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Greek village (1954)
This clip shows the rocky seaside village on the Greek island of Kythera where the Gerakiteys family are from. It contains scenes of daily life including villagers and family members walking towards and waving to the camera; a man drawing ... [read more]
Dr William Maloney MLA (1934)
In an address to camera, 80-year-old Labor Parliamentarian Dr William Maloney comments on some of the achievements of his 45 years of political life, including helping to introduce the vote for women and removing the word 'illegitimate’ from the birth ... [read more]
Castlecrag Estate (1927)
This clip from a silent black-and-white cinema advertisement from about 1927 for Castlecrag Estate, a new suburb overlooking Sydney’s Middle Harbour, shows panoramic shots of the surrounding scenery, a woman with a dog looking out to the harbour and newly ... [read more]
Walter Burley Griffin’s philosophy (1976)
Griffin’s writings are read over a series of shots that show some of his architectural achievements. These include Newman College at the University of Melbourne (1918), the ornate ceiling of the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne (1921) and the incinerator at ... [read more]
She doesn’t deserve to be here! (2005)
Heath (Adam Saunders) is introducing Fly (Sophie Luck) to the home where all the Solar Blue Surf Academy students will live together for the year, and Fly discovers she has arrived in the middle of a drama. Her new room ... [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 want this town! (1997)
WC Moore (Bill Ten Eyck) arrives back at the Moore family home, angry because the town isn’t bankrupt yet. Then a frog appears. [read more]
‘So many ways to die in Australia’ (1996)
The Chan family arrives in their new home in Australia – a new house on a new street in a new suburb. Mr Chan (Edwin Pang) marvels at the size of the kitchen. The younger boys Chau and Yue (Toby ... [read more]
‘Through that door!’ (2006)
Mrs Foil (Amanda Bishop) suggests that Shane’s picture belongs in the Art Museum. Setting off through a red door in an attempt to find it, a disembodied voice reminds Shane (Shane Dundas) and David (David Collins) that they have forgotten ... [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]
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]
‘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]
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]
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]
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]
Looking for answers (1995)
At Ubri, the rival scientific research station, Hellegren (Nicholas Bell) is determined to find out what or who travels and communicates with the whale. He brings in Mr Forsyth (William Gluth) to help him. Neri (Marzena Godecki) reflects on her ... [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]
