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‘No thin-hipped women’ (1997)
Ralph (Matt Day) is nervous as he prepares to leave his parents’ property in western Queensland, bound for Nashville. His father (Roy Billings) has to stiffen his resolve, and give him some good advice about women. Ralph’s mother (Annie Byron) ... [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]
Political hanging (1993)
Father John Brosnan, priest to hanged man Ronald Ryan, compares the Ryan hanging to that of Ned Kelly in that both were political. The judge, Sir John Starke, says that the then Victorian premier, Sir Henry Bolte, insisted that the ... [read more]
‘Rewind and learn’ (2007)
Yuma (Cassandra Glenn) and Kyanna (Christine Glenn) are desperate to return to their own lives. Kyanna cooks for the family – father Henry (Myles Pollard), stepmother Roz (Jen Apostolou) and brother Heath (James Fraser) – in an attempt to get ... [read more]
‘To show mercy where war shows none’ (1940)
The Red Cross provides assistance for servicemen fighting overseas. Scenes of battle and war contextualise their work. A recovering serviceman becomes a ‘son, brother, father and sweetheart’. By helping the Red Cross, the narration explains, ‘you help him too’. [read more]
Opal expertise (2004)
Opal miner Mark Jackson takes his opal find to his father Stuart, who is a licensed valuer and opal cutter. Cutting and polishing rough stones can increase or decrease their value. [read more]
South Australian Amateur Cinema Society (1951)
A young couple enjoying an afternoon outing are alerted to a suspicious object travelling downstream in the valley below. It is a felt hat. Curious to see more, the man looks through his binoculars along the riverbed to witness a ... [read more]
‘Never lie to me’ (1991)
Martin (Hugo Weaving) and new friend Andy (Russell Crowe) look at the pictures Martin took the previous night, when they took an injured cat to the vet. Martin asks Andy to describe each picture in less than ten words. He ... [read more]
‘Greater prosperity for Australia’ (1948)
The clip shows newly constructed supply and drainage ditches; a wheel which measures the quantity and supply of water to the irrigation blocks; water ditches; lush pastures made possible by planned irrigation; grazing livestock including sheep, cattle and pigs; and ... [read more]
‘Win some, lose some’ (1978)
Tony (Richard Moir) greets his old friend Jerry Maguire (Chris Haywood), who arrives in a souped-up Holden Monaro. Jerry explains that he’s doing well in his criminal pursuits, due to a new philosophy – look out for number one. [read more]
Survivors (1926)
This clip shows some of the survivors of the bushfires. Private J Sparks from the 46th Battalion has only a heap of melted pennies and a returned soldier’s medal left after the fires consumed all his other belongings. The desolated ... [read more]
Armchair critics (1965)
Two viewers (Carol Raye, Gordon Chater) prepare to tune in to The Mavis Bramston Show. [read more]
Vietnam flashback (1985)
While Greg (Mark Kounnas) and Jackie (Mouche Phillips) Wilson enjoy the freedoms of island life by taking the boat to the mainland for an appointment, a spot grass fire throws Vo Diem (Phu An Chiem) back to memories of war-torn ... [read more]
Modern appliances (2006)
Electrolux asked design students from around the world to come up with a set of designs for household gadgets for 2020. The result is a collection on show at the Sydney Powerhouse Museum. [read more]
Patrick makes contact (1978)
Patrick (Robert Thompson) contacts Kathy (Susan Penhaligon) while she is typing. Kathy establishes communication with Patrick and asks Matron Cassidy (Julia Blake) to witness her discovery. Patrick refuses to respond. After Matron Cassidy leaves, Patrick transmits the word ‘secret’ to ... [read more]
Spearing kangaroo well (2005)
A dead kangaroo sits on the ground between Camphoo and Crook Hat. The elder hooks the stick under the sinew of the kangaroo, and turns it to remove the long tendon. They then take the kangaroos guts out so that ... [read more]
‘Cologne’ (1978)
Madeleine (Chantal Contouri) introduces Angela (Sigrid Thornton) to Linsey (Hugh Keays-Byrne), a top advertising photographer. Linsey asks Angela to star in a cologne campaign. [read more]
Environmental impacts (1979)
Bird lover and ornithologist John Waugh talks about the abundance of birdlife in the Towra wetland area of Botany Bay. Bernie Clarke from the Botany Bay Planning and Protection Council talks about the impact of redirected wave energy, caused by ... [read more]
Circular Quay (1929)
This clip shows a view of Sydney Harbour in approximately 1929, and features Admiralty House, and a ferry leaving Circular Quay. [read more]
APEC motorcade (2007)
Julian Morrow, playing a security guard, leads a fake Canadian motorcade into the APEC restricted area, carrying Chas Licciardello dressed as Osama Bin Laden. [read more]
