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Possums and goannas (1920)
After a long journey to their new home, a slab bark hut in pristine bushland, the Rudds settle down to sleep, with seven people in the two beds. A possum and then a goanna come to investigate their new neighbours. [read more]
‘Wrong about everything’ (1997)
The ship’s engineer, a South African racist called Klipper (Richard Carter) has a plan to blow the ship by wetting the barrels of carbide, and using his model aeroplane as a trigger. In the galley, the cook (Yaw Glymin) tells ... [read more]
Antipodean Chagall (1994)
Australian painter Arthur Boyd painted his 'Half-Caste Bride’ series in the 1950s, drawing international attention to his work. Art curator Barry Pearce explains how Boyd’s exposure to European painters like Goya gave him a new perspective on his own work. [read more]
Wallenberg’s mission (1984)
Through historical footage, interviews and voice-over, this clip tells of the need to help save Hungarian Jews from the Nazis in 1944. [read more]
Redback (1995)
You can view the animated short Redback here in its entirety. A man, then a boy, try to kill a redback spider. But hard as they try, the redback lives on and has its revenge. [read more]
Air base, Malaysia (1970)
The camera pans across aircraft at a base in South-East Asia, including RAAF strike planes, a Gloster Javelin interceptor and a Royal Navy helicopter. [read more]
Stereotyping at Fairfax (1911)
This clip shows two men at Fairfax creating a block for a page of the Sydney Morning Herald, then making a matrix from the type with the use of a stereotyping technique. [read more]
Tea reading (1929)
This clip from a Bushells tea cinema advertisement shows a woman reading her girlfriend’s tea-leaves, predicting that she will marry a handsome man and enjoy an ocean voyage. Inside the teacup, we see the friend kissing a handsome man in ... [read more]
Garbage disposal (1928)
Dramatised scenarios illustrate the right and wrong methods for disposing of garbage. Two men dump rubbish on the lawn next to the truck. The 'health inspector’ walks over with his hands on his hips, unimpressed. The accepted method for disposal ... [read more]
Irian Jaya’s history (1993)
The United Nations gave Indonesia control of Irian Jaya in 1962, despite the protests of the Papuans. Some 20,000 people have since died in conflicts in the highland provinces between the indigenous people and the Indonesian army. [read more]
Matilda needs Mutt (2008)
Matilda is taken to hospital, and Mutt is the culprit. ‘In the doghouse’, Mutt is chained up, unable to touch his beloved ball. Matilda returns, all patched up, and Mac, alone, trudges up the hill to milk her. But Matilda ... [read more]
Nobby’s Nuts (1988)
The Nobby’s Nuts 'pub posters’ advertisement can be viewed here in its entirety. The characters in three vintage pub posters start to interact when the football from one poster lands on the table in the nightclub poster. The initial tension ... [read more]
Contesting voices (1986)
A montage of mostly found images ranging from satellite photos and newsreel footage of A-bomb tests in the desert to clips from The Plains of Heaven (1982), The Back of Beyond (1954) and On Our Selection (1920); male ... [read more]
Manuka Swimming Pool (1961)
This silent, colour home movie shows the Dimpel family enjoying a sunny afternoon at the local public swimming pool. They are swimming in the wading pool, surrounded by lush lawns. [read more]
Straight to the ocean (2005)
Observational footage shows Indigenous surfers cutting through the waves. Amber Mercy tells us about her family’s passion for surfing. Historical photographs show Indigenous surfers. [read more]
Proper representation (1998)
Barrister Liz Gaynor in her rooms after appearing at a trial, makes the point that allegations are only that and all citizens are entitled to proper representation. She speaks about her passion for the justice system, and the need for ... [read more]
‘We can have justice’ (1992)
In this section of his speech, Keating documents the remarkable contributions of the Indigenous people of Australia in history, sport, the arts, the armed services, in all areas of Australian life. [read more]
Wirangu language (2006)
A car drives by on the highway. In voice-over, Doreen and Gladys Miller reflect on how the now busy road was a quiet dirt track during their childhood. They tell us about their farming business in Scotdesco, 100km from Ceduna. ... [read more]
Modern alchemy (2004)
Inventor John Walker has found a way of turning landfill into compost, a form of contemporary alchemy. It’s a system capable of functioning on a huge scale, very economically. [read more]
Child’s play (2002)
A black-and-white clip shows the dramatisation of a story told by the old people in Central Australia. Children are playing games – clapping, drawing in the dirt. A woman announces that some children are going to go with her to ... [read more]
