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Lyons becomes prime minister (1966)
In March 1931 Joe Lyons left the ruling Labor Party. He joined the new United Australia Party and became prime minister in January 1932. [read more]
Engineering works (1926)
A steel saw, made from a plain steel disc without teeth, cuts through the girders using only friction. A man turns a wheel which pulls the disc through to cut the girder. The cut girder is then lifted by a ... [read more]
What you missed last time (1999)
Host Eddie McGuire recaps yesterday’s episode and the fortunes of its contestants, including carry-over contestant Rick. Opening titles follow after which Eddie briefly explains the format of the show and reminds viewers where Rick is in the game and what ... [read more]
Apology (2008)
Narrator Rachel Perkins sets the scene for the apology to the Stolen Generations given by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 13 February 2008. Interwoven are the personal experiences of Sue Gordon AM of the Yamatji Nation and Sam Dinah of ... [read more]
Fiction of terra nullius (1997)
Peter Yu of the Yawuru and Bunuba, Kimberley Land Council, talks about Indigenous relationship to land and the High Court decision in Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992) 175 CLR 1. Paul Keating stresses the chance to ... [read more]
Making biscuit kisses and chocolate creams (1926)
A man uses his body weight and a hook secured on a wall to stretch out the caramel toffee used to make flavoured Ernest Hillier ‘kisses’. The dough is then fed into a machine that is ‘almost human’ in which ... [read more]
D 2.51 (2006)
After a futile attempt to speak to the Department of Debt over the phone, Woodman sets out to see them in person. [read more]
Furious five (2005)
The final and deciding round of the competition, ’Furious Five’, involves a quick-fire series of questions with free-for-all buzzer action. [read more]
‘Wearing out instead of rusting out’ (1978)
The Dulhuntys are going about their evening chores after a day on the lake. [read more]
Parcel Post (1988)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the organisation’s new corporate image and the Parcel Post service. [read more]
Hitching a ride (2005)
The Huygens probe must release from the Cassini mother ship and begin its own exploration of Titan, the biggest of Saturn’s moons, offering scientists information which they hope will tell them more about the origins of the universe. [read more]
England vs Australia (1933)
This black-and-white Australasian Gazette newsreel shows highlights of the 1932–1933 England versus Australia cricket series. It starts with footage of the packed stadium, and then to the Australian cricket team walking out onto the field. It includes clips of the ... [read more]
A new life (1958)
New Adaminaby has been built further up the valley, well away from the flood waters that are slowly drowning the old town. The townsfolk speak with optimism about their future and seem to have accepted their fate with a rare ... [read more]
Signing oath of allegiance (1901)
This clip shows Sydney’s Archbishop, William Smith, welcoming Lord Hopetoun and Prime Minister Edmund Barton, and dignitaries to the swearing in of Australia’s first federal cabinet and for the reading of the Proclamation of the Constitution at Centennial Park, Sydney ... [read more]
‘A metre of tulle’ (1989)
The principal dancer of the Sydney Dance Company, Paul Mercurio, talks about his early years as a dancer. Extracts from Graeme Murphy’s modern ballet ‘Some Rooms’ are seen. Murphy talks about the sensuality of modern ballet. [read more]
Threshing at Allora (1899)
Farm workers feed wheat sheaves into a threshing machine. A conveyor belt transports the processed wheat to a large stack. In the foreground, a team of horses brings a loaded cart of wheat to the machine. [read more]
‘We have survived’ (1981)
In this clip we hear the landmark Aboriginal protest song 'We Have Survived’, as performed by No Fixed Address on the soundtrack of Wrong Side of the Road (1981). [read more]
Melbourne buildings (1910)
Title cards are intercut with static shots of well-known Melbourne public buildings and streets including the Treasury Building, Little Collins Street, Federal Parliament House, the General Post Office, Elizabeth Street, the Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens and the Law Courts. [read more]
Four overboard (2007)
Something rams into the dinghy and all four occupants are thrown into the water. Jim (Ben Oxenbould) disappears; the others panic. Adam (Andy Rodoreda) is shouting about a crocodile and tells Grace (Diana Glenn) to climb a nearby tree. She ... [read more]
‘Soothing pillow for a dying race’ (2008)
Narrator Rachel Perkins outlines the formation of an Aboriginal Protection Board and the establishment of reserves around Victoria. Margaret Gardiner of the Wurundjeri clan, Carolyn Briggs, a Boonwurrung Elder and Professor Janet McCalman attribute the ultimate survival of the Victorian ... [read more]
