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Baby numbats (1996)

Dr Tony Friend fits radio collars to numbats in Western Australia to monitor their lives. The clip follows the life of a mother and four babies. After birth the babies cling to their mother’s fur and suckle until they can ... [read more]

Street life in Rimside (2003)

At a loose end, Beau takes a stroll through the streets of Rimside. [read more]

‘This is not a horse’ (1983)

Harry Telford (Martin Vaughan) watches his new horse arrive on the docks from New Zealand. His wife, Vi (Celia de Burgh), wonders why the horse looks so skinny. The buyer, Dave Davis (Ron Liebman), thinks the horse is a joke. ... [read more]

I want this town! (1997)

WC Moore (Bill Ten Eyck) arrives back at the Moore family home, angry because the town isn’t bankrupt yet. Then a frog appears. [read more]

‘So many ways to die in Australia’ (1996)

The Chan family arrives in their new home in Australia – a new house on a new street in a new suburb. Mr Chan (Edwin Pang) marvels at the size of the kitchen. The younger boys Chau and Yue (Toby ... [read more]

‘Through that door!’ (2006)

Mrs Foil (Amanda Bishop) suggests that Shane’s picture belongs in the Art Museum. Setting off through a red door in an attempt to find it, a disembodied voice reminds Shane (Shane Dundas) and David (David Collins) that they have forgotten ... [read more]

Castlecrag Estate (1927)

This clip from a silent black-and-white cinema advertisement from about 1927 for Castlecrag Estate, a new suburb overlooking Sydney’s Middle Harbour, shows panoramic shots of the surrounding scenery, a woman with a dog looking out to the harbour and newly ... [read more]

Angels and monsters (1988)

The villagers have emerged on the other side of their deep pit and discovered a glittering modern city. One of them has pronounced this the work of God, which is why Ulf (Noel Appleby) doesn’t realise the danger he’s in ... [read more]

Leeton state fruit cannery (1926)

A row of women halve and stone peaches, which are fed via conveyor belt into a peeling machine. Women sort the damaged fruit from the good fruit. Another machine grades the peaches which are packed into cans by hand according ... [read more]

Lessons on survival (1978)

Essie Coffey gives the children lessons on how to survive in the bush. She shows them different sorts of fruits and trees. [read more]

‘My heart would melt’ (2004)

Afghan Shah recalls how he courted Habiba and won her heart. Both people were the innocent victims of landmines. [read more]

A ‘stroke of evil genius’ (1999)

Elgar (Neri Marg Downey) flatters the evil Galiel (Michael Carmen) as she listens to his planning. As his crystal loses its power, he is rapidly weakening and must find the other three crystals as soon as possible. He decides to ... [read more]

Parliament opens (1925)

This Australasian Gazette newsreel from 1925 shows the Governor of Victoria, Colonel George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, arriving by car at Parliament House, Melbourne to open Parliament. He salutes an Army Guard of Honour before entering Parliament House. After ... [read more]

Christmas Day at home, 1945 (1945)

With all three brothers home in time for Christmas, the men relax in the sun for an afternoon drink with their uncle Stan. Mrs Sprod, Kathleen and her aunt Mary also enjoy Christmas day and smoke a cigarette in the ... [read more]

Manila Bay cruise (1974)

The then Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda Marcos host a Manila Bay Cruise on 12 February 1974 for the then prime minister Gough Whitlam and his wife Mrs Margaret Whitlam. [read more]

Building pyramids (1992)

Young Bert (Kevin Jones) is caught up in the dream to build a huge church and a religious community in the middle of nowhere. He’s willing to give his all without realising that the dream is demented and Brother O’Neill ... [read more]

Do-it-yourself wireless (1925)

Mr Jones unpacks all the parts of his newly bought wireless and tries to construct it. Two weeks later he demonstrates the wireless to his friends but to his disappointment, it doesn’t work. [read more]

‘Watcha gunna do with it?’ (1988)

Vera (Margaret Ford) explains why she and her son George (Bill McCluskey) are living on the children’s land and how she has saved the trees from being cut down by loggers. [read more]

Crying wolf (1999)

The three – Melanie (Alyssa McClelland), Elvis (Luke Carroll) and Perry (Jie Pittman) – are holed up in an old house. Perry and Elvis are playing cards and banter between themselves. Melanie is bound and gagged. Unable to stand it ... [read more]

Malay military parade (1930)

This clip shows troops from the Malayan Volunteer Corps marching in formation from their barracks to a parade ground. [read more]

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