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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]
Decision time (2007)
Filmmaker Janet Merewether discusses the year she was born and what the situation for women was at the time. The film then shifts to a highly stylised scene of the filmmaker with a suitcase standing outside a toy house and ... [read more]
Circus song (1993)
A song 'The Last Circus’ plays under a montage of circus scenes, including clowns, acrobats, animals performing and kids reacting. [read more]
Rain makes me sad (1986)
Rain falls on the fringe camp where the family are sheltered in their humble home, having been evicted from the housing commission house. The attempt to move up in the world has proven to be unsuccessful. Old Eva (Kath Walker) ... [read more]
Painting and welding (2008)
The boys work on their bush toys in the community workshop, painting and adding finishing touches. [read more]
Warmth and happiness (1924)
On a sunny winter’s day, Reverend Robert Williams from the South Melbourne Methodist Mission issues weekly rations of firewood to needy families as part of the mission’s important work. [read more]
Restorative justice conference (1999)
Senior Sergeant Terry O’Connell opens the restorative justice conference where the offenders meet the family and friends of the murdered boy. Karl Kramer, one of the perpetrators, speaks first, saying how he deeply regrets his part in the murder. Douglas ... [read more]
Lima bean bullies attack! (1998)
A happily napping little kidney bean (voiced by Andy Tamandl) is attacked by two scheming, bullying lima beans (voiced by Helmut Bakaitis). They grow legs and sneak up on it, playing with the kidney bean as if it were a ... [read more]
Important business (2002)
With the death of old Mrs Medlow (Eileen McEwan), Kate (Basia A’Hern) and her two brothers Mark (Shaun Loseby) and Chris (Henry Nixon) are now on their own at Wallaby Wildlife park. Kate tells Mark that Mrs Medlow has left ... [read more]
‘I haven’t done what Mawson did’ (2007)
Tim Jarvis has completed the journey, covering 480 km across the ice – the last third on his own after John Stoukalo left as planned. Clearly exhausted, Jarvis speaks to camera about the experience, acknowledging that what he achieved is ... [read more]
Byfield National Park (1992)
Peter Garrett visits the pristine Shoalwater area, where the Federal Government has granted licences for sandmining. He says that the mining will have a devastating effect on the beautiful area. [read more]
‘Seven of them, and I’m only 20!’ (1973)
The children are all trying to make it up to their father (Leonard Teale) after the dinner disaster, but unfortunately Bunty (Mark Shields-Brown) and Baby (Tania Falla) just make it worse. It’s all too much for Esther (Elizabeth Alexander) who ... [read more]
Making beautiful music (2003)
Catherine was principal cellist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra when she broke her wrist trying to save her cello as she fell. For a time it seemed she might never play again. [read more]
Killer dust (1993)
Matilda (Amy Terelinck) and her father (Geoff Morrell) are caught a long way from home by a fierce dust storm. It overturns their truck and kills a lot of sheep, but they survive unhurt. Matilda’s mother Ellen (Susan Lyons) is ... [read more]
Bathurst Island Dancers (1988)
A group of female students enter the stage, and begin to do the dance from Bathurst Island. [read more]
Serbian identity (1997)
Author Dusko Tomic talks about how, on a Paris radio program, he identified as a Serb for the first time. While proud of Serb inventor Nikola Tesla, he expressed shame for the atrocities against humanity carried out during the Bosnian ... [read more]
Powerful presence (1996)
This clip features historical stills from the archive of Captain James Cook and Indigenous peoples, while a voice-over and interviews discuss the arrival of the white colonists and the belief system of the Aboriginal inhabitants. [read more]
Tommy with an ‘s’ (1933)
The Victoria Police recruiting sergeant (Marshall Crosby) tries to get Tommy Wallace (George Wallace) to give his name, place of birth, age and mother’s name. Each question is misunderstood by the simple Tommy, who has no idea how irritating he ... [read more]
Boy meets girl (2002)
Charlie (Wayne Munro) is in the shop. His head is turned by a stranger from the city. Charlie is getting served when he notices the stranger has dropped her wallet. Charlie rings the stranger with the intention of returning her ... [read more]
Winning by two lengths (1922)
Spud Murphy (John Cosgrove) calls out for used bottles and Skinny Smith (Dinks Paterson) hawks rabbits before the two of them engage in friendly banter. Meeting with Sally (Yvonne Pavis) and Tottie (Joy Revelle), they race their carts through Woolloomooloo, ... [read more]
