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‘If you kill her dreams, that’s unforgivable’ (1990)

Mr Edmund (Robert Grubb) breaks the peacefulness of an evening at home by bringing up Cherry’s (Rebecca Smart) dream to be a lawyer with her mother while she is ironing. Margaret Williams (Rhondda Findleton) is furious and confronts Mr Edmund ... [read more]

Message (1988)

Mrs Millie Boyd tells the story over re-enactment. She describes how the people sent for Leo, a famous warrior in his time, who trained with his two dogs. Leo’s wife would sing a special song that helped him in battle. ... [read more]

Magic satellite (1991)

Freda Glynn (director of CAAMA), Voya Rajic (head of production, SBS TV), Dion Weston (station manager, Imparja TV), Horace Winitja (PY Media Committee), Rhoda Roberts (producer, SBS TV), David Hill (managing director, ABC) and Phillip Batty ... [read more]

Everything is upside down (2006)

A sacred stone has been taken, and a child killed by a crocodile. An old woman explains, ‘Everything’s upside down now, it’s all wrong’. The old men meet and agree to contact the ‘number one Jungaiy for the crocodile dreaming’, ... [read more]

‘Poor me’ (1980)

Grendel (voiced by Peter Ustinov), alone on his birthday, sings with the support of a group of oysters. [read more]

Bankers and kids (1998)

We discover the hopes and dreams of a group of inner-city kids and a group of bankers who will pair off and work to create a project together over several months. The projects will reflect the personalities of each team. [read more]

Judith Wright’s symbolism (1963)

Judith Wright explains the problem of using symbolism from the Australian landscape that might not be understood by other cultures. For example, to use a waratah as a symbol risks alienating most of the rest of the world who know ... [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]

What is Aboriginal art? (1998)

We see dancers on Melville Island applying traditional body paint. The narrator says that Aboriginal art has developed into an industry since the 1970s, and that market forces have influenced the increase in volume but many people are questioning whether ... [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]

‘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]

Fair game (1940)

Three Australian cavalrymen explain the game of two-up to some Egyptian men, in a crowded Cairo street. Red Gallagher (Grant Taylor) and his mates Jim (Chips Rafferty) and Larry (Pat Twohill) ride their winnings – three donkeys – into a ... [read more]

Bubby discovers pizza (1993)

Bubby (Nicholas Hope) has left the room carrying a suitcase that contains the now-dead cat. He follows the sound of singing until he finds a group from the Salvation Army. They take him to eat pizza. He is overwhelmed by ... [read more]

Lightning strikes (1983)

Mr Telford (Martin Vaughan) arrives at the stables with his son Cappy (Steven Bannister). Telford tells Tommy the strapper (Tom Burlinson) to take Phar Lap for his morning workout and work him hard. On the training track, other trainers joke ... [read more]

Night storm hits (2007)

Grace (Diana Glenn) and Lee (Maeve Dermody) can see Adam’s (Andy Rodoreda) body floating in the water and tearfully say goodbye to him. The day of terror then turns into night, and a tropical storm sweeps in. The sisters complain ... [read more]

HIdden dreams (1990)

Cherry (Rebecca Smart) tells Mr Edmund (Robert Grubb) of her dream to become a lawyer, to help poor people like her mother and the boarders, but says that her mother gets angry with her for having unreachable dreams. In turn, ... [read more]

Kuala Lumpur (1930)

This clip features street scenes of Kuala Lumpur, including a Hindu Thaipusam festival; examples of colonial architecture; an open air wet market; hawkers and tea sellers. [read more]

‘Use ice for food protection’ (1934)

An ice delivery man carries a block of ice from his truck into a suburban home. A woman opens an Iceway ice refrigerator to show how the block of ice cools and preserves food. The male narrator promotes the benefits ... [read more]

Spirit work (1996)

Night-time. A man behind the wheel of a car. A desolate road. In voice-over, Shane Francis (David Ngoombujarra) talks about the spirits that are present in the work he does as a field officer for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal ... [read more]

This is our place (1992)

The skinheads rush to their local pub to confront some young Vietnamese men playing pool. Gabe (Jacqueline McKenzie), Jacqui (Janei Anderson) and Bubs (James McKenna) arrive late, having been left behind. Gabe tries to stop Hando from hurting the younger ... [read more]

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