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Child road accident (1998)

The ambulance is called to assist fifth grader Peter, the victim of a car accident. Paramedic Tony Cuthbert comments on the need to insist on hospital care sometimes. [read more]

Sherlock is missing (2000)

Lauren (Jasmine Ellis) is horrified to discover that the nelf Horace (Frank Gallacher) has tricked her. Max’s (Jordan White) dog Sherlock has been sent to the animal shelter instead of the nelves. [read more]

Man’s inhumanity to man (1985)

Mike Lewis was an English serviceman filming the liberation of the Belsen concentration camp. He talks about his own horrifying experience of the aftermath, and his feelings about the Germans. [read more]

No time to waste (2007)

Fadi, the coach of his son’s Under 6 soccer team, holds a postmortem with the boys. Ahmed, one of the ICRA volunteers, collects the freshly printed ‘All Eyez on Youth’ posters and flyers and sets about distributing them. Back ... [read more]

Australian fauna and landscape (1930)

Members of the expedition party and others stand around the site of a large termite mound. Title cards then introduce the next sections which show a shark being caught, crocodiles being hunted, and cockatoos in flight. A pan across the ... [read more]

Kiap farce (1990)

While Dr Nelson is seated, male villagers painted white and wearing leaf headdresses perform around him with an audience in the background. In voice-over and interview, Nelson tries to explain the ‘farce’ going on as a way for the villagers ... [read more]

A small scientific satellite (1967)

In this clip the WRESAT Project is outlined, construction of the cone is shown, and a range of experiments carried out to test the satellite’s structural design are detailed. [read more]

Work (1988)

Two women describe the hard physical work of the Women’s Land Army and express their pride in their achievements. Black-and-white stills and colour footage show the women at work. [read more]

Historical Ballarat (1932)

This clip opens with a view of Lydiard Street in the centre of Ballarat, Victoria, followed by shots of the statue of Peter Lalor and the monument to the Eureka Stockade uprising. The Ballarat Town Hall and Post Office are ... [read more]

Bushells tea factory (1925)

This Bushells Tea cinema advertisement from approximately 1925 uses a documentary style to show the process of producing it from the harvesting of leaves to a tea party in a garden. It begins with a woman picking tea leaves, ... [read more]

A country’s shame (1997)

It is 1993. Dr John Hewson exclaims to the Parliament that the passing of the 'Mabo Bill’ will be a day of shame for Australia. Titles on the screen summarise the key points of the native title legislation. Cut to ... [read more]

Cricket comparisons (1987)

Former Australian cricketers Ian Chappell and Ray Lindwall compare the Australian teams of 1948 and the mid-1970s. [read more]

Survivors (1926)

This clip shows some of the survivors of the bushfires. Private J Sparks from the 46th Battalion has only a heap of melted pennies and a returned soldier’s medal left after the fires consumed all his other belongings. The desolated ... [read more]

Born into light (1998)

A young albino girl (Melissa Middleton) is walking along a desert road and a truck pulls up beside her. The driver (Rob Wenske) asks if she wants a lift. In flashback, a nun (Sylvia Merrick) reads from the bible and ... [read more]

Male koala grunting (1968)

The voice-over announces 'the male koala grunting’. We hear a series of deep-voiced grunts similar to the sounds of a large pig. [read more]

‘Sue me, Phil’ (2008)

Dominick Dunne reacts angrily to the declaration of a mistrial in the Phil Spector murder case. [read more]

Brick walls (2002)

Marnie (Carmen Glynn-Braun) is on a swing. She trains the camera towards the brick wall. The wall looms large, and then retreats as Marnie swings to-and-fro. [read more]

‘Come on, Franky!’ (2005)

Franky (Hunter Page) and Maddie (Alexa Miller) are walking along the railroad track. Eddy (Blake Herczeg) pulls up in a taxi and urges Franky to get into the cab because they are late. They arrive at the Dreamtime Culture Centre. ... [read more]

Tea for three (1929)

This clip is part three in the serialised Bushells tea cinema advertisement and shows a woman visiting her girlfriend and new husband at their home in Sydney. They share a cup of tea out on the verandah and reminisce about ... [read more]

Desperate times (1984)

The wharfies have been locked out and replaced by scabs. Their union boss Sam (Ray Barrett) has been jailed under a Federal government emergency powers act and his place taken by the union secretary (Chris Haywood) who doesn’t have the ... [read more]

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