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Birth of social democracy (2005)

The Eureka Stockade was an armed rebellion against the gold miners’ tax imposed by the Victorian Government. It culminated in a fierce but brief (20-minute) battle in which 22 diggers and 5 troops were killed. Peter Lalor (Andrew Larkins) led ... [read more]

Pioneer tour bus trip (1946)

This clip begins with a Pioneer tour bus pulling away from the camera and driving along a dirt road in the bush. The camera then films the bus from another angle as it passes through similar landscape. The next shot ... [read more]

Packed lunch (1985)

Bob (Gerry Sont) collects his father’s deliveries from ‘boss’ Fred Morgan (Peter Whitford) and the workers all enjoy a laugh at Fred’s expense. [read more]

Pussy pumps up (1979)

In Pussy Pumps Up, which can be viewed here in full, a feline female figure assumes more masculine characteristics. [read more]

Everybody’s looking for something (1979)

Paul (Bryan Brown) looks for work in a surfboard factory, as Nick (Nat Young) and his friend Joe (Ken Brown) are there trying to score some LSD. Private investigator Larry (John Flaus) asks policeman Eric (John Clayton) if he ... [read more]

Centre for Social Studies (1998)

Feminist and concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin establishes the Centre for Social Studies in Bethnal Green, London with her second husband, Richard Hauser. [read more]

‘Then there was Ned’ (1983)

Lee Whitmore narrates her childhood recollection of a regular family visitor, Ned Wethered. [read more]

Slipknot (2002)

After a group of nine young men get turned away by bouncers at a selective Melbourne nightclub, ‘onesixone’, John Safran helps them pose as American nu-metal band Slipknot to gain entry into the club. [read more]

‘We don’t roll over’ (1997)

Patsy (Miranda Otto) comes to visit Boyd (Richard Roxburgh) and Ralph (Matt Day) in jail, somewhere in western Queensland. Boyd thinks she’s pregnant, but Patsy has much graver news. [read more]

Commitment to work (1992)

Dr Hollows expresses the view that people should concentrate on getting a job done properly. He says he inherited this ability from his parents, and attributes his success to it. [read more]

‘Boogie Wonderland’ (2006)

Mumble and his Adelie friends have returned to the Emperor colony so that Mumble (Elijah Wood) can try once again to woo Gloria (voiced by Brittany Murphy). His attempt to mime while Ramon (Robin Williams) sings My Way has not ... [read more]

Business as usual (2005)

The United Nations has just completed a report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo detailing how President Joseph Kabila and his cronies are pillaging the country of its mineral riches, aided and abetted by African and other foreign companies. [read more]

Growing up Aboriginal (1991)

Actor Stephen Albert and writer Jimmy Chi, the author of the musical play Bran Nue Dae, talk about childhood, education and identity, intercut with one of the musical numbers from the production, historical footage and archival photographs. [read more]

‘All these memories of you’ (2001)

Eddie Maloney (Ben Mendelsohn) hitches a ride back home to Coollawarra, his home town, as his brother Pete (Andrew S Gilbert) negotiates his way out of some free fish. At home, Pete’s wife Tully (Susie Porter) reiterates her opposition to ... [read more]

‘Gidday, I’m Otto von Meister’ (1995)

Otto von Meister (Mark Mitchell) and his nephew Conrad (Fletcher Humphrys) arrive at Townes Downs with a busload of unfortunate Russian tourists. Supervised by Trish Emu (Kylie Belling), the tourists are desperate to use the toilet. Otto doles out the ... [read more]

Winning and losing (1994)

Tears and triumphs follow the end of the game. Boys and men talk frankly about winning, losing and crying. [read more]

Sydney Research Group (1993)

In 1941 the HMAS Sydney was sunk by a German ship off the coast of Western Australia. There were no Australian survivors. There are conflicting opinions about whether the HMAS Sydney sent a distress signal and why there ... [read more]

Three ships (1939)

This clip consists of three segments of newsreel footage, shot at Cockatoo Island dockyard in Sydney Harbour, showing the launching of three ships during the Second World War. [read more]

Who are you? (1999)

The mysterious stranger Jobah (Samuel Johnson) and Princess Neri (Marnie Reece-Wilmore) learn more about each other. Neri explains why she helped him escape from her uncle’s prison and Jobah reveals that he is the Prince of Bandor. [read more]

Childhood remembered (2005)

Black-and-white photos of the parents of the filmmaker, Colin and Gloria Johnston. Both parents recount their childhood, and when they first met. [read more]

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