Title (1968)
This is the radio call made over the telephone from Tokyo by Ron Casey describing Lionel Rose winning the world bantamweight boxing title from Japanese fighter Harada in 1968. [read more]
Over the top (1980)
Australian troops charge out of the trenches, going 'over the top’ to attack the enemy on the Western Front. Bombs explode nearby. [read more]
The First World War in cartoons (1915)
This clip begins with cartoonist Harry Julius walking into his office reading a newspaper. Some of his cartoons are visible around his desk. Julius puts the newspaper down and begins to draw. This is followed by three cut-out and drawn ... [read more]
Australia goes to war (1939)
There is no audible ceremony on Menzies’s arrival in the room, just a short introduction by another speaker. Menzies settles at the microphone and we hear a faint rustle of his papers. In his speech, Menzies exercises his skills as ... [read more]
Around the World in 80 Ways (1986)
Senile and almost blind, Roly Davis (Allan Penney) is aghast when he discovers wife Mavis Davis (Diana Davidson) has embarked on a round-the-world holiday with his next-door neighbour and business rival Alec Moffatt (Rob Steele). Roly’s sons, Wally (Philip Quast), ... [read more]
Bushells Tea Advertisement: The World of the Future (c1941)
This colour animated Bushells tea advertisement from 1941 paints a picture of what it will be like in the future and claims that regardless of the fast-paced lives we all live and changes to the world, Bushells tea will always ... [read more]
Two Tribes (1998)
Bankers and difficult kids. Both have bad reputations. This is the story of some inner-city kids at a special school who link up with a group of bankers who become their mentors. [read more]
Bit of Black Business – Two Big Boys (2007)
Brothers Scott (Michael Tuahine) and Nick (David Page) are at a drive-through restaurant. Through their playful banter we discover that Nick is dubious about Scott’s intentions for ordering up big. It’s not a good day for Nick because Scott’s car ... [read more]
The war zoo (1915)
This clip begins with the hand of the artist (Harry Julius) drawing seven animals including a bear, bulldog, turkey and daschund, which surround a title card ‘the war zoo’. Three of the animals are introduced through a brief sketch: 'the ... [read more]
The First World War begins (2000)
The clip describes Germany’s military build up prior to WW1, including the widening of the Kiel canal, commenced in 1907, to enable its new fleet of dreadnoughts to be able to enter the North Sea easily. The assassination of Archduke ... [read more]
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate – ‘Happiness for Two’ (c1960)
This is a compilation of three 30-second black-and-white television ads for Cadbury’s Milk Tray chocolates with the slogan 'happiness for two’. [read more]
Boer War Transvaal contingent (1899)
This actuality footage was taken by the official photographer of the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Frederick Charles Wills, and his assistant, Henry William Mobsby in 1899. Crowds line the streets to watch the First Queensland Cavalry Contingent parade just before ... [read more]
Grave of the President (1984)
The film follows a series of dives to one of the world’s biggest and most accessible shipwrecks, in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. It is a popular dive for scuba divers from all over the world. In 1942, during the Second ... [read more]
Peter Nicholson Animations – Gough’s World Tour (1974)
Political cartoonist Peter Nicholson satirises Gough Whitlam as he heads off on a world tour following a record anti-Labor vote in the Queensland State elections. [read more]
For All the World to See (1992)
A biography of Fred Hollows, an eye surgeon who was committed to reforming medical services in indigenous Australian communities and third world countries. The film follows Fred to Aboriginal communities and Eritrea, Africa. Fred is passionate about saving the sight ... [read more]
A World for Children (c1962)
A documentary about the Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre in regional Victoria as experienced through the eyes of three children. [read more]
Out There – Two Down Under (2002)
In small-town Wollemi, teenager Miller (Richard Wilson) observes two overseas newcomers arriving at the vet clinic next door. Reilly (Douglas Smith) is a reluctant refugee from his wealthy family’s troubles in America, while UK-born Aggie (Jade Ewen) is starting her ... [read more]
The War Against the Rabbit (1954)
A documentary which addresses the problem of wild rabbit infestation on pastoral and farming land. It tells the story of Heck Bradley, a farmer who seeks help from the Victorian Department of Lands and Survey to conduct an eradication campaign. ... [read more]
