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‘I won’t let you go!’ (1978)

Laura (Susannah Fowle) and Evelyn (Hilary Ryan) make up after a big fight. Evelyn takes Laura into her bed and comforts her. Next day, Laura interrogates her friend about seeing the headmistress, Mrs Gurley (Sheila Helpmann). She confronts Evelyn about ... [read more]

Making dreams come true (1999)

Third and final contestant Kristin takes the hot seat and answers three multiple choice questions on her way to a possible one million dollars. [read more]

‘I only want to announce’ (1997)

Zelda (Nadine Garner) applies for work at 'Radio Visually Impaired’. Her request to work as an announcer, even in a voluntary capacity, is rejected. Later, Robert (Matthew Dyktynski) and Zelda share their mutual admiration for the novel Catch 22. A ... [read more]

Rockers and surfers clash (1963)

A short newsreel item from 1963, outlining police efforts to curb gang violence between suburban ‘rockers’ and surfers at Manly beach. [read more]

‘A really big pearl’ (1937)

Concert pianist Daubenny Carshott (Lloyd Hughes) plays for the woman he loves, London society beauty Stella Raff (Elaine Hamill). He has already made up his mind to give up performing, but Stella unsettles him with comments about his music. They ... [read more]

‘I hate being bored’ (1996)

Kev (Ben Mendelsohn) complains to Mick (Jeremy Sims) that he hates being bored. Next day, Kev reports to the department of social security as Mick cases the bank they are planning to rob. An officious bank teller (David Wenham) tries ... [read more]

An Australian voice (1977)

A powerful use of an actor’s voice over photographs of Mrs McLeod Lindsay, as she struggles to recall the events of that terrible night when she was brutally attacked. [read more]

‘I am not prepared to learn how to kill’ (1990)

The consequences of Will’s (Tamblyn Lord) moral position are hard for him and for his family. His mother, Elizabeth Barnes (Penne Hackforth-Jones), is presented with a white feather by a neighbour Mrs Wilkes (Eve Godly) accusing Will of being a ... [read more]

‘You’ve ruined my children’ (1998)

Ari (Alex Dimitriades) comes home to a hostile reception from his father Dimitri (Tony Nikolakopoulos) and his mother Sophia (Eugenia Fragos), after being out all night. His father calls him an animal and tries to physically intimidate him; his mother ... [read more]

‘You’ve got to tell him’ (1987)

Asta (Deborra–Lee Furness) is confronted by Danny (David Franklin). Lizzie (Simone Buchanan) pleads for her boyfriend, Andrew (Douglas Walker), to tell her father, Tim (Tony Barry), the truth about her sexual assault. Lizzie’s grandmother, Norma (Margaret Ford), asks Asta to ... [read more]

‘What does it all mean?’ (1978)

Mark (Bryan Brown) and Danny (Linden Wilkinson) discuss the meaning of life. Mark says he isn’t happy unless he has something to worry about. In flashback, Mark stops to listen to a public speaker (Elaine Hudson) who talks about faith. [read more]

Tracey, you’re a genius! (2001)

Tracey has created a life-like Shamus hologram but unfortunately it disintegrates when Shamus high fives it. Shamus is quite devastated until they discover that the explosion has brought about dozens of miniature Shamuses. [read more]

Making beautiful music (2003)

Catherine was principal cellist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra when she broke her wrist trying to save her cello as she fell. For a time it seemed she might never play again. [read more]

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]

‘Could he take me back?’ (1985)

Lindy (Marillac Johnston) receives a second letter from the man who says he is her father, with more information about her family. Her real name is Mai and there is a photo of Lindy as a baby with her mother. ... [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]

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]

Feminism (1987)

Jean Curthoys, Anne Summers, Edna Ryan and Marjory Thomas talk about feminism and their quests for a better education [read more]

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