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‘Pick it up!’ (1982)

Tim (Tim Pye) tracks down his son Ben (Ben Martin) who has run off down the road. He finds that to his surprise he has obeyed his father and collected most of the orange peel he threw out of the ... [read more]

It’s only natural (1998)

Professor Roger Short, biologist, says that the bonds of love that help keep the family unit together serve to protect the offspring. [read more]

Departing Australia (1948)

This clip from the first reel of a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, begins with a title card that says ‘Journey to England’ which is followed by a crowd farewelling them from a wharf. Streamers ... [read more]

Malaya terrain (1964)

This clip, shot in various regions of Malaysia (then called Malaya), emphasises the difficulty of troop movement through the landscape. [read more]

Dictionary (1988)

This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC), promoting the Lettergram service as a replacement for the telegram service. [read more]

Doggie departures (2000)

The Animal Memorial Cemetery and Crematorium is the final resting place for people’s pets. [read more]

A ‘final solution’ (2008)

Historian Professor Marcia Langton of the Yiman-Bidjara Nation describes the Protection Board as the real enemy of Aboriginal people, particularly in relation to the Half-Caste Act developed by the Protection Board and Brother Fredrich Hagenaeur. Professor Janet McCalman and Dr ... [read more]

Byfield National Park (1992)

Peter Garrett visits the pristine Shoalwater area, where the Federal Government has granted licences for sandmining. He says that the mining will have a devastating effect on the beautiful area. [read more]

Sacred tree (1984)

Historical footage of Gove mine. In the middle of the mine is a roped off tree, preserved 'at great cost to the mine’ because it is sacred to the Aborigines. [read more]

Treating, educating (2003)

Frank Djara talks about playing for the Areyonga football team, and the competitions staged between the communities. Footage shows Frank attending the Central Australian AIDS Conference in Alice Springs in 1990. [read more]

‘I’m John’ (2010)

Jamie Vlassikis (Lucas Pittaway) has been woken at night by the sound of a motorbike being continually revved outside. He and his younger brother (who has joined him) look out the window and see the grinning culprit wearing a helmet, ... [read more]

Rescue and resolution (1937)

Mr Carthew (Brian Abbot) spots a ship as he and the pastor (George Doran) are stoking the beacon fire. Miss Fortescue (Mollie Kerwin) and Mr Packer (Desmond Hay) form a bond over his secret stash of whiskey. The ship’s imminent ... [read more]

A life sentence (1934)

Maitland (John Longden) has fallen asleep in the church, praying for the strength to confess his crime and clear his friend of murder charges. He’s about to tell the police when he sees the headlines – Alma Lee (Charlotte Francis) ... [read more]

Mayhem breaks out (1985)

Judah Bow (Peter Phelps), his friends and Abigail Kirk (Imogen Annesley) race down the stairs into the brothel. Abigail uses a broomstick to trip up the men chasing them and they end up in a pile at the bottom with ... [read more]

Jenny has a wacky side (1997)

Guy (Richard Roxburgh) tells Jenny (Frances O’Connor) off for how badly she has set the table for dinner. His parents (Genevieve Mooy, Michael Ross) arrive and Jenny mischievously explains why each object in the big pile now on the table ... [read more]

Street scenes in rainy Melbourne (1925)

This clip shows traffic and pedestrians in central Melbourne during the 1920s. [read more]

Opening of Melbourne Hospital (1918)

This clip shows Mrs Grice, other guests and members of hospital staff at the opening of the New Melbourne Hospital. It begins with an exterior of the hospital building, followed by shots of the corridors and patient wards filled with ... [read more]

Radio astronomy (1950)

This clip introduces radio astronomy as a new branch of science that uses radio equipment rather than telescopes to study the stars and sun. A series of shots illustrate the design of the equipment. Receiving machines measure the intensity of ... [read more]

Griffin’s vision (1988)

Cumbria, 1348. It’s night, during a full moon. The boy Griffin (Hamish McFarlane) collapses onto the snow and experiences one of his visions. His brother Connor (Bruce Lyons) sees this as a sign they must embark on a quest to ... [read more]

Songs with Mara (1995)

Over footage of the dancers rehearsing, the artistic director of the Australian Dance Theatre, Meryl Tankard, talks about how she tries to get the best out of her dancers. She also explains her use of dance combined with voice to ... [read more]

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