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‘I’ve come to help Alex’ (1980)
Sandra Rast (Carmen Duncan) is at the bedside of terminally ill son Alex (Mark Spain). Out of nowhere, Gregory Wolfe (Robert Powell) appears. Sandra and husband Nick (David Hemmings) watch as Gregory appears to cure Alex. [read more]
‘Yeah!’ (2001)
Veronica (Heli Simpson) is horrified as the three united riders pass by, with Stevie smiling and unharmed. Stevie (Sophie Bennett), Carole (Keenan MacWillian) and new best friend Lisa (Lara Jean Marshall) consolidate their friendship by forming and naming their own ... [read more]
‘I don’t want to make a killing’ (1990)
At the end of a day’s work, Gary (Ben Mendelsohn) asks Steve (Frankie J. Holden) about his exploits as a street racer. They talk about whether the garage will have to close. Steve asks Gary to stay on, once his ... [read more]
City scenes in Melbourne (1925)
This clip shows construction in central Melbourne during the 1920s. A crane lifts a concrete block from the back of a horse-drawn carriage and construction workers build a tall skyscraper. Traffic drives across an overpass above Flinders Railway Station. [read more]
A chat before lunch (2007)
Janine (Lille Madden) has been brought by her foster parents (Zoe Carides and Richard Sydenham) to meet her biological mother (Lily Shearer) and her family for the first time. The new circumstances are overwhelming, and being spoken to, spoken about ... [read more]
What has Amos found? (2007)
Amos (Trevor Jamieson) shows his wares at the local pub. A couple of local miners (Geoffrey Foulkes-Taylor and Jed Elsbury) offer him a small amount of money for a nugget of 'gold’ weighing six ounces, to the disgust of a ... [read more]
Welcome to Kookaburra Springs (1972)
Stanley Evans (Harry Secombe) is welcomed to Kookaburra Springs by pilot Bill (Bobby Limb), publican Mick Cassidy (John Meillon) and Mick’s wife, Sal (Dawn Lake). The Cassidys’ young son, Stevie (Dennis Jordan), is planning to play pranks on the new ... [read more]
Love at first sight (1997)
Guy (Richard Roxburgh) is trying to find out who owns the cat in his arms. Although he is a stranger, Lizzie (Cate Blanchett) invites him in off the street because she sees he is distressed and the cat is actually ... [read more]
Coonabarabran, 1932 (1986)
Kylie Tennant talks about going to Coonabarabran to marry Roddy and her short-lived membership of the Communist Party. [read more]
‘Shotties are good’ (1999)
At his sister-in-law’s family home, Jimmy (Heath Ledger) meets two armed robbers. Deirdre (Susie Porter) has set up a job with them, so that Jimmy can get the $10,000 he needs to pay back his debt to Pando (Bryan Brown). ... [read more]
A message from God (1995)
At the mental health clinic, Kate (Jacqueline McKenzie) and Harry (John Lynch) have to defend their decision to stay away from doctors during Kate’s pregnancy. The clinic’s director, Dr Norberg (Robyn Nevin), Kate’s former doctor (Alex Pinder), Harry’s brother Morris ... [read more]
Someone else’s story (2005)
Gordon Syron walks off by himself. Elaine talks to camera about the feeling that she is trespassing in someone else’s story. [read more]
Childhoods (1985)
Joan Goodwin (age 73), May Pennefather (age 75) and Audrey Blake (age 68) each talk about their childhood growing up in Australia during the 1930s Depression. [read more]
‘I’m free’ (1994)
After he is placed on a charge, Dale (David Field) refuses to recognise the prison’s authority. He takes off his clothes, declaring he is no longer a part of this world. In his cell, Dale begins to sing as if ... [read more]
Test cricketers (1926)
This newsreel from about 1926 shows Australian cricketers, including Warren Bardsley and WM Woodfull, while on tour in England. It also features English cricketer JB (Jack) Hobbs. The Australian cricket team walk onto the field at Headingley Oval, England. Highlights ... [read more]
‘I had a right to think it was my kid’ (1978)
Jimmie (Tommy Lewis) waits excitedly outside the Newby homestead, for his first child to be born. He hears the baby cry but it is several hours before Mr Newby (Don Crosby) emerges to tell him he has a son. Mrs ... [read more]
Helping hands (1970)
Max Pearson (Terry McDermott) and Dr Liz Sinclair (Margaret Cruikshank) attempt to distract Colonel Jim Emerson (Carl Bleazby) from his concern over the imminent birth of his child. Meanwhile Lori Chandler (Elspeth Ballantyne), Fiona Davies (Gerda Nicholson) and Rose Lang ... [read more]
‘Look at moy’ (2002)
Kim (Gina Riley), aka 'Hornbag,’ visits Brett (Peter Rowsthorn) at work in order to buy a modem from him. Back home, she fights with Sharon (Magda Szubanski) when Sharon wants a turn on the computer. It’s up to Kath (Jane ... [read more]
‘A nation without a mind’ (1969)
Will Gardener (Mark McManus) has just picked up returning expatriate Noel Oakshot (David Turnbull) from the airport. They visit an old house where Oakshot lived, that’s now being demolished. Oakshot holds forth on the ‘awful mediocrity’ of Australia, with its ... [read more]
Campaign in Capricornia (1946)
Deputy Prime Minister and member for Capricornia, Frank Forde, speaks directly to his electorate prior to the federal election on 28 September 1946. [read more]
