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Escape to Australia (1995)
Chen Xing Liang describes how and why he came to Australia. Both his parents were tortured and died during the Cultural Revolution in China and the clip implies he was a participant in the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. We ... [read more]
White Rose Flour Mill (1927)
The clip begins with a scene at the front of the White Rose Flour Mill building on Bulwara Road, Ultimo. People walk by. A truck and car are shown driving down the street and people talking outside the building. John ... [read more]
Celebration (2007)
The music changes tempo with drumbeats and flute in this clip. There are images of people dancing, a couple kissing, women and men on the streets. In interview, several people speak about night being the time to celebrate, get drunk ... [read more]
‘Look at moy’ (2002)
Kim (Gina Riley), aka 'Hornbag,’ visits Brett (Peter Rowsthorn) at work in order to buy a modem from him. Back home, she fights with Sharon (Magda Szubanski) when Sharon wants a turn on the computer. It’s up to Kath (Jane ... [read more]
Strength of mind (1993)
An inhabitant of the Kiribati Islands speaks about the rough seas and the boat capsizing, losing everything but a plastic hat, a piece of rope and a stick. There are interviews, re-enactments and footage of huge seas and storms. Another ... [read more]
Motivation to compete (1988)
In this clip Michael Talbot, acting deputy state manager of New South Wales, talks about Australia Post’s new private business competitors and how the organisation is dealing with becoming a commercially based enterprise. [read more]
Rare and colourful characters (2008)
We meet the people and chickens who will populate the film and get a glimpse of the unusual ride we’re about to embark on. [read more]
Tea reading (1929)
This clip from a Bushells tea cinema advertisement shows a woman reading her girlfriend’s tea-leaves, predicting that she will marry a handsome man and enjoy an ocean voyage. Inside the teacup, we see the friend kissing a handsome man in ... [read more]
Oodnadatta (1927)
The small inland township of Oodnadatta in South Australia is on the AIM patrolling route. This clip includes people on camels, local buildings such as the AIM nursing hostel, and AIM ... [read more]
‘No-one’s hurt’ (2002)
Barry (Bryan Brown) shows his nephew Darcy (Sam Worthington) the counting house where the poker machine takings are processed. ‘Hollywood’ Riley (William McInnes) explains how they drain the machines of cash every night, limiting the possible payout to a few ... [read more]
Sydney Harbour and Bridge scenes (1932)
This home movie clip, shot by the Archibald family, is taken from on board a boat in Sydney Harbour. It shows various steamships and boats on Sydney Harbour as well as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, soon after it was completed ... [read more]
Cinderella (1947)
This clip depicts a marionette theatre performance of the fairytale Cinderella. It begins with a pop-up book depicting scenes from the story and then the marionettes perform the tale. It shows the puppeteers above the stage operating the marionettes and ... [read more]
Child’s play (1941)
This clip shows the same brother and sister (Barry and Kay), this time playing with a small gatling-style toy machine gun in their backyard. The boy is dressed in khaki shirt and shorts and plays with the toy gun. After ... [read more]
Safe uranium mining (1997)
We see the location of the proposed mine, and a description of the proposed new road, followed by shots of demonstrators against the mine. Phillip Shirvington, CEO of Energy Resources of Australia, the mining company at Jabiluka, says that ... [read more]
Caves and swamps (1964)
This clip, shot in Malaysia (then Malaya), shows cave and tunnel formations, and details the difficulties of negotiating the local swamps. [read more]
Italy revisited (1993)
Kavisha Mazzella visits Italy to find traditional songs. She interviews musicologist Professor Ugo Vuoso about how the songs are recorded for posterity. [read more]
A passing evolutionary novelty (1994)
Cockroaches have been on earth for 300 million years. Humankind may seem like a passing evolutionary novelty by comparison. Cockroaches are remarkable survivors being highly sensitive to smell and air movement. [read more]
David gets a job (1999)
David is a young man with a criminal record. Motor wrecker Gary gives him another chance. David says he 'got in trouble with the law’ to get attention. [read more]
Word play with Lotis (1992)
Poss (Erin Pratten) and Kim (Maria Nguyen) go into the lift, which is personified as Lotis, an artificial intelligence that talks to the children and can take them anywhere. When the girls talk about riding, Lotis opens the lift doors ... [read more]
‘Quite a particular anywhere’ (1987)
A woman (voiced by Julie Forsyth) reflects on the view from her balcony in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. [read more]
