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A conquering people (1963)
Judith Wright says that, for Australians, the wealth of our nation has become more important than the wellbeing of its people. [read more]
Saltwater crocodiles (1933)
Crocodile hunters travel down a river to trap a saltwater crocodile amongst the mangrove swamps. They build a fence to lead the crocodile towards the bait and into a trap. A wire loop attached to a heavy log acts as ... [read more]
‘So nice to be home’ (2007)
Christina (Franka Potente) returns reluctantly to the Gaita family home in Frogmore, after one of her regular absences. Her son Raimond (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is overjoyed to see her, but her husband Romulus (Eric Bana) is less demonstrative. Christina sleeps with ... [read more]
Do it yourself (1979)
The Price family has learned to be incredibly self-sufficient. They make their own bread and even cut fence posts from timber on the property. We’re witnessing the pioneer spirit still alive in the second half of the 20th century. [read more]
A wild and desperate place (1983)
The frozen waste of the Kiandra goldfield was one of the few in Australia to welcome the Chinese diggers. It also witnessed the start to Australia’s ski fields and winter sports industry, with the country’s first ski club opening there ... [read more]
Hindu cremation ceremony (1930)
This clip shows part of an elaborate Hindu ceremony for the cremation of an important member of a Balinese village in the 1930s. Crowds of villagers gather around to observe and participate in the ritual. [read more]
This is not a game (1995)
Harry (John Lynch) causes Kate (Jacqueline McKenzie) to miss her bus. She panics and tells him she must find a television, so they run to a TV shop window in the city. Kate explains that she gets her messages from ... [read more]
Wheelie Wonder (1987)
Most dads expect their kids to be perfect and newborn Wheelie Wonder’s father is no exception. While his mother loves, accepts and ‘doesn’t seem to mind’ the fact that their baby has wheels instead of feet, his father is less ... [read more]
City girls on an adventure (1983)
Ian Stapleton and his latest recruits have arrived at a remote bush setting after hiking into this wilderness. He talks about teaching all these city kids to become more self-reliant, especially the small number of disadvantaged girls who have been ... [read more]
‘Me depressed?’ (2004)
In this clip, Spike Milligan speaks frankly about his experience of depression and its impact on his life. His brother Desmond and his daughter Jane reflect on the use of medication to treat mental illness. Milligan explains the relationship between ... [read more]
A chance meeting (1987)
There’s a truck parked on the side of the road and Mac (Bryan Brown) rushes to grab them a lift. It turns out to be the recently widowed Lily (Noni Hazlehurst), the love of Mac’s life, and she brings him ... [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]
‘30 million Matsuno-sans’ (1948)
This clip begins with scenes of traditional and civilian life in Japan. Matsuno-san, according to the narrator, is an educated civilian of 'good type and a family man’. He reads at home with his family and drinks tea. The next ... [read more]
A town is dying (1982)
A lingering and lyrical moment of a town in decay where the real tragedy is the complete lack of a future on the land for Coonamble’s young people. [read more]
Thylacine (1932)
This clip captures images of the Tasmanian tiger, alone in its enclosure at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart. The thylacine is shown in close-up investigating the camera, pacing up and down its small cage, yawning, lying in the sun, and sitting ... [read more]
Residents’ demonstration (1974)
On 12 December, at the beginning of school holidays, Balmain families assemble down at Mort Street for a demonstration to stop the containers being trucked through their streets. Children hold up signs, a representative from the transport committee speaks to ... [read more]
Kookaburra laughs no more (1966)
Local police sergeant Tom Hicks (Bob Haddow) looks for two missing boys accompanied by the boys’ friends, Anne (Jacki Weaver) and Linda (Juliana Allan), and Anne’s father (Brian James). As they enter the hills, they see a radar on a ... [read more]
John Fisher, another Holden driver (1962)
This is a vox pop style interview with Hawthorn winger John Fisher about his Holden. 'Fish’ is interviewed by TV sports commentator Tony Charlton in a parking lot outside an AFL venue prior to a game. [read more]
‘A typical Chinese face’ (2005)
Ricky Wong (Chris Lilley) rehearses with director Frieda (Frieda McKenna), musical director Chung (Chung Jade Koh) and the Chinese theatre group for their upcoming production of Indigeridoo: The Musical, about the Indigenous history of Australia. [read more]
Looking for Mr Holt (1967)
This is mute unedited black-and-white footage showing members of the beach party retracing their steps soon after losing sight of Mr Holt. [read more]
