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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]
Marriage resisters (2002)
Anna Yen says in a voice-over, ‘Once upon a time, long ago, in a land far, far away’. The story she tells is about Yen’s grandmother’s region becoming famous for silk growing. There are extreme close-ups of silk passing through ... [read more]
Aboriginal autonomy (1987)
In the early 1970s the Aborigines in the north west of Western Australia were finally able to buy their own properties. They initially struck for better pay and conditions and as a result they became graziers with cattle and sheep. ... [read more]
‘I died that night with my son’ (1999)
Mother of murdered teenager Michael Marslew, Joan Griffiths recalls the day she identified her son’s body in the morgue. She hoped that it was a mistake and when she saw him he looked asleep. She sees that image every night. ... [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]
Taj Mahal and snake charmers, India (1958)
This clip begins with shots of the Taj Mahal and the extensive surrounding gardens in Agra, India. This is followed by two snake charmers, one of whom plays music to a cobra while the other holds a python in his ... [read more]
A nuclear future (1976)
Reg Sprigg is taking Bill Peach for a 4-wheel drive trek to the far reaches of his extraordinary Flinders Ranges property, Arkaroola. Street and Peach sit perched over a rocky cavern, while Sprigg tells a story relating to the property. ... [read more]
Dave Sands (1951)
This clip contains a segment on Aboriginal boxer Dave Sands, one of the Sands boxing brothers from Burnt Ridge in New South Wales. He is filmed getting out of bed to commence his daily routine – an early morning run ... [read more]
Democracy in action (2006)
Standing in the House of Representatives Chamber in Old Parliament House, actor Michael Caton provides the context for early newsreels in Australia. This is followed by a Paramount Gazette newsreel from 1929 that shows ex-Prime Minister Stanley Bruce leaving Parliament ... [read more]
‘You’re not from this country’ (2011)
TJ (Dean Daley-Jones) travels north until he arrives in a small town and meets a warm and welcoming old man, Uncle Black (Douglas Macale). He is invited to a party, where adults and children are listening and dancing to the ... [read more]
‘Your turn to shout’ (1966)
Nino Culotta (Walter Chiari) gets a lesson in the language of drinking from a friendly Australian (Jack Allen) at the Marble Bar, a legendary Sydney watering hole. The barmaid (Anne Haddy) looks bemused. [read more]
‘Use ice for food protection’ (1934)
An ice delivery man carries a block of ice from his truck into a suburban home. A woman opens an Iceway ice refrigerator to show how the block of ice cools and preserves food. The male narrator promotes the benefits ... [read more]
Melbourne buildings (1910)
Title cards are intercut with static shots of well-known Melbourne public buildings and streets including the Treasury Building, Little Collins Street, Federal Parliament House, the General Post Office, Elizabeth Street, the Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens and the Law Courts. [read more]
Meeting (1981)
A story about an event that occurred in 1933 is introduced. A meeting takes place where the story about an Aboriginal man accused of stealing a bullock is told. The group of people begin to negotiate who will play what ... [read more]
Civil administration training (1963)
This clip outlines achievements in training of local Papua New Guineans by the Australian civil administration. [read more]
Warmth and happiness (1924)
On a sunny winter’s day, Reverend Robert Williams from the South Melbourne Methodist Mission issues weekly rations of firewood to needy families as part of the mission’s important work. [read more]
Waiting for a miracle (2004)
Former Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser, and former Liberal Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Ian MacPhee, talk to camera about the impact of mandatory detention on a child’s future and what a country’s immigration policy says about the ... [read more]
Rail bus (1936)
Men are gathered around a rail bus that sits at the depot. An elevated camera captures a rail bus as it pulls out of the depot and travels along the rail tracks out towards the main road. [read more]
View from ferry (1932)
A ferry ride in 1932 is captured by Leslie Francis Farey’s 16mm home movie camera. The Sydney Harbour Bridge can be seen from the bow of a ferry leaving Circular Quay and from directly underneath. [read more]
Tall Timbers (1988)
Ken G Hall talks about directing the 1930s feature film Tall Timbers (1937). He discusses the difficulties of creating a 'spectacle’ in the studio, but says everyone was satisfied by the result. [read more]
