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‘That’s life, pal’ (1983)
The chase continues, this time on foot and BMX bike, with the goons in pursuit of Judy (Nicole Kidman), Goose (James Lugton) and PJ (Angelo D’Angelo). The friends skilfully run rings around Whitey (David Argue) and Moustache (John Ley) ... [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]
‘You’re a little ripper, Alice!’ (1988)
The kids are stuck in the bush. Mick’s (Donald Dale) dog saves him from a snake but is bitten and dies. Mick is devastated. Alice (Bennendine Woods) is looking after her injured father Jack (John Jarratt). She apologises for causing ... [read more]
Mr Johnson gets heavy (1990)
Danny (Ben Mendelsohn) arrives at the Johnson house for his first date with Joanna (Claudia Karvan). Mr Johnson (Tim Robertson) scares the daylights out of him, with very specific warnings that Joanna is only too familiar with. Danny is relieved ... [read more]
Wheel of fortune (1990)
The show’s opening features the major prize, a Holden Apollo car, as centrepiece of a veritable feast of ‘exciting prizes just waiting to be won’. A disembodied voice-over (John Deeks) introduces host John Burgess, who introduces co-host Adriana Xenides and ... [read more]
Nuclear fallout (1981)
Peggy Jones, widow of an Emu Serviceman, recalls her husband’s painful death from cancer years after exposure to an atomic blast. Sir Ernest Titterton, Professor of Nuclear Physics at ANU, says that the testing of nuclear weapons in Australia ... [read more]
Boyd dynasty (1985)
The Boyd family has produced four generations of painters, as well as a noted sculptor, architect and novelist. Arthur Boyd’s early works are landscapes from Port Phillip Bay. He uses a palette knife to paint his self-portrait. [read more]
‘Rule with a rod of iron’ (1994)
Ces Waters, 57, is father to three teenage boys. Ces talks about his attitude to parenting and his own brutal background in the UK. [read more]
Colleano rehearsing on tightwire (1939)
At his farmhouse near Allenstown in Pennsylvania, tightwire artist Con Colleano rehearses his routine. After completing his spectacular cape dance, he mounts the wire and continues practising. [read more]
‘Manhattan skyline’ (1982)
The next contestant is Howard, a 22-year-old dancer from Victoria, performing his own choreography to a piece called ‘Manhattan Skyline’. [read more]
A question of teeth (1987)
Dola Darcy (Kaarin Fairfax) has offered her mother (Anne Phelan) the money to have her teeth done, as part of a campaign to help her look attractive so she can keep her husband from having affairs with other women. Dola ... [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]
‘I believe in a committee of one’ (1979)
Bruce Perkins is an unusual man. He’s an engineer by training. He believes in a great future for the north but as he sees it, not if there’s constant interference from Canberra. [read more]
Topsy turvy Misrule (1973)
Father (Leonard Teale) is anxious about his important dinner party. He is trying to get Esther (Elizabeth Alexander) and the children organised but Judy (Jennifer Cluff) and Pip (Mark Clark) are late and get into trouble. [read more]
Young David Hicks (2004)
David’s father, Terry Hicks, talks about David’s troubled teenage years and his love of the country and farm life. David’s friend, Megan Harrison, says David was keen on horses. [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]
