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Church demolition (1911)
Workers on the roof and outside a Christian church in Paisley Street, Footscray, prepare it for demolition. A sign at the front of the church reads, 'This land has been secured by the Federal Picture Company for the erection of ... [read more]
Bliss, punishment, heaven and hell (1985)
Harry Joy (Barry Otto) is a successful advertising man, with a nice house, a wife he loves (Lynette Curran) and two children, David (Miles Buchanan) and Lucy (Gia Carides). After a long birthday lunch, Henry has a heart attack in ... [read more]
Two dogs (2001)
An elder sits beneath an overhanging rock. He begins to tell of the two dogs that created the Dreaming stories in the land where the people spoke Mengerrdji. The male dog is called Adjumalar and the female Womarr. The elder ... [read more]
Murray Island law (1989)
The clip begins with a black-and-white photograph of the Murray Island Courthouse taken in November 1898. The plaintiffs’ lawyers discuss the importance of some of the cases heard by the Murray Island court. The clip includes a traditional dance by ... [read more]
Panorama of Footscray (1911)
This clip views the Melbourne suburb of Footscray from an elevated position. The camera pans clockwise to record a panoramic view of the buildings, streets, landmarks and layout of the area as it was in December 1910. [read more]
Melbourne nightlife (2007)
After being driven to Melbourne by Dyce (Masa Yamaguchi), the man who raped Crystal, the three women begin work in the brothel run by Vic Glassman (Andrew S Gilbert). They are guarded by Wade, the bald heavy (Adriano Cortese) and ... [read more]
Burial (2001)
Voice-over narration tells us that it is here the dead were buried – right here. Images of ghost gums fill the screen. The narration emphasises through repetition that it is 'here’ the people were buried. The ghost gums they say ... [read more]
‘A haven of refuge’ (1924)
An intertitle introducing the work of the South Melbourne Methodist Mission is followed by an exterior shot of its church in Cecil Street, South Melbourne. A Sister from the mission walks through the streets with poor and orphaned children. Others ... [read more]
Underdog wins (1984)
A quick overview of how Australia II won the America’s Cup in 1983. [read more]
Solo dance on Bungan Beach (1936)
A solo dancer performs a dramatic contemporary dance routine on the shoreline of Bungan Beach. His routine contains arm gestures and facial expressions as well as leaps and lunges. As he dances, the ocean water licks his feet. The clip ... [read more]
Octopuses also enjoy fresh lobster (1998)
An octopus discovers lobsters trapped in a lobster pot. When the fishers pull up the pot they discover a lobster has been eaten by the octopus. [read more]
1988 nothing to celebrate (1988)
Footage of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy established at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair. Tiger Bayles from 88.9 radio (today’s Radio Skid Row) reports on the events of the day. [read more]
Inside Hieronymous (2005)
Following their collision with the airship Hieronymous and their discovery of the skeletons of its crew, Dr Claude Belgon (Helmut Bakaitis) convinces Captain Griswald (Tommy Dysart) to continue their voyage to the island. [read more]
Practising at Lords (1930)
Members of the team practise batting in the nets at Lords Cricket Ground. Players smile for, and walk past, the camera. A pan of the bowlers practising in the nets is followed by more players captured casually in close up. ... [read more]
Barra – rains coming (2004)
Rain falls heavily, the streets of the community are quiet, and Moses sits drinking tea on the porch of a house in the community of Numbulwar, Wandu, where he is from, has been flooded in. The country is coming alive ... [read more]
‘You’re never gonna get out of this place’ (2002)
Lena (Dannielle Hall) is sitting in a bus shelter. Her brother Liam (Mundurra Weldon) skids to a halt on his bike. Liam asks for money. A police car drives by. All eyes are on the vehicle. Lena is talking to ... [read more]
Gauguin’s paradise (2005)
Gauguin arrives in Tahiti to find the paradise he longs to paint has almost completely disappeared. But he soon finds models to paint including fourteen-year-old Tahitian girl Teha’amana who also becomes his lover. Stephen Eisenman, author and Professor of Art ... [read more]
Secret ceremony (1996)
Narrator Ian McLaren explains how filmmaker Ian Dunlop was invited to film the initiation ritual of the Baruya people. Dunlop speaks about artistic energy and ceremonies, and initiation being the most important ceremony. He details the harsh circumstances young men ... [read more]
Gentle whale (1994)
Images of whales in the ocean are accompanied by soothing music and a commentary which is intercut with interview footage. Whales nurture their young like humans and the composition of whale songs is very similar to the way humans compose ... [read more]
Prejudice against Lebanese (1996)
Lebanese men say that the police in the south-west of Sydney are prejudiced against them. A Lebanese father of six children says he feels unsafe in his house. We see the men in their backyards, and their families inside their ... [read more]
