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Jack Thompson Down Under – Episode 25 (1987)
A magazine-style program representing aspects of Australian life, culled from footage shot over the years primarily by the ABC and Film Australia and presented by Aussie icon Jack Thompson. In this program there’s an item about the ... [read more]
In the Wild with Harry Butler – Lake Argyle (1976)
Harry Butler is a native of Western Australia. He has returned there to explain how this massive man-made body of water, now called Lake Argyle, has changed the Ord River and the ecology of the Kimberley region forever. [read more]
Jewel of the Pacific (1932)
Lord Howe Island is the subject of this short travelogue made by Frank Hurley during a camera tour of the island in 1932. It shows the island’s geographical features, its local population, a group of men gathering kentia palm seeds ... [read more]
Beyond the Furthest Fences (1947)
A silent documentary that shows scenes from a journey made by Australian Inland Mission patrolling minister, the Reverend KF ‘Skipper’ Partridge, through central Australia in 1947. He travels from Broken Hill to Alice Springs via Tibooburra, Eromanga, Birdsville, Leigh Creek, ... [read more]
Overland Adventure: The Story of the 1954 Redex Reliability Trial (1954)
This is a Cinesound documentary about the Round Australia 1954 Redex Reliability Trial – a 15,450 kilometre motor endurance rally over rough terrain and unsealed roads. Overland Adventure follows the changing fortunes of some of the 246 entrants during the ... [read more]
Society Wedding (c1914)
This silent amateur 35mm footage of a society wedding from approximately 1914 shows the arrival at the church of the wedding party, including the bride, then shows the married couple leaving after the ceremony. It also features the wedding reception ... [read more]
You Can’t See ‘Round Corners (1969)
Frankie McCoy (Ken Shorter) is young, stylish and tough, an illegal 'SP’ bookmaker in the working class Sydney suburb of Newtown. Sent to train for the war in Vietnam, he goes AWOL and returns to his old haunts, but ... [read more]
Holden Car Cinema Advertisement: A New Star, the New Holden FE (1956)
This colour cinema advertisement by Litchfield Film Productions launches the new model Holden sedan, the 1956 FE. [read more]
Rodeo (c1934)
This documentary is about a rodeo held in northern Queensland in approximately 1934. It features 500 participants parading through the streets of Townsville; buck jumping and calf-riding competitions as well as the main rodeo at Mount St John; and the ... [read more]
The Mighty Conqueror (1931)
This short documentary made by the McDonagh sisters (Paulette, Isobel and Phyllis) shows Phar Lap on and off the track. It includes footage of the gelding in his stables, at play with strapper and trainer Tommy Woodcock, and competing for ... [read more]
Four’s a Crowd (1957)
Four’s a Crowd is a short documentary that comically portrays four types of workers (all played by filmmaker Jock Levy) in the waterfront industry – Glass-arm Harry, Tiddly Pete, Nick-away Ned and Ron the Roaster. Each scenario illustrates the negative ... [read more]
For the Term of His Natural Life (1927)
Richard Devine (George Fisher), heir of wealthy Sir Richard, decides to ship out of England, rather than reveal his mother’s secret – that his real father is the neighbour, Lord Bellasis (Arthur Greenaway). When Bellasis is killed by his own ... [read more]
Father (2008)
An autobiographical animated short film about a boy struggling to understand his ‘strange, silent’ father, who arrived in Australia as a refugee from Lithuania. [read more]
Let the Blood Run Free – Episode 2 (1990)
Let The Blood Run Free is a medical soap opera spoof set in a hospital called Saint Christopher’s. In this episode, orderly Warren Cronkshank (Peter Rowsthorn) races to the aid of ‘tragically short’ Nurse Effie (Helen Knight), who is threatening ... [read more]
Theme From ‘Blue Hills’ (1949)
This recording is a short excerpt from episode 528 of the long-running radio serial Blue Hills, including the theme music and opening announcement. [read more]
Tribal Music of Australia (1953)
These songs, or manikay, are a series of songs passed down through generations from the ancestral beings that originally shaped and named the Yolngu homelands of north-east Arnhem Land. Accompanied by bilma (clapsticks) and yidaki (didjeridu), these manikay series are ... [read more]
Cop Shop – Episode 109 (1978)
The Riverside police investigate a payroll robbery at a mill owned by Ralph Kingston (Roger Newcombe). They quickly set their sights on Kingston’s employee Rod Conway (Stephen Bisley), a mechanic with a criminal record, without realising that a romantic drama ... [read more]
Chant Vénitien (1904)
Dame Nellie Melba’s recording of ‘Chant Vénitien’ was among her first commercial recording sessions. Her performance, for the Gramophone Company in London on 20 October 1904, is accompanied by the composer of the song, Herman Bemberg. [read more]
Maintaining the Links: Maintenance of Historic Timber Bridges in NSW (2001)
This documentary by the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority documents the history of timber bridge design and construction in New South Wales. It features maintenance work on four historic bridges built by the old Public Works Department and the ... [read more]
Bye Bye Baby (1959)
A jaunty two-and-a-half minute pop song performed by Col Joye, Australia’s first home-grown rock’n'roll star, and the Joy Boys, with backing vocals from the Sapphires. This catchy pop tune of the late ’50s reached number one on the Sydney charts ... [read more]
