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200 to 1 (2003)
Jockey Bernie Cooper speaks to the owner of the racehorse Gentle Genius as she prepares to race it. The race starts, she pulls ahead, and the owners get very excited when she finishes in second place. Back in her change ... [read more]
About this superhero thing – we’re in! (2002)
When they accept the task to take on the legacy of The Silver Shadow to save the world, Josh (Alex Hopkins), Alex (Hannah Greenwood), Campbell (Aljin Abella), and Gretel (Sage Butler) also agree to live double lives from now on. ... [read more]
Stormalong’s last race (1936)
After failing several times to kill the horse, Hops Warton (Lynton Moore), an Australian criminal working for an international syndicate, promises to shoot the horse during the Melbourne Cup. Tommy (Frank Leighton) rushes to thwart the plot, but Warton throws ... [read more]
A sea of ice caps (1916)
The expanse of icebergs and ocean surrounding Antarctica are revealed behind the halyards of Sir Douglas Mawson’s ship, Aurora, during his 1911–1914 expedition. [read more]
Mill township (1920)
This clip from an industrial documentary is an observational look at a township built in the 1920s for the timber workers. [read more]
From Benghazi to London (1941)
This clip from a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, shows scenes from his trip to Benghazi and England. The clip begins with children playing volleyball and includes camels resting on the ground, a local tribal ... [read more]
‘It’s television, dear’ (1995)
Actress Kerry Walker reminisces about the arrival of TV in Melbourne. Television sets were in shop windows and people stood in the street to see the new marvel. [read more]
Passionate about his work (1987)
Tony Fountain had to learn all about the bloodline of horses, and even how to set up and decorate sale yards, in order to manage the auctioning of stud horses. This is the top-of-the-line work that that brings in the ... [read more]
A child is lost (1987)
A child is missing and the family frantically search the streets of Surry Hills to find her. By the time the child is found and returned to her mother (Anna Hruby) and father (Shane Connor) we’ve been introduced to all ... [read more]
‘Pick it up!’ (1982)
Tim (Tim Pye) tracks down his son Ben (Ben Martin) who has run off down the road. He finds that to his surprise he has obeyed his father and collected most of the orange peel he threw out of the ... [read more]
Pirates at Port Jackson (1934)
On a stage set, a man dressed as a pirate standing on the deck of the Jolly Roger sings about a beautiful haven while his shipmates listen. As the song continues, a montage of images of Sydney Harbour and Port ... [read more]
‘It was his idea’ (2003)
John Macumba and other interviewees talk about the establishment and early days of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA). [read more]
Conducting Tristan and Isolde (1995)
Conductor Simone Young rehearses, researches and conducts the Richard Wagner opera Tristan and Isolde. [read more]
Queen Elizabeth II opens Victorian Parliament (1954)
This clip from a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, on 25 February 1954, shows the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh by car outside the Parliament of Victoria. They ... [read more]
Delivering paper for printing (1928)
Three men help roll large sheets of printing paper off the back of horsedrawn transport standing at the printing room’s entrance. The paper is placed on machines which rewind the sheets to ensure smooth running through the rotary printing press. ... [read more]
Devils pool (2005)
Annie Wonga, an elder of the Yidinji people, tells the history of her family and the Devils Pool of Babinda. Annie did not visit the waterhole until 1985 because it is a sacred space. Daryl Murgha tells of how, as ... [read more]
‘Happy birthday, dad’ (2003)
The camera slowly crawls towards the front door, over the first-floor balcony and into the front bedroom to discover Steve (Gary Sweet) asleep in his bed, watched by his wife Alexandra (Helen Buday). She goes to the bathroom where she ... [read more]
An auspicious beginning (1964)
Menzies giving an election speech, demonstrating his oratorical skills. The title comes up as the first page in a book held by a presenter who turns around and faces the camera. The presenter comments on the amazing kind of person ... [read more]
Rescue and resolution (1937)
Mr Carthew (Brian Abbot) spots a ship as he and the pastor (George Doran) are stoking the beacon fire. Miss Fortescue (Mollie Kerwin) and Mr Packer (Desmond Hay) form a bond over his secret stash of whiskey. The ship’s imminent ... [read more]
A life sentence (1934)
Maitland (John Longden) has fallen asleep in the church, praying for the strength to confess his crime and clear his friend of murder charges. He’s about to tell the police when he sees the headlines – Alma Lee (Charlotte Francis) ... [read more]
