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Coober Pedy (1940)
A pan across the sparse, rocky landscape of Coober Pedy reveals the underground dwellings of its residents. Although Coober Pedy is over 400 miles (almost 650 kilometres) inland, the commentator notes that sea shells are plentiful in this ‘under-the-ground town’. ... [read more]
Churchill feeding swans (1948)
This clip from a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, in 1948 shows Sir Winston Churchill feeding swans, smoking a cigar and walking up to, and looking inside, a brick farmhouse. [read more]
Second skin (2003)
A Balinese woman, badly burnt in the bombing of a Kuta nightclub, has been evacuated to Royal Perth Hospital. She is being treated by Dr Fiona Wood and the inventor of Second Skin, Jenni Ballantyne. [read more]
What have those little monsters been telling you? (1978)
Laura (Susannah Fowle) joins the other girls for an illicit midnight feast, with her cake and other supplies stolen from the kitchen. Maria (Sigrid Thornton) terrifies them with stories of what happens in childbirth. During a break in her piano ... [read more]
‘Where have you been?’ (1985)
Fran (Noni Hazlehurst) has disappeared, leaving her friend and neighbour Marge (Annie Byron) to look after Fran’s three kids. When Fran returns home after three nights away, she introduces Jeff (Alan Fletcher), a barman she picked up on the first ... [read more]
Postpak (1988)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the organisation’s new corporate image and its Postpak products. [read more]
No trees (2005)
In a sweeping shot of the mining fields, hills of ore dot the landscape. Mr Norman Hayes Jagamarra, sitting in this landscape, speaks to camera about how he moved to Coober Pedy after first droving, and then brick making work ... [read more]
Her gracious majesty (1977)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh visit their loyal subjects in Victoria in 1977. We see them disembark from their plane to be greeted by dignitaries, and a crowd of children waving flags. ... [read more]
On Butterfly Island (1985)
Bob (Gerry Sont) arrives via seaplane to a warm greeting from his girlfriend Sally Wilson (Kerri Sackville). Bob’s arrival is also welcomed by the rest of the Wilson family, including widower Charlie (Grigor Taylor) and his son Greg (Mark Kounnas). ... [read more]
Merlin the demon zombie dog (2009)
After Elizabeth’s (Sarah Lawrence) dog Merlin urinates on Charlie’s leg, Charlie (Leon Burchill) accidentally kills Merlin. But Merlin comes back to life as a demon zombie and chases Charlie round the block, even when he drives off with Eddie (Luke ... [read more]
Wattie and Agnes Doig remember (1983)
Wattie and Agnes Doig recall life on the Gippsland coalfields in the 1930s. [read more]
Ord Noah revisited (1976)
Harry Butler has come back to north-east Western Australia, to Lake Argyle, made from the damming of the Ord River. Five years before, he was part of the team called 'Ord Noah’, brought in to save native fauna from the ... [read more]
Dam burst (1936)
The evil neighbour, Donald Lawton, has decided to blow his secret dam, after Reggie Mannister has spotted it from an aircraft. Lawton’s men light the charge as Dick Drake (Victor Jory) and Mannister (Robert Coote) search for evidence. Marion Hastings ... [read more]
Lake Lodge Holiday (1959)
The competition continues with the final question of a second round as contestant Evan answers a series of general knowledge questions. Host Reg Grundy introduces Evan’s next opponent, Mrs Purdy of South Curl Curl. [read more]
Local film international success (2005)
Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton are deeply impressed with this new Australian film, yet both are deeply troubled by its sadism and violence. They find John Jarrett’s performance as Mick electrifying and note that he’s the antithesis of that other ... [read more]
‘Elephants’ (1979)
Neil Davis talks about working with the South Vietnamese army. He recalls that they were involved in fighting much more than the American forces, and suffered correspondingly higher casualties. The Americans were referred to as 'elephants’ because of their extensive ... [read more]
‘Bride-price’ (1988)
At a village meeting, two highlanders are bartering a 'bride-price’. On offer are pigs rather than money. The young girl and her family are given a choice to accept the boy and the bride-price or not. [read more]
‘So where are youse from?’ (2008)
Tarek (Les Chantery) and Nabil (Buddy Dannoun) buy drinks for two glamorous Caucasian Australian women in a trendy inner-city nightclub, but their attempts at small-talk are strained, especially when it comes to the subject of their Lebanese Muslim heritage. Later, ... [read more]
Doors closed and opening (2001)
Minnie Meredith (Angie Milliken) puts an end to Jack Senior’s (William McInnes) systematic abuse of their son David (Nick Russell). The father only escapes official retribution because the family doctor (John Arnold) was an officer in Meredith’s regiment. As that ... [read more]
Siege at Glenrowan hotel (1906)
This clip shows the troopers outside the Glenrowan hotel. Joe Byrne is shot. Steve and Dan shoot each other rather than be caught. The police set fire to the hotel and Father Gibney runs into the burning hotel to save ... [read more]
