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Wattie and Agnes Doig remember (1983)
Wattie and Agnes Doig recall life on the Gippsland coalfields in the 1930s. [read more]
‘Those terrible teeth’ (2004)
Ben Cropp rates the tiger shark and the crocodile on their ability to catch prey. [read more]
True believers (1973)
While in Victoria assisting the Labor campaign for the May 1973 state elections, Gough Whitlam addresses a crowd in the Bendigo Trades Hall, and is presented with a gift. [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]
Destiny Deacon (2010)
Hetti Perkins visits artist Destiny Deacon at her house in Melbourne. Deacon gives Perkins a tour of her studio. [read more]
A people’s band (2004)
Sammy Butcher talks about his experience as a musician with the Warumpi Band, and how the Warumpi Band was a people’s band, their songs having meaning that would have a positive impact upon their audience. [read more]
‘Just give me sunshine’ (1972)
An old farmhouse, with cows. A door opens to reveal a man shaping his own surfboard, as the music ('Simple Ben’ by John J. Frances) builds momentum. [read more]
I can’t find my way out (2010)
After a brief credits sequence the film introduces Captain Woodward (Brendan Cowell). Woodward has just arrived at the Western Front in France for the first time and – already lost in the tunnels – is clearly rattled. [read more]
Recreational activities (1910)
This clip shows the Henley-on-Yarra regatta and celebrations; the agricultural showgrounds and ‘fair barrackers at a football match’. Each segment is introduced with an intertitle. [read more]
Pony club (2001)
Tess Silverman-McLeod (Bridie Carter) reveals that she has no home to go to and Claire McLeod (Lisa Chappell) finally invites her to stay at Drover’s Run. Having fired her men for stealing fuel, Claire sets out to muster the cattle ... [read more]
‘It’s not safe’ (2009)
José Ramos-Horta (Oscar Isaac) announces he is leaving Dili and urges Roger East (Anthony LaPaglia) to follow him. East refuses. He waves goodbye to Juliana (Anamaria Barreto). [read more]
Don’t try this at home (2004)
Ben Cropp swims with a crocodile in an attempt to get good video footage. [read more]
Wirangu language (2006)
A car drives by on the highway. In voice-over, Doreen and Gladys Miller reflect on how the now busy road was a quiet dirt track during their childhood. They tell us about their farming business in Scotdesco, 100km from Ceduna. ... [read more]
Making biscuit kisses and chocolate creams (1926)
A man uses his body weight and a hook secured on a wall to stretch out the caramel toffee used to make flavoured Ernest Hillier ‘kisses’. The dough is then fed into a machine that is ‘almost human’ in which ... [read more]
Oliver’s multiple abductions (1994)
Oliver has been abducted by his father four times. The father has been imprisoned over the abduction. The adverse psychological effect on Oliver is evident. [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]
Welcome to Faireezia (2005)
This is the Faireez series theme song that opens each episode. It introduces and reinforces the setting, characters and back-story. [read more]
Goodbye sunny New South Wales (1917)
Soldiers are despatched to the front during the First World War in a public parade in Sydney to encourage recruitment. [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]
Bernard Holtermann (1983)
Bernard Holtermann was a German migrant who arrived in Australia in 1858. In 1882 Holtermann found the largest gold nugget unearthed in the world at the time. He used his newly found riches to set up as a photographer. His ... [read more]
