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Training on Sydney Harbour (1916)
Australian Middleweight Champion Les Darcy trains beside the waters of Sydney Harbour. He begins by jumping rope, then wrestles with a sparring partner before putting on boxing gloves and training with mentor Dave Smith. [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]
‘I’m a practising Catholic’ (1972)
Sonia (Lynn Rainbow) discovers why she will always be ‘the other woman’ to Gordon (Joe James), a married man; his wife (Shirley Cameron) won’t divorce him because of her Catholicism. [read more]
‘Chinese family dream’ (1998)
When David Wang, a successful businessman, was elected to the Melbourne City Council in 1969, his wife recalls that they were sent newspaper cuttings from Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, all reporting his election. His daughter recalls her confusion over ... [read more]
King Billy’s first car (1939)
This clip is a segment from an animated cinema advertisement for Super Shell oil. After unsuccessfully using a kangaroo as a mode of transport, King Billy and a koala solve their transportation problems by inventing an animal-made and animal-powered car ... [read more]
One wave, one surfer (1973)
After a great day surfing with his friend Richie West, George Greenough goes back to work on his boat, a 37-foot hull on which he is building his own cabin. He explains his philosophy of surfing, and his need for ... [read more]
Rights and wrongs (2007)
Michael (Kelton Pell) comes to see Rick (Kieran Darcy-Smith) about his wages. Rick tells him he can’t afford to pay and if he did pay, Michael would have to pay rent on his house and buy his own food. Michael ... [read more]
Like one big family (1983)
Two people removed from their families as children to enter into servitude, Margaret Tucker and Bill Reid, speak of their experience growing up. Historical footage shows children placed in missions. [read more]
Putting in a good word (1949)
The yearly muster of brumbies goes on, with Matthew O’Riordan (John O’Malley) riding with other local graziers. At home, his wife Jane (Thelma Scott) takes care of the youngest children, including Cathie McAllister (Charmian Young). Jane’s youngest boy, Michael (Jimmy ... [read more]
Good and bad crooks (2003)
Restaurant owner Darren ‘Dabba’ Barrington (Timothy Spall) rejects an offer of partnership from drug dealer Chicka Martin (Gary Sweet). Dabba is an experienced criminal now largely going straight. Chicka wants to launder drug money through his loss-making restaurant, but Dabba ... [read more]
‘Wild things should be free’ (1976)
Mike (Greg Rowe) is overjoyed when Mr Percival, his pet pelican, returns after being set free. [read more]
Kate’s search for a partner (1997)
The clip shows Kate at home and at work while in voice-over she tells us about herself. Kate is an artist and mother to five-year-old Liam. It’s five years since her last serious relationship. Kate is seeking a life partner ... [read more]
One shoe short (2007)
You can watch the short film One Shoe Short here in its entirety. Rodney (Rodney Malbunka) can’t find his shoes. As he needs them to go to school, his friend Jesse (Jesse McCormack) helps as best he can. [read more]
Car boys (1986)
Jimmy (Ned Manning) arrives at a car crash scene with his brother Frank (Ollie Hall), a tow-truck driver. Frank and a rival driver both claim rights to the wreckage. During their argument with police a gang of ‘car boys’ arrives. ... [read more]
Shut her down (2005)
Jacinta Peterson (Greta Larkins) is fouled by her brother Joel (Nick Colla) and gets to take a free throw. The score is now even and Coach Peterson (David Roberts) is mad. He calls for time out and tells his team ... [read more]
‘This is our home now’ (2007)
Rose (Joan Chen) and her husband 'Uncle Bill’ (Steven Vidler) kiss after she moves back in, seven years after she left him. Rose’s son Tom (Joel Lok) gets a nosebleed as he watches them. Rose resents the presence of Bill’s ... [read more]
‘I’d really like for you to be there’ (1998)
Headmaster Carson (John Gregg) invites student Marco (Danny Raco) to be his partner at an inter-school lawn bowls competition. Meanwhile Zac (Luke Jacobz) and Tess (Katherine Hicks) continue to explore Tess’s belief in the paranormal. When Zac confides in Tess ... [read more]
Munch kids ask, what is rubbish? (1992)
In this animated segment of Lift Off, children’s voices are heard discussing a question – when is rubbish, rubbish? As they ponder the question, exploring it from many different perspectives their ideas are animated in a variety of ways. [read more]
Father plants an idea (2006)
Misty (Lee Cormie) overhears Fearless (Sullivan Stapleton) tell Father Scully (Frank Gallacher) that he and Teresa are still having difficulty starting a family. Father Scully points out that the December Boys are desperate to be part of a family. A ... [read more]
Getting a rise out of Barry (1963)
Star contestant Barry Jones features in this episode as the Australian contestant in the ‘World Championship Quiz – Australia versus New Zealand’, which is in its eighth round in this episode. Here, host Bob Dyer tries to ‘get a rise’ ... [read more]
