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‘Did you really kill that kid?’ (1986)
The car has broken down in the desert. The three take refuge in an abandoned shearing shed. Trevor (David Argue), who’s attracted to both women, has invited Kath (Lydia Miller) to join him for a swim in the dam. Nikki ... [read more]
‘Everything is upside down’ (1990)
The tea party was ‘worth making a song and dance about’ but Rebecca (Hetherington), Blackboard and Mr Squiggle (both operated and voiced by Norman Hetherington) are waiting for Gus the Snail to arrive. In the meantime, it’s time for a ... [read more]
No place for a kid (1956)
Smiley (Colin Petersen) sings for pennies at Rankin’s Hotel. While the drinkers are distracted, Rankin (John McCallum) takes a package of opium from his safe and sends it off to King Billy in the hands of Jacky, a small Aboriginal ... [read more]
Medicine (1930)
This clip shows Balinese men and women lining up for, and receiving, injections from a foreign medical worker. A female nurse provides assistance and keeps the line moving. [read more]
South African anarchy (2003)
Glory is a black South African mother who suffered from the wide spread urban violence in Johannesburg. A neighbour sexually assaulted her twin four-year-old daughters repeatedly over three weeks. The offender was released on bail and allowed back in the ... [read more]
A chance meeting (1987)
There’s a truck parked on the side of the road and Mac (Bryan Brown) rushes to grab them a lift. It turns out to be the recently widowed Lily (Noni Hazlehurst), the love of Mac’s life, and she brings him ... [read more]
Wet markets, Penang (1970)
Typical scenes at an open wet market in Penang, Malaysia, include men carrying and weighing baskets of fish; hawker stalls and vegetable sellers; and the pedestrians, cars, bicycles and trishaws which fill the streets. The clip ends with a man ... [read more]
Lutheran Sunday School picnic (1966)
This clip captures a Lutheran Sunday School picnic at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve just outside Canberra in 1966. A minister addresses the family crowd seated on picnic blankets. [read more]
Meeting (1981)
A story about an event that occurred in 1933 is introduced. A meeting takes place where the story about an Aboriginal man accused of stealing a bullock is told. The group of people begin to negotiate who will play what ... [read more]
Willie’s lesson (1939)
Willie collapses in the snow. He is found just in time by a rabbit, who summons help from the others. The following season, Willie takes a barrow full of fruit to the bank for deposit. He turns to the camera ... [read more]
‘A chance to be a mother’ (2001)
Vanessa and Michael and their family and friends grieve over the death of their newborn baby Layla. [read more]
Rabbit census (1955)
CSIRO officers from the Wildlife Survey Section conduct a census on rabbit numbers in their field experiment enclosure c1955. [read more]
Romeo and Juliet (1928)
Romeo slays Tybalt in a street fight, but then is banished. Juliet (George Browne) laments at the news and seeks the Friar Lawrence’s help. The final tragedy unfolds as Juliet lies ‘dead’ only to be discovered by a distraught Romeo ... [read more]
Childhood influences (2003)
John Macumba talks about his childhood experiences and his burgeoning interest in media that came from listening to the radio. [read more]
Three dancers (1898)
This clip features a lead dancer in mask and two Dari headdress dancers in the Malu-Bomai Ceremony. [read more]
Arrival at Camp 47 (1982)
Camp Master Charles Thatcher (Michael Craig) welcomes new arrivals Chris Walters (Olivia Hussey), Rita Daniels (Lynda Stoner) and Paul Landers (Steve Railsback) to Re-education Camp 47. [read more]
An amazing rescue (2006)
Captain Larsen’s rescue boat, The Antarctic, sank in the ice off Antarctica in 1902. His crew of 21 built a hut to live in until they were themselves rescued a year later. They were forced to eat penguins to stay ... [read more]
A sailor returns home on leave (1941)
A train pulls into a station in Adelaide. A sailor disembarks to greet his family who are waiting for him. They get into a car. We cut to the family arrived home, walking in the front gate. The sailor drinks ... [read more]
Aerial acrobatics and flying formations (1935)
From inside an open cockpit, John Mack captures three Tiger Moths flying in a staggered formation close by. A single plane does some aerial acrobatics including a loop-the-loop, a falling leaf and flying upside down. [read more]
Too much imagination (1979)
Jill’s frustration with Max (Ivor Kants) peaks after the second day of his indirect attempts to seduce her. She reacts coldly to his offer of tea and cakes. He tells her she’s a neurotic housewife, and denies flatly that he ... [read more]
