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Mimic warfare (1917)
This Australasian Gazette exclusive story from 1917 shows troops from the Engineers’ Depot rehearsing a raid on enemy trenches. Soldiers are instructed by their commanding officers by telephone. [read more]
Manuk’s magnetic bolt (2004)
Manuk (voiced by Joshua Ahn), in anticipation of the coming train, places a steel bolt on the train track and waits for the results. A tank-hauling train passes by, and on examining the now flattened bolt, Manuk sees it has ... [read more]
Poetry (1980)
Three elderly women residents of the Kurmala Nursing Home, in Sydney, read poetry which they have written about their experiences of old age. [read more]
Safety evolution (1964)
Essential safety procedures for plant workers on the Snowy Mountains Scheme are detailed, and procedures for travelling to and from worksites are laid out. [read more]
‘Nurse to you’ (1995)
Desi Little (Gary Cooper) is in a hospital bed. Nurse Brenda (Rhoda Roberts) tends to him. In the opposite bed is Hugo Hutton (Ben Oxenbould). He is asleep on his back, a cowboy hat covering his face. A small lady ... [read more]
‘Practice’ (2002)
After a heavy night playing cards and drinking, Detective Joe Hill (Peter O’Brien) is woken in his car by ex-girlfriend Nicole Brown (Jodie Dry). Her new boyfriend, uniformed cop Shane Duggan (Rupert Reid), is being investigated by internal affairs over ... [read more]
‘American girls love Mel Gibson’ (1983)
Australian actress Olivia Newton-John talks about the popularity of Australian films and Mel Gibson in this 1983 documentary. An extract is included from The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) and a young Mel Gibson is interviewed. [read more]
‘Describe your life’ (1992)
The Doug Anthony All Stars (Tim Ferguson, Richard Fidler and Paul McDermott) are filling out the Shitsu Tonka census. They come to a section labelled ‘Describe your life’. [read more]
Company for Mrs De Marco (1990)
After the accidental death of Mustafa, Carl (Sam Neill) calls his best friend Dave (John Clarke) for help. Dave is a gravedigger, so they take the body to a cemetery, where Dave selects an open grave, in which to place ... [read more]
Sing-a-long (1959)
After the opening title sequence, presenter Rosemary Milne welcomes the viewers at home and invites them to join her and four other children in a rocket ship. The rocket blasts off into space where Rosemary and the children sing ‘This ... [read more]
Warwick Capper presents Lotto (1995)
Former AFL footballer Warwick Capper (Eric Bana) guest presents the weekly Lotto draw. [read more]
Breakfast in bed (1999)
The Bananas in Pyjamas, B1 (Ken Radley) and B2 (Nicholas Opolski), wake up Rat in a Hat (Shane McNamara) to buy some more porridge. Rat, always eager to make a sale, convinces them to make the Teddies Morgan (Jeremy Scrivener), ... [read more]
Miles jumps in (1991)
‘Dingo’ Anderson (Colin Friels) and Billy Cross (Miles Davis) visit a famous jazz club in Paris. Billy asks the bandleader, an old friend (Onzy Matthews), if his friend can sit in. ‘Dingo’ makes a big splash, but the place erupts ... [read more]
A bush boxing ring (2007)
After watching a newsreel of Lionel Rose, Ed (Xavier Samuel) and Paddy (Clarence John Ryan) build their own boxing ring in the wheat stubble, using old fencing materials. With only one pair of gloves, they take one each and spar ... [read more]
Fetch (1998)
You can watch the short film Fetch here in its entirety. It tells the story of a man (Matt Day), his date (Rebecca Frith), her dog (Mindy) and how quickly a fledgling romance can progress from awkward to awful. [read more]
Get faxed (1988)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the Faxpost service, using the slogan: ‘Faxpost – Everyone’s fax’. A document slides out of a fax machine displaying the words, ‘To send a fax to someone without a fax ... [read more]
Prime Minister Phar Lap (1932)
After a knock on the head, Tommy (George Wallace) wakes up as the heir to the throne of Betonia, a kingdom somewhere in Europe. He refuses to meet his ministers until the court officials find his best mate, Jim (John ... [read more]
Hanky panky! (1997)
Skippy discovers that Croco is up to mischief in the election for Mayor, accepting money from each of the uninspiring candidates and providing them all with same rent-a-crowd of grannies and babies. [read more]
Outdoor performance and garden party (1925)
Children perform dances at a garden party while adults look on. This includes children performing ballet and three children dressed in Japanese kimonos. The camera pans across the garden to film party guests relaxing around a marquee. [read more]
Mount Wellington, 1909 (1909)
This clip shows the Higgins family at Mount Wellington, Hobart, in 1909. It includes scenes of the group enjoying a picnic spread on a hillside, four men making a pot of billy tea, and some of the Higgins children playing ... [read more]
