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Guy hardly knows Lizzie (1997)

Guy (Richard Roxburgh) tells several guests that he wanted to spend his life with Lizzie (Cate Blanchett) from the moment he saw her. Raoul (Jacek Koman) tells him Lizzie had always said she would be married at 30 years of ... [read more]

‘Water Brain’ (2010)

Rusty Peters, an East Kimberley artist and elder, comments on the metaphysics of water in his masterpiece Water Brain (2002). [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]

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]

England vs Australia (1933)

This black-and-white Australasian Gazette newsreel shows highlights of the 1932–1933 England versus Australia cricket series. It starts with footage of the packed stadium, and then to the Australian cricket team walking out onto the field. It includes clips of the ... [read more]

Pauline Frederick (1924)

Pauline Frederick, a world famous actress from the stage and screen, poses for the camera showing off her new sophisticated bob haircut. She wears a cloche hat and a fox stole. [read more]

Delegates 1 (1928)

This clip begins with a pan across the delegates to the Victorian Labor Party’s 1928 Easter conference, standing outside Melbourne Trades Hall, and continues with individual shots of key Labor personalities of the time. [read more]

St Kilda Esplanade (1914)

This short piece of actuality footage shows people at St Kilda including at the entrance to Luna Park, Daylight Pictures Cinema and a jetty at the beach. [read more]

Mayor Croco (1997)

To Croco’s amazement, Mr Plato mistakenly declares him the new Mayor of Bushtown. The ruthlessly ambitious Suka seizes the moment and accepts on Croco’s behalf. Skippy and Matilda are horrified. [read more]

‘You think I’m cheap’ (1972)

Pete and Elly have been missing for two days, since the picnic. Clyde (John Wood) and Mara (Kate Fitzpatrick) talk about whether they have just run away. Clyde thinks that Mara’s desire to do the same is irresponsible. Mara decides ... [read more]

Bam bam bam, Bambaloo (2002)

The Bambaloo series theme song introduces the mythical tropical setting of the Bambaloo tree, and the key characters. [read more]

Greetings from Gamma (1988)

In the early morning, Peter (Clayton Williamson) and his mother Connie (Lynette Curran) are collecting shells on the beach when Peter first encounters the strange apparition of a young boy (Aaron Ferguson) calling to him. Back at their caravan park ... [read more]

‘Make sure you don’t drink too much’ (1977)

Kevin (Paul Couzens) comes home briefly on his birthday, to change, slap on some Brut-33, eat a sandwich and get out the door. His father warns him to keep the P-plates on his car; his mother warns him not to ... [read more]

Cambridge (1948)

This clip from a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, begins with a wide shot of a bridge over a river. Dame Pattie and Heather Menzies pose for camera and various shots of the grounds are ... [read more]

Rescue and resolution (1937)

Mr Carthew (Brian Abbot) spots a ship as he and the pastor (George Doran) are stoking the beacon fire. Miss Fortescue (Mollie Kerwin) and Mr Packer (Desmond Hay) form a bond over his secret stash of whiskey. The ship’s imminent ... [read more]

David Williamson at La Mama (1994)

Australian playwright David Williamson recalls meeting his wife, Kristin, at La Mama Theatre Company where they were both performing. Kristin also recalls the tall awkward young David. Williamson talks about Australian plays being popular with contemporary audiences at a time ... [read more]

Ambo stress (1998)

While waiting for a call, paramedic Paul McMurtrie talks about the stress ambulance officers experience in the course of their work. He says that while officers can separate their emotions while at the scene, they can feel the effects later. [read more]

Jen-Diki attack (1987)

Soldiers from the future and Jen-Diki cyborgs wage war in outback Australia, 1988. Annie (Nikki Coghill) and Ballard (Tom Burlinson) are caught in the crossfire. Ballard gains strength from his injured mentor, Sun-wah (Thye Liew Wan). [read more]

‘Don’t be sad, Mummy’ (2007)

Gemma (Ngaire Pigram) sits down to dinner with her young son, BJ (Jake Phillips). She doesn’t respond to Ben (Aaron Pedersen), who stands in the background, wondering why she is ignoring him. [read more]

Hurley’s Australia (2004)

In the last decade of his life, the broke photographer Frank Hurley was forced to reinvent himself. He turned to pictorial and landscape photography, and created some of the most popular images of Australia after the Second World War. [read more]

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