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Different worlds (1984)

Kev (Ray Meagher) complains that his dinner is cold and won’t give Ampy (Charito Ortiz) money for her mother. His mood is not improved when she implies criticism of his daily visits to the pub after work. This is nothing, ... [read more]

Facilities for war neurosis patients (1919)

This clip shows the grounds where patients suffering from war neurosis were treated in 1919. It begins with a simple black-and-white title card that states ‘Where war neurosis cases are treated’. Various men walk through and attend to the gardens. [read more]

The Time Guardian (1987)

In the year 4039 a city of survivors from the Neutron Wars travels through time and space seeking safe haven from the Jen-Diki, a race of cyborgs intent on wiping out humanity. Soldiers Ballard (Tom Burlinson) and Petra (Carrie Fisher) ... [read more]

Another world (2007)

Twin sisters Yuma (Cassandra Glenn) and Kyanna (Christine Glenn) have swapped identities. While Yuma is in the desert eating bush tucker, Kyanna (Christine Glenn) is in Sydney trying to continue the facade at Yuma’s dance lessons. Heath (James Fraser), Yuma’s ... [read more]

Fashionista – Nicolas Jurnjack (2004)

Nicholas Jurnjack is a hair stylist who insists that fashion photography is all about lighting. He hails from Marseilles and was offered a choice of a plumbing or hairdressing apprenticeship as his first job. He chose plumbing but when he ... [read more]

The Harold Holt Mystery (1985)

On 17 December 1967 Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach, near Portsea, an hour’s drive south of Melbourne in Victoria. His body was never found. Using dramatic re-creation and archival footage, this docudrama traces the ... [read more]

A boxer, butler and black detective (1918)

Jimmy Cook (Sandy McVea), an Aboriginal detective, has been assigned to the Special Service to help Jack Airlie (Snowy Baker) crack a ring of German spies operating in Australia during the First World War. On Sunday morning, Jack’s butler Glassop ... [read more]

For the Term of His Natural Life (1927)

Richard Devine (George Fisher), heir of wealthy Sir Richard, decides to ship out of England, rather than reveal his mother’s secret – that his real father is the neighbour, Lord Bellasis (Arthur Greenaway). When Bellasis is killed by his own ... [read more]

Some of Many: Germans in Australia (1983)

A documentary that traces the changing fortunes of German immigrants to Australia from the first fleet to the late 1980s. Australian-based German filmmaker Juergen Corleis interviews migrants in South Australia and New South Wales as well as recalling some well-known ... [read more]

The Mighty Conqueror (1931)

This short documentary made by the McDonagh sisters (Paulette, Isobel and Phyllis) shows Phar Lap on and off the track. It includes footage of the gelding in his stables, at play with strapper and trainer Tommy Woodcock, and competing for ... [read more]

Flying into war (1944)

A series of medium close-ups introduces eight Australian infantrymen by name: Pte AN McGregor (aka ‘Horse’), Lance-Cpl AC Pierson (‘Buster’), Pte RFC Northcott (‘Blue’), Pte AB Graffin (‘Puddin’), Pte MJ Driver (‘Maxie’), Corporal RA Box, Pte JH Adams (‘Shorty’) ... [read more]

Allies (1983)

The documentary looks at diplomatic relations between Australia and the USA since the Second World War. Using interviews and archival footage, the documentary leads the viewer to question the role of the CIA and other US agencies in ... [read more]

Inside the sawdust arena (1949)

The procession of performers and circus acts passes by the camera to enter the big top arena including horses, clowns and elephants. Some of the acts are filmed including a female lion tamer, a cycling clown, performing elephants, and barebacked ... [read more]

The Phantom Stockman (1953)

Kim Marsden (Jeanette Elphick) inherits a cattle station near Alice Springs. Convinced that her father was murdered, Kim asks local Aborigines to send a message to ‘the Sundowner’, a legendary bushman who roams the outback. Adopting the name Ted Simpson, ... [read more]

Concentration camp war trials (1985)

SS Guards from the Belsen concentration camp are put on trial before a British military court, with sentences ultimately ranging from hanging to release. The narrator wonders why the British Army did not pursue more of the guards who escaped. [read more]

Exile in Sarajevo (1997)

An observational documentary as Australian filmmaker Tahir Cambis and Sarajevo local Alma Sahbaz record the last six months of the Bosnian War. [read more]

The Cowra Breakout (1984)

In the Second World War, Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee) and his best mate Mick Murphy (Dennis Miller) are on patrol in the jungles of New Guinea when their patrol stumbles into a small group of starving Japanese soldiers who ... [read more]

Planning for the future (1956)

Marg and Bill Smith (Dick Hackett) marry in the mid-1940s. As cheerful instrumental music plays, a montage shows Bill Smith working hard on a small construction site building cottages during the postwar boom. During a break, a workmate warns him ... [read more]

The Constant Threat (1946)

This short community service announcement raises awareness about tuberculosis and encourages people to have a free chest x-ray provided by the NSW Department of Public Health. A man on his way home from work approaches an x-ray caravan stationed ... [read more]

Holden Car Cinema Advertisement: A New Star, the New Holden FE (1956)

This colour cinema advertisement by Litchfield Film Productions launches the new model Holden sedan, the 1956 FE. [read more]

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