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Thinking about hormones (1995)
The man (Syd Brisbane) laughs at the way his life is turning out, as the woman (Ulli Birvé) keeps changing locales, at her whim, from desert to forest to mountaintop. She suggests they need to have ‘a relationship’, for which ... [read more]
‘Honest Toil March’ (1924)
This 1924 gramophone recording of W Rimmer’s ‘Honest Toil March’ is performed by the Australian Newcastle Steelworks Band. [read more]
Mum, dad, brother and bird (1999)
The narrator (voiced by William McInnes) introduces us to his home and family, with a focus on his brother. [read more]
Do-it-yourself wireless (1925)
Mr Jones unpacks all the parts of his newly bought wireless and tries to construct it. Two weeks later he demonstrates the wireless to his friends but to his disappointment, it doesn’t work. [read more]
‘I haven’t done what Mawson did’ (2007)
Tim Jarvis has completed the journey, covering 480 km across the ice – the last third on his own after John Stoukalo left as planned. Clearly exhausted, Jarvis speaks to camera about the experience, acknowledging that what he achieved is ... [read more]
This blessed spot, this Gold Coast, this paradise (1981)
Stacey (Ray Barrett) goes to a separatist political rally, looking for the missing girl, Cathy McCredie (Janet Scrivener). He listens to Sir Ted Godfrey (Robert 'Tex’ Morton), the state MP, make a rousing speech about why the Gold Coast should ... [read more]
What’s Robbie plotting? (1991)
Brother Robbie (Henri Szeps) has arrived at the Beare family home with a most uncharacteristic offer. He wants to take his mother out to the art gallery. Of course this would have nothing to do with his desperate attempt to ... [read more]
‘This will be our grave’ (2007)
The three Australian Army reservists have to winch their vehicle out of a waterhole, after Private Plank (Don Hany) forgot to apply the handbrake. Out in the desert, Youssif (Rodney Afif) loses his temper when he discovers that they are ... [read more]
Mutt needs a playmate (2008)
Mac trudges up the hill, followed by his loyal Mutt. The milking done, Mutt would love to play with the bovine Matilda, but must follow Mac to meet the milk truck. Mac collects his meagre payment, but there is no ... [read more]
Food value (1941)
This advertisement begins with a black-and-white sequence of the Australian landscape inside a map of the country. The male voice-over announces that while in the past we were a ‘land of plenty’, a Federal Parliamentary Committee has warned that the ... [read more]
Children’s deck games (1966)
A staff member organises children’s activities on the upper deck of the ship. Children climb into hessian bags to participate in a jumping-sack race, while others navigate a constructed obstacle course of deck chairs and rubber tyres. A woman hands ... [read more]
Vicki is feeling lonely (1998)
Vicki (Susie Porter) is finding the loneliness and monotony of being a mother of young children very difficult. When her husband Greg (Tamblyn Lord) talks excitedly about his work at the hospital while clipping his toenails in bed, she storms ... [read more]
Children playing (1909)
Four young children are filmed playing with strips of 35mm film in the Higgins’ back garden. The two toddlers and two older children hold the camera’s gaze and medium close-ups of each of the children capture their expressions clearly. [read more]
Magic Picture Maker (1959)
Exiting the rocket, Rosemary asks the children at home to prepare for story time. Rosemary introduces the Magic Picture Maker, a talking illustration machine, who is feeling sorry for himself because he was not invited to join in the rocket ... [read more]
‘You killed Basil’ (2009)
Eddie (Luke Carroll) works as a cleaner at Perth Museum. The security guard asks him to finish up. Eddie is surprised at the museum by his cousin Charlie (Leon Burchill), who inadvertently kills the security guard’s cat, Basil. Eddie and ... [read more]
Million dollar riff (2005)
In the ‘Million Dollar Riff’ round, the RocKwiz Orkestra plays well-known musical riffs while contestants compete to name artists and songs. [read more]
Pink lifesavers (1982)
Jackie (Jo Kennedy) has been invited to a rooftop party by her idol, the rock show host Terry (John O’May), but she’s surprised to find that he’s exclusively interested in male companionship. She joins the poolside fun, as a bevy ... [read more]
Your daily diet (1947)
Nutrition experts tell us that to keep in top physical condition depends on what we eat (or don’t eat). Examples from the main food groups are laid out on a table. These groups are described as the protective foods, the ... [read more]
‘I don’t want any juvenile nonsense’ (1992)
At auditions for the school play, students have to pair up to play a love scene. Linda (Joelene Crnogorac) is delighted when the mysterious new boy Andrew (Eamonn Kelly) arrives and Mr Snapper (Esben Storm) puts Andrew and Linda together ... [read more]
Alfie Clay and Elley Bennett (1951)
Aboriginal featherweight Alfie Clay arrives in Sydney from Cloncurry, Queensland, to try his hand at boxing in the city. He arrives on the doorstep of fighting trainer Ern McQuillan’s gym. Clay works out in the gym with a punching bag, ... [read more]
