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‘Irkanda lV’ (1967)
This is a 30-second excerpt from the ABC recording of Peter Sculthorpe’s 'Irkanda lV’, released in 1967. The work is performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hopkins. The violin soloist is Leonard Dommett. [read more]
Shelter, food and clothing (1939)
Over a montage of slum housing in the city of Brisbane, a voice-over talks of the plight of the poor and ‘indecently housed’. A group of hungry men wait outside the Mission’s premises where they gratefully receive their food parcels. ... [read more]
Mary opens the trunk (2007)
Mary McGarvie (Catherine Zeta-Jones) finds a framed photo of Houdini’s mother on her wedding day. 'She looks like you’, Benji (Saoirse Ronan) tells her. Mr Sugarman (Timothy Spall) enters, overhears the comment and confirms that McGarvie was 'the absolute image’ ... [read more]
The role of the public servant (1970)
Dr HC Coombs, the great Australian public servant and advisor to six Australian prime ministers, talks about whether it’s possible to be an entirely neutral public servant. [read more]
‘They can see Australia!’ (1946)
Kingsford Smith and co-pilot Charles Ulm (John Tate) are nearing the Australian coastline, after a history-making flight across the Pacific from San Francisco. A violent storm has engulfed their plane, the converted Fokker now known as the Southern Cross. In ... [read more]
Out from jail (1983)
This is the first verse of ‘Jailanguru Pakarnu’, a 12-bar rock and blues song performed in this clip by the Warumpi Band. It is the first rock song in an Aboriginal language to achieve widespread airplay and recognition. [read more]
Victim of the economy (1996)
Bill Lew had four restaurant businesses before the 1990–91 recession. He recalls 'the good old days’ before he lost it all. He visits his old hairdresser and the restaurant. Bill’s wife, Elizabeth, adds a few poignant comments. [read more]
‘The city of corruption’ (1976)
Father Marshall (Tom Keneally) arrives to prepare the boys for a three-day retreat, during which they must observe complete silence. Before they start, he delivers a terrifying sermon about death and damnation, and what the fires of hell will feel ... [read more]
Out on the wing (1964)
During another of Smithy’s pioneering flights in the Southern Cross, one of the engines died and another had almost used up all its fuel, although the engine itself was still running. They were still several hours from Sydney, so Gordon ... [read more]
Cousins (2000)
Vinnie (Kelton Pell) is sitting beneath a tree in the park, sketching from an old photograph. Franky (Bruce Hutchison) approaches him with a photo of his own. In the photograph are both their mothers, who it turns out, are sisters, ... [read more]
‘Australia will be there’ (1916)
This is a 30-second clip from a simulated recording of Australian troops docking in Egypt after their voyage from Australia to take part in the First World War. They are greeted by jovial ‘Tommies’ and a band that plays 'Advance ... [read more]
‘Wake up, ya mongrel’ (1988)
Alice (Bennendine Woods) is hitchhiking and a ute stops to pick her up. When she sees classmate Mick (Donald Dale) already in the car, she reluctantly gets in. The driver is drunk, tired and driving erratically. When he refuses Alice’s ... [read more]
Imitating the teachers (1987)
When actor Max Gillies was 12 years old, he and a school friend imitated his teachers. One of the teachers encouraged them, and he found himself having to do repeat performances of his impersonations of all the teachers in the ... [read more]
‘A beautiful story’ (2007)
Tom Chandon (Rob Carlton) and his cinematographer Nick (Darren Gilshenan) visit Helen (Penne Hackforth-Jones) at home to interview her and her daughter Maggie (Kate Mulvaney) for her dog tribute video. [read more]
‘Country Gardens’ (1919)
This is a pianola version of Percy Grainger’s ‘Country Gardens’ performed by the composer in New York in 1919. [read more]
Mount Wellington, 1909 (1909)
This clip shows the Higgins family at Mount Wellington, Hobart, in 1909. It includes scenes of the group enjoying a picnic spread on a hillside, four men making a pot of billy tea, and some of the Higgins children playing ... [read more]
Two of Max’s life goals come true (2009)
In his New York high-rise, Max (voiced by Philip Seymour Hoffman) is cutting and saving his toenails, aiming for order and stability. On the footpath below, a mime artist in the guise of Marcel Marceau goes through his silent paces. ... [read more]
Broken heart, unsound mind (2005)
In reconstruction, in an overgrown field, an Aboriginal woman staggers through the lofty vegetation before falling to the ground. Frank, in voice-over narration, tells us that his mother’s heart and spirit were broken, and her life shattered because he was ... [read more]
Phidias and his art gallery (1961)
Artist Jeffrey Smart is 'Phidias’ who takes his young audience on ‘a walk through the art gallery’ featuring artworks from viewers in Melbourne, Sydney and ‘all the way from Perth’. He uses the first picture he selects – a painting ... [read more]
Misty fantasises about adoption (2006)
Spit (James Fraser) angers Misty (Lee Cormie) by claiming to have a special bond with Fearless (Sullivan Stapleton), who is down on the beach with Teresa (Victoria Hill). Three nuns appear in Misty’s daydream, reassure him that he is the ... [read more]
