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‘My babies’ (2004)
Toma is both passionate about his eggplants and keen to show off his invention, an ingenious machine which helps with the picking. His wife works along side and afterwards it’s home to the barbie where both of them explain one ... [read more]
‘I wanted to be someone else’ (2007)
A woman reflects on her arrival in Australia with her mother as a Cambodian refugee. She wonders about her absent father, who her mother will not tell her about. [read more]
An unexpected visitor (1966)
While picnickers are enjoying their afternoon outing, a curious baby kangaroo fossicks around the picnic area. Families enjoy an afternoon meal, while children play ballgames in the nature reserve. [read more]
‘I interfaced with your primitive circuitry’ (2000)
Cybergirl (Ania Stepien) and Jackson (Craig Horner) get to know each other as Cybergirl demonstrates her superpowers by influencing the electrical equipment in the bus. [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]
Clive Barass, Australian champion (1926)
This Australasian Gazette newsreel from 1926 shows Australian diving champion Clive Barass and his troupe diving from a tower at the Clifton Gardens Baths near Mosman, Sydney. Clive Barass dives followed by Arthur O’Connor, a young diver, who performs a ... [read more]
Researching family history (1996)
Bernadette Yhi Riley undertakes research into the life and career of her great-grandfather, Aboriginal tracker Alexander (Alec) Riley. We see her researching her family history in archives, libraries and at Dubbo Gaol. [read more]
‘What sort of mother do they think I am?’ (1988)
Connie (Lynette Curran) learns from a television report that her son Peter (Clayton Williamson) has chained himself to the Gamma Cenotaph in the town centre. He’s on a hunger strike in protest against the Roman boat leaving Gamma for a ... [read more]
‘I’ve missed so much of my life, sir’ (1976)
Exhausted and increasingly incoherent, Morgan (Dennis Hopper) bails up a wealthy family, the McPhersons, as the Victorian police close in. He becomes maudlin as he reflects on the life he has missed out on. [read more]
Judith Wright’s symbolism (1963)
Judith Wright explains the problem of using symbolism from the Australian landscape that might not be understood by other cultures. For example, to use a waratah as a symbol risks alienating most of the rest of the world who know ... [read more]
Safety first (1936)
This 11-minute short drama, seen here in full, teaches children about the road rules and road safety. [read more]
Protecting yourself from accidents (1958)
Helmets and eye shields are shown to protect a welder’s eyes against damage caused by heat, sparks, ultraviolet rays and dust. Scenarios illustrate the danger of not wearing – or incorrectly wearing – safety gear, followed by a demonstration in ... [read more]
Oodnadatta (1927)
The small inland township of Oodnadatta in South Australia is on the AIM patrolling route. This clip includes people on camels, local buildings such as the AIM nursing hostel, and AIM ... [read more]
Cheryl descends into hell (1997)
Back on the streets and while under the influence of heroin, Cheryl tells us her story. She was raped by her father at 10 years of age, had a child and her mother threw her out of home at aged ... [read more]
Australian Rules Football (AFL) match (1925)
This clip begins with the crowd watching an AFL match in 1925. They wave their hats to the camera. The AFL players run out onto the field and play. [read more]
‘I don’t need good done to me’ (1978)
Felicity Bannister (Kerry Walker) has told her parents she has been raped by a prowler, but she has refused to be examined by the family doctor. At breakfast, her mother (Ruth Cracknell) suggests a day at the hairdresser, to help ... [read more]
Dear Cathy (1986)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) advertising postage by airmail. [read more]
Great sea voyage (1973)
After the Dutch ship Batavia is wrecked off the coast of Western Australia, Commandant Pelsaert and 49 crew sail 1,200 miles in an by open boat to seek assistance in Batavia. [read more]
Express Courier (1988)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the organisation’s new corporate image and its Express Courier service. [read more]
‘No-one’s hurt’ (2002)
Barry (Bryan Brown) shows his nephew Darcy (Sam Worthington) the counting house where the poker machine takings are processed. ‘Hollywood’ Riley (William McInnes) explains how they drain the machines of cash every night, limiting the possible payout to a few ... [read more]
