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Making bush toys (2008)

In this clip the Titjikala boys talk about making bush toys and demonstrate the process and method used. [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]

‘Where cat from?’ (1993)

Bubby (Nicholas Hope) dresses up like his mother and ‘plays’ with the cat, which he has tied to the chair. He calls the cat ‘Bubby’ and speaks to it with the same phrases his mother (Claire Benito) uses on him. ... [read more]

Crust (1987)

You can watch the animated short film Crust here in its entirety. The protagonists of this surreal drama are seated at the kitchen table arguing over a broken biscuit. Evenrude (voiced by Bruce Currie) resembles a medieval knight with a ... [read more]

‘Separate and different’ (1989)

This series has magnificent shots of Australia – from the tropics to the edge of Antarctica and across 4,000 kilometres of continent. The program captures the diversity of the country’s unique animal life as it may have appeared to the ... [read more]

A concert at forty miles an hour! (1925)

The Wydawakes take their portable Magnavox Wireless in the car so they all can enjoy the novel experience of listening to music on their way to a picnic. [read more]

Good Queen Bess (1928)

As the Spanish Armada’s flotilla of ships creeps towards England’s shores, Queen Elizabeth (George Browne) reviews her land troops assembled at Tilbury. The troops stand proudly in line. Once the Spanish come ashore, a fight with the English ensues. Finally ... [read more]

‘An executioner’ (1997)

Euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke talks about the difficulty of getting the necessary second opinion from a specialist before a termination can be carried out. Nitschke talks about the situation when relatives are not present and he is the only ... [read more]

Holiday lifestyles (1922)

The holiday accommodation in Sorrento is shown, along with tennis courts and gardens. A title card ‘all the girls are lovely by the seaside’ introduces men in their swimming trunks and women with parasols relaxing on the beach. A group ... [read more]

Childhood remembered (2005)

Black-and-white photos of the parents of the filmmaker, Colin and Gloria Johnston. Both parents recount their childhood, and when they first met. [read more]

Lisa and Lucia (1983)

At the climax of a striptease given by Lisa (Alyson Best), Charles (Norman Kaye) unexpectedly gets up from his voyeur’s chair, walks briskly outside and heads towards the church across the road. [read more]

‘Housebreaking’ (1948)

With his sister Molly outside keeping watch, John breaks into a house through an unlocked window. The boy emerges and the pair walks briskly away, but they are seen by a boy watching from the apartment block above. Once safely ... [read more]

Finish (2005)

Cars race through the dusty outback. Warwick Thornton talks to camera about the preparation for the race and the need to just finish it. He also speaks about how at the age of 34 he belongs to the demographic that ... [read more]

Lakeside (1970)

With two more races to go and two wins under his belt, Norm Beechey must win this race to clinch the title. A crash early on in the race doesn’t deter the rest of the field. The Shell team take ... [read more]

Vlad writes letters from space (1999)

Vlad the chimp astronaut walks across the sterile interior of his spacecraft. In his darkened room, he writes another letter home, which he files in a drawer with other, unsent letters. Vlad sits at a console, dwarfed by the letters ... [read more]

Children’s party (1925)

This clip begins with a family of four – Mrs and Mr Albion with their two children Douglas and Wally – posing for a family portrait and is followed by a close-up of the youngest child, Douglas. The next scene ... [read more]

Geelong’s secondary industries (1957)

A montage of business plaques and signs introduces the growing secondary industry that Geelong cultivates. To the sound of cheerful music, factory workers, assembly plants, fabric manufacturers, cement works, harvesters and motor vehicle manufacturers are shown. The voice-over concludes that ... [read more]

It’s not cricket (1984)

The English team is split over their Captain’s tactics. The gentlemen players are not happy and the team manager, Pelham Warner, is distressed and alarmed at the danger being done to Empire politics. Later, His Royal Highness, the Nawab of ... [read more]

‘We want a song’ (1982)

Jackie (Jo Kennedy) returns home as a celebrity, having made the news as a tightrope walker, in a stunt set up by her cousin Angus (Ross O’Donovan). She entertains the bar at the Harbour View Hotel with a song, accompanied ... [read more]

Jenny can you sing? (1989)

Pugwall (Jason Torrens) is desperate to find a girl singer for the Orange Organics, but the pool to choose from is pretty small. There’s Daniella (Marcela Toro) from the milk bar, an assertive, feisty character who thinks she’s Tina Turner ... [read more]

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