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Beatlemania (1964)
This clip begins with news footage of the Beatles standing on a balcony in Melbourne, waving to fans in the streets below. Paul McCartney plays with a boomerang and laughs with the crowd. The Beatles song 'Love Me Do’ is ... [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]
White power (1992)
Hando (Russell Crowe) drinks milk after a wild all-night party. His friend (Stephen Hall) has to return to his naval base. Hando gives him a Nazi salute as he goes. Hando explains his belief in white supremacy, and his admiration ... [read more]
Bankers and kids (1998)
We discover the hopes and dreams of a group of inner-city kids and a group of bankers who will pair off and work to create a project together over several months. The projects will reflect the personalities of each team. [read more]
‘An incredible childhood’ (2004)
Spike Milligan explains the challenges of bringing up three children on his own after his first wife left him. His daughter recalls how many of her father’s playful children’s stories (such as Bad Jelly the Witch) had their genesis in ... [read more]
‘Menstruation blues’ (1993)
Australian singer Robyn Archer performs the song 'Menstruation Blues’. 'I explore anything that I want to’, says Archer. [read more]
George Wallace’s big break (1999)
Actor George Wallace gets his first job with Happy Harry Salmon’s travelling show. Theatre historian Frank Van Straten comments on Wallace. [read more]
Jack and Bryan (1983)
In this 1983 documentary, Australian actors Jack Thompson and Bryan Brown talk enthusiastically about the reviving Australian film industry. [read more]
Of lice and women (2001)
Lola (Lola Marceli) has become obsessed with cleanliness since the departure of Ricardo, her husband. When she discovers lice in her hair, the family’s pet bird is tossed out the door. Lucia (Alice Ansara) loses most of her long hair ... [read more]
Wheat harvesting (1899)
This silent 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. It shows a horse-drawn Buckeye brand reaper and binder harvesting a wheat crop ... [read more]
True Love (1998)
Mae (Trisha Morton-Thomas) is wearing mother’s wedding dress. Nona (Deborah Mailman) wants to bottle the ashes so they can take them to the island to scatter. Mae and Nona enter into a tug of war over the ashes, and the ... [read more]
Gold tax (2005)
In Victoria in the 1850s the introduction of a gold license was extremely unpopular. Although many diggers wanted it abolished immediately, the question of the license could not be separated from more complex questions about government revenue and taxation policy. ... [read more]
Wave Hill walkout (1993)
Kevin Carmody and Paul Kelly discuss the song 'From Little Things Big Things Grow’. They also discuss the Wave Hill walkout, when the Gurindji people – led by Vincent Lingiari – went on strike to get their land back from ... [read more]
Washing feet (1989)
A pair of frail, gnarled feet. The Aboriginal daughter (Marcia Langton) on her hands and knees, gently washes her white mother’s arthritic feet. The Aboriginal woman begins to remember another time, when as a family they would visit the beach. [read more]
Alan Bond (1992)
Archival footage shows Perth’s celebrations when Perth businessman Alan Bond’s yacht wins the Americas Cup. In a speech at the launch of his book about Bond, journalist Paul Barry comments on the rise and fall of a national icon. [read more]
‘Togetherness’ (1964)
In this regular segment, Mavis Bramston stars Gordon Chater, Barry Creyton and Carol Raye present satirical ‘news items’ before launching into a rendition of ‘Togetherness’. Written by Barry Creyton, the song was performed every week, interspersed with spoken verses about ... [read more]
Wokabout Marketing (1996)
Andrew Rose is a marketing executive based in Port Moresby. He organises a troupe of actors who perform vignettes in remote villages to promote the purchase of Western goods. Omo, the washing powder, is demonstrated. [read more]
Hey Shamus! (2001)
The little Shamuses go on a fun spree while the anxious real Shamus and Tracey search for them. [read more]
Back to country (2003)
Zita is sitting on a stool feeding a poddy calf. In voice-over Aggie Abbott says most children who were taken away never returned to their country. Zita on the other hand has sought her family and is committed to learning ... [read more]
‘What’s your favourite car, Australia?’ (1976)
The ad features a montage of Australian outdoor scenes including the beach, sporting events (yachting, golf, cricket and football), the Australian flag and native fauna. These are intercut with 1970s Holden models. The advertisement employs a jingle sung by a ... [read more]
