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Bondi bush baby (1936)
Chut explores his forest world, hopping about madly, as his mother keeps a watchful eye. He encounters many strange things – a koala moving from one tree to another and a bossy emu that chases him, until an older kangaroo ... [read more]
Magic Picture Maker (1959)
Exiting the rocket, Rosemary asks the children at home to prepare for story time. Rosemary introduces the Magic Picture Maker, a talking illustration machine, who is feeling sorry for himself because he was not invited to join in the rocket ... [read more]
‘How many have you had?’ (1933)
Dad Hayseed (Cecil Kellaway) and his son Joe (Tal Ordell) have become separated from the rest of the family during a visit to Sydney. They arrive home (at the Townleigh’s mansion) rolling drunk, to be castigated by Mum Hayseed (Katie ... [read more]
Chequebook journalism (1993)
Current affairs presenter and journalist Mike Willesee comments on the ethics of paying for stories. The editor of the Australian Women’s Weekly, Nene King, has no ethical issues with chequebook journalism. Editor of the National Enquirer, Grant Vandenberg, says almost ... [read more]
Alfie Clay and Elley Bennett (1951)
Aboriginal featherweight Alfie Clay arrives in Sydney from Cloncurry, Queensland, to try his hand at boxing in the city. He arrives on the doorstep of fighting trainer Ern McQuillan’s gym. Clay works out in the gym with a punching bag, ... [read more]
What is a Neo-con? (2003)
Jim Lobe is the Bureau Chief of Inter Press Service and he’s on his way to an event at which Richard Pearl is to speak. He’s the star of the American Enterprise Group’s seminar held in Washington in 2003 to ... [read more]
‘I’m going to have to cut you short …’ (2002)
The CNNNN news team receive more live reports on the ‘Lunchgate’ saga, including insider interviews and expert opinions. [read more]
Empowerment (1978)
Naked women jump into a swimming pool and play while one of the women in voice-over tells a story about a group of young ‘size 10’ women shivering miserably on a cold beach waiting for their boyfriends to finish surfing. ... [read more]
Dame Nellie Melba and her cockatoo (1927)
Dame Nellie Melba walks along the veranda of the house, puts up an umbrella and walks into the garden. She then dances and sings beside a cockatoo. [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]
You must be joking! (1998)
Julia’s new friend Eddie (John Brumpton) takes her down the road to buy her an ice cream. The lady serving calls Julia (Heather Rose) ‘poor little thing’ to Eddie and charges him $6, at which Julia types into her voice ... [read more]
‘Your body is your worst enemy’ (1976)
Brother Francine (Arthur Dignam) berates Tom Allen (Simon Burke) for showering without his swimming trunks. In the common room, the boys relax before their daily mass. [read more]
Prime Minister Curtin (1985)
At the December 1940 election, John Curtin narrowly avoids losing his seat of Fremantle. In October 1941 he becomes Australia’s 14th prime minister. [read more]
‘Campaign of fear’ (2008)
Father Frank Brennan, Eddie’s daughter Gail Mabo of the Meriam and Manbarra Nations and Donald Whaleboat of the Meriam Nation, talk about Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo and the outcomes of the trial. Narrator Rachel Perkins and historian Professor Marcia Langton of ... [read more]
Best man on ground (2002)
Prospect Bay has won the grand final in spectacular fashion. At the awards presentation that night, star-player Dumby Red (Luke Carroll) fully expects to be named best player on ground, but the local publican, Big Mac (Max Fairchild), sponsor of ... [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]
Candy (1978)
When a passerby (Colin McEwan) enters a jeans store, he gets more than he bargained for with shop assistant Berys (Laurel McGowan) who prefers him to use her ‘boutique name’, Candy. [read more]
Tobacco (2001)
A young woman and two older women tell us the stories passed on from their old people about the massacre of Aboriginal people by white men in 1928. Painted depictions of the story run beneath the voice-over, giving it a ... [read more]
Mary MacKillop (1994)
Using stills, interviews and voice-over, this clip describes Mary MacKillop as a woman of initiative and leadership, with a vision for providing services to the needy on a national level. Her independence raised the ire and resentment of the bishops ... [read more]
Sydney 1966 (1967)
Dominic McGooley (Gordon Chater) fishes from the old Balmain wharf as the opening titles are played out against a backdrop of Sydney Harbour, with a noticeably lower city skyline than the one we see today. Only the Harbour Bridge’s familiar ... [read more]
