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King Oedipus (1994)

Interviewed in 1992, Ruth Cracknell reflects on her exploration of more dramatic roles and the opportunity to work with theatre director, Tyrone Guthrie. The clip intercuts historical footage of Cracknell rehearsing the part of Jocasta in the 1970 production of ... [read more]

Flowers and veges galore (1967)

Shot during the 1960s in the Snowy Mountains, this is footage of quintessentially 1960s-style gardens, including rockeries, flowers and vegetables. [read more]

Our Don Bradman (1982)

In an excerpt from the 1931 Australasian Films featurette That’s Cricket, Don Bradman, regarded as the greatest cricketer of all time, addresses the camera. We hear the popular song Our Don Bradman written by Jack O’Hagan and performed by Art ... [read more]

It’s like that (2003)

The animated short It’s Like That can be viewed here in full. Three baby-bird puppets representing actual children held in captivity talk about their experiences and their fears. [read more]

Dancing sarong (1950)

A woman in a dress dances to cocktail music as a female voice-over explains the features of the ‘Sarong’ girdle the woman is wearing beneath her clothes. The action freezes as the camera zooms in and ‘sees through’ the woman’s ... [read more]

Women’s image (1976)

The filmmakers draw the title of the film on their naked bodies. By throwing a tomato on the lens, they remind the viewer that all images are constructed. Taking control of their own image, they begin a wild ride into ... [read more]

Lifesavers march (1938)

This clip from a home movie taken by Dr Ewan Murray-Wills shows members of various lifesaving clubs marching in the official parade marking Australia’s 150th anniversary of white settlement. [read more]

Unemployed (1982)

Three of the characters are introduced – the first lines up for three jobs with ten hopefuls, the next gets the sack because casual staff comes cheap in an economic downturn and another stays at home to mind her sister’s ... [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]

Ten years too fast (2005)

Willy talking to camera about what has happened in the last ten years. In 2001 he went to university but left because of the pressure, in 2002 he lost his mother. Willy speaks of the impact the loss of his ... [read more]

May Day (1956)

This clip begins with a survey of some of the workers who contribute to a broader labour movement, such as miners, boilermakers, tram drivers and conductors and wharfies. It then features a montage of colourful signs prepared for the May ... [read more]

Wedding (1988)

This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the Lettergram service as a replacement for the congratulatory telegram, traditionally sent to a couple just married. [read more]

Shame (1984)

Mr Takahara walks around the prison camp. The narration asserts that, to the prisoners, the camp was an alien and unfriendly place and explains Japan’s strong militaristic tradition based on the samurai ethic. In interview, Mr Takahara speaks about the ... [read more]

Footscray Railway Station (1911)

This clip features a crowd of people near the footbridge at Footscray’s railway station. [read more]

GPO street scenes (1942)

This unedited mute, black-and-white footage shows street scenes around the Sydney GPO, during removal of the clock tower in 1942. [read more]

‘Holden’s got more horses’ (1966)

A man walks out of a house and gets into his 1966 Holden HR sedan. We see a pack of galloping horses as the narrator describes the 'thundering power’ of the HR’s 145 horsepower engine, new acceleration and twin carburettors. ... [read more]

You can be anything (1987)

Lilli (Judy Davis) takes Ally (Claudia Karvan) out for lunch. Overwhelmed when Ally talks about her father, Lilli cries in the toilet. [read more]

Uranium blockade (1999)

Anti-uranium mining protestors block the road access to Jabiluka in the Northern Territory. The mining company issues trespass notices and the NT police clear the road, making several arrests. [read more]

‘Why do parents have to have children?’ (1989)

Pugwall (Jason Torrens) has terrible trouble trying to convince his parents he needs an amplifier. They just seem to lecture him all the time, while in comparison, Ortho’s (Jay McCormack) parents are really helpful, letting the band paint the garage ... [read more]

Hunted down (2004)

In a flashback dramatisation, a police trooper arrives at the camp looking for the light-skinned child of the white man, but her mother hides her in the sugar bag. [read more]

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