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Compass – Gallipoli Pilgrimage (2006)

Australians are making their way in increasing numbers to Anzac Cove in Turkey each year to commemorate the ANZAC landing there on April 25th, 1915. This is the story of some of those who were present at the dawn ... [read more]

The Last Husky (1993)

Husky dog teams have served on the Mawson Base in the Antarctic for fifty years. The documentary records the last dogs to be used there and their journey to a new home in Minnesota in the USA. [read more]

A Trip Along the River Murray (1925)

Surveying the settlements, townships and arable lands along the path of the Murray River, this silent documentary emphasises the river’s significance in Australia’s agricultural and natural history. [read more]

The mystery of the man in the tie (1915)

As in clip one, the camera is on the wharf at Anzac Cove, but the pan is longer, covering more of the scene, and from a longer distance. The size of the encampment and the logistics required are more obvious. ... [read more]

The Fourth Wish (1974)

James Casey (John Meillon) is a single father attempting to grant his terminally ill son Sean (Mark Shields-Brown) three wishes before he dies. Sean wants to own a dog, be reunited with his mother and to meet the Queen. To ... [read more]

Black and White (2002)

Max Stuart (David Ngoombujarra), a 27-year-old mixed-race Aborigine from Alice Springs, is arrested in December 1958 in Ceduna, on the South Australian border. He is charged with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl, Mary Hattam, whose body was ... [read more]

Don’t Blame the Koalas - Episode 1, Fate Steps In (2002)

When Mrs Medlow (Eileen McEwan) dies, Kate King (Basia A’Hern) and her brothers Mark (Shaun Loseby) and Chris (Henry Nixon) discover that some unknown English relatives have inherited their run-down wildlife park, Wallaby Park. They look forward to the arrival ... [read more]

Death Defying Acts (2007)

In Edinburgh, Mary McGarvie (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and her daughter Benji (Saoirse Ronan) entertain audiences with a psychic act that depends on trickery. They spy on members of their audience and steal from them so they can dramatically reveal insider knowledge ... [read more]

The Changing Face of Australia (1970)

This documentary made by the Shell Company of Australia provides a geological view of Australia’s natural history and development. [read more]

Mother Tongue (2002)

A young Korean girl’s father goes to Australia. The girl and her mother send him audio tapes regularly before they join him. In their new home country, the girl is brought up to speak only English and so becomes distanced ... [read more]

Cop Shop – Episode 485 (1983)

When a homeless man dies of natural causes in a laneway, it seems like an open-and-shut case. Henry Adam (Ted Ogden) was apparently penniless, leaving behind only a common-law wife, Faith Bloomfield (Elaine Lee). Then his nephew shows up. Law ... [read more]

The Daylight Moon: A Portrait of the Poet Les Murray (1991)

Les Murray’s readings of his poetry are synchronised with his autobiographical reflections spoken to camera on the family farm near Taree in northern NSW and in Sydney locations. [read more]

A Big Country – Peninsula People (1968)

Peninsula People was the seventh A Big Country program to be broadcast and was filmed in black-and-white. It presents in magazine format the lives of some of the characters that live in the Gulf country, from stockmen to station owners, ... [read more]

Nature of Australia – A Separate Creation (1989)

This program traces the rise of the marsupial from the primeval forests of ancient Gondwanaland to their presence in Australia today, culminating in the kangaroo. [read more]

The Piano Tuner (1960)

In this unfinished amateur comedy, a man (Frank Straford) who has hired an incompetent piano tuner (John Straford) ends up doing all the work himself, with a few unintended consequences. [read more]

Menzies 1948 Journey, Reel 3 (1948)

This home movie is the third reel of a four-part travelogue filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, on a journey he made with his family from Australia to Scotland and London in 1948. It features panoramic shots of ... [read more]

The Shiralee (1987)

Macauley (Bryan Brown) is an itinerant rural worker who grew up the hard way, in an orphanage. Despite having a wife (Lorna Lesley) and child (Rebecca Smart) in the city, he’s a loner. He sends them money from his earnings ... [read more]

Floating Life (1996)

As China prepares to take control of Hong Kong in 1997, a Hong Kong Chinese family disperses around the world. Mr and Mrs Chan (Edwin Pang and Cecilia Fong Sing Lee), and two teenage sons, follow their second daughter Bing ... [read more]

Commuting by Cable (1988)

Using historical footage this documentary records the story of cable trams in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940. Enthusiasts have recorded the tram routes and operation of the cable and maintenance of the cable system. [read more]

Mum’s the Word – Episode 9 (2003)

A group of women, including actress Zoe Carides and broadcaster Amanda Keller, discuss body image before and after pregnancy with presenter Rebecca le Tourneau. [read more]

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