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Nanna’s tree (2003)
A car drives along a stretch of desert road, mother and father in the front, two young girls in the rear seat. The father, annoyed by the commotion of the young girls in the back, brakes hard, and the vehicle ... [read more]
Willie’s song (1939)
Willie lounges and plays while the other animals, showing foresight, collect and deposit food (or in the case of the dog, signposts) in the bank. [read more]
Water (2005)
Alfred George, Warwick Thornton, Willy Orr, Ethan Dagg and Winmati Morris talk about what the first half of the race was like. Children play on the parked bikes. [read more]
Buffalo – a bush tucker special (2004)
Dave and his wife Patsy run the buffalo farm in the Aboriginal lands of Kakadu. These days the buffalo must be controlled so they don’t completely destroy the natural habitat of the wetlands. The couple supply local Aboriginals with buffalo ... [read more]
You can hear it but you can’t see it (1993)
This clip expresses the idea that 'You can’t see it, but you can hear it’. Ruby lays her ear to the train tracks upon which the ghost train passes. The clip moves through different time periods, the characters telling retrospectively ... [read more]
Australian Movie Magazine title (1971)
This clip features the opening title sequence for the Australian Movie Magazine theatrical newsreel. Note: the quality of the soundtrack on this clip is poor because of deterioration of the original sound negative. [read more]
Badger restored (2000)
Restoration of the Badger started in 1996 and was done by volunteers. Neil Weidenbach, the organiser, comments on the restoration. [read more]
Women’s business (1997)
Women performing chores. The clip shows the different social responsibilities of different members of the community. [read more]
Fire at Hornsby (1908)
People look at the burnt out shell of a building in Hornsby as the camera pans across the damage. [read more]
Reception and photographs (1914)
The camera films the wedding party compose themselves for still photographs at the reception. Some of the guests are also shown. The clip ends with the bride and groom standing in front of a staircase smiling for the camera. [read more]
Keeping hold of authority (1984)
At the Cowra POW camp, another 100 Japanese prisoners have arrived and pour scorn on their compatriots for having accepted their prison status without a fight to the death for the honour of their Emperor and their families. They ... [read more]
Building a motor body (1925)
Large power presses stamp the panels for the car bodies. As the press is lifted, one man removes the panel and another places a flat sheet into the machine. A worker in goggles welds the panels together. The finished sections ... [read more]
Rodeo, Mt St John (1934)
Members of the crowd at the rodeo watch from the stands, sit down to a meal and picnic on the grounds. A man drinking a glass of beer is intercut with rodeo footage played in reverse to suggest he is ... [read more]
She’s back! (1997)
Elvis (Stig Wemyss) and Lionel (Kylie Belling) are riding their scoot-boards in the desert when a big road truck appears. It’s Janet Rig (Marg Downey) and her trucker mum. Li’l Elvis’s greatest fear is realised when he discovers that Janet ... [read more]
Nobby’s Nuts (1988)
The Nobby’s Nuts 'pub posters’ advertisement can be viewed here in its entirety. The characters in three vintage pub posters start to interact when the football from one poster lands on the table in the nightclub poster. The initial tension ... [read more]
Euthanasia (1997)
The Northern Territory government passed the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act but the Australian Medical Association is against it. Speaking to camera as he drives around Darwin, Dr Philip Nitschke talks about the federal government move to reverse the ... [read more]
Battle camp (1983)
As the diggers walked the trails towards the Palmer River near Cooktown at Cape York, the local Aboriginal people were determined to preserve their country from the intruders. The diggers were just as determined to kill anyone who might get ... [read more]
Upstairs, downstairs (1989)
In the salon, the women work long hours for very little pay while the women they attend to are the socialites of Sydney society. Mrs Darcy-Twining (Pat Bishop) and her mousey daughter (Lucinda Jones) arrive at the salon expecting to ... [read more]
‘Dolly’ shot and skateboard cam (2001)
Mr Long (Matthew Green) teaches the class about the ‘dolly shot’ technique and the class tries it out. [read more]
‘A stripling, on a small and weedy beast’ (1982)
Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson) has joined the crack horsemen in pursuit of the wild brumbies, but the men baulk at following the mob down a precipitous decline. As Harrison (Kirk Douglas) declares the mob has beaten them, Craig shows his ... [read more]
