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Uranium supply a moral obligation (1981)
The then South Australian Minister for Mines and Energy, Roger Goldsworthy, says that Australia has a moral obligation to supply energy to the world. Arthur Baillie, a barman from Radium Hill, recalls the days of the mining town’s success. [read more]
Prickly pear infested areas of Australia (1926)
This silent newsreel from approximately 1926 shows bushland in eastern Australia infected with the noxious prickly pear cactus and the efforts of the scientists trying to combat the problem using cochineal insects. These insects are shown crawling over a piece ... [read more]
Police Boys’ Club (1939)
A young boy is taken to the Police Boys Club. Its aim, according to the narration, is to ‘keep boys off the streets’. It shows the boys working in the gym, boxing, and socialising in a safe environment. Later, a ... [read more]
‘He’s got my blood’ (1995)
Harry and Kate have flushed all their medications down the toilet. In the supermarket, Harry (John Lynch) is upset when the price of a baby stroller he wants to buy has been discounted. He makes most of his decisions based ... [read more]
Alice without Nanna (2006)
Over a shot of Alice Springs Aaron talks about the town. Alice Springs isn’t the same to the Pedersen brothers without their Nanna. Aaron and Vinnie, sitting in the park, recall the violence of their childhood, and the experience of ... [read more]
Tough times (2006)
Rupert Kathner (Ben Mendelsohn) speaks with a film producer about his enthusiasm for the future of Australian film. Historical footage shows Americans at the movies, as interviewees explain how and why the Americans took over the Australian film industry in ... [read more]
Four stars for Little Fish (2005)
Margaret concludes her review of Little Fish by turning to David for his response. He too loved the film and both are full of praise for the outstanding performance of Hugo Weaving as Lionel, the sleazy, heroin addicted de facto ... [read more]
Bananas in Pyjamas song (1999)
This is the animated Bananas in Pyjamas series theme song. [read more]
Arcades (1992)
The filmmaker visits Paris, firstly on a tourist barge on the Seine, then exploring its old shopping arcades. Meanwhile, academic and author Susan Buck-Morss describes Benjamin’s masterwork, Das Passagen Werk (1927–40), or The Arcades Project, that was built around a ... [read more]
A real stinker (1999)
David Hannay speaks in interview about the critics and newspaper headlines. Harbutt and David Stratton speak about the times in which Stone was released. Hannay, Harbutt, bikies and actors speaking about the ‘real’ responses to the film is interspersed with ... [read more]
Don McLeod (1987)
A former member of the Committee for the Defence of Native Rights explains their Committee’s decision to dispatch Church of England minister and Committee Secretary Peter Hodge to give a first hand account of what was happening with the strike ... [read more]
Guilty until proven innocent (1998)
Barrister Liz Gaynor has defended people accused of rape. She says rape is difficult to prove. More cases are getting to court as the charge is considered a serious crime, and current policy is to follow through on any charges. ... [read more]
Cotton chippers (2002)
Vaughn (Damian Pitt) and Lena (Dannielle Hall) are given a lift down the road by a car of cotton chippers. [read more]
Maitland Floods (1978)
Cameraman Len Maguire and assistant Chris Hewitt (Chris Haywood) have battled rising waters to reach Maitland – then got drunk with their competitors, while waiting for the daylight. Chris wakes up in the pharmacy, as the mayor calls to ask ... [read more]
Ex-servicemen rally at Melbourne Cricket Ground (1954)
This clip from a home movie, filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, begins with an excited crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as they stand and take off their hats on the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II and ... [read more]
A couple dancing (1939)
Tamara Toumanova, wearing a light coloured headpiece, lifts her head to camera. She and a male dancer together perform a brief routine on the grass outside of Murray-Will’s beach house. In a slow motion sequence, the pair continues their routine. ... [read more]
‘Sarong Body Magic’ (1968)
A woman’s voice-over accompanies a figure seen from the waist down wearing a Berlei ‘Sarong Body Magic’ girdle. Two versions of the girdle – a pant and panty girdle – are shown on the figures. As the girdle adjusts to ... [read more]
Tea reading (1929)
This clip from a Bushells tea cinema advertisement shows a woman reading her girlfriend’s tea-leaves, predicting that she will marry a handsome man and enjoy an ocean voyage. Inside the teacup, we see the friend kissing a handsome man in ... [read more]
Wild Dog Dreaming (2004)
Aerial views show Mount Gillen. The voice-over narration tells us about the Wild Dog Dreaming, when a local dog ancestor battled an intruder dog and eventually transformed into a rock embedded into the ground. Shots show the sacred rock in ... [read more]
What’s in a name (1984)
Captain Charles Sturt (Steven Grives) named the great and noble river he travelled down the Murray, in honour of the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Sir George Murray. According to Bill Peach, he should have named it to ... [read more]
