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The discovery (1968)
Pastoralist and prospector Lang Hancock retraces his route by air and on foot to explain how he made his great discovery of a mountain of iron ore at Mount Tom Price in Western Australia. [read more]
Making merry through the day (1925)
This clip from a silent Magnavox Wireless cinema advertisement shows a group of friends dancing to the music from a Magnavox Wireless at a picnic under a tree. It also shows them taking the wireless canoeing. [read more]
Making a go of it (1979)
There’s a whole mob of Prices – which is just as well, as it takes lots of hard labour to work a cattle station. [read more]
‘What does that make me?’ (2001)
Neighbouring farmer Alex (Aaron Jeffery) arrives at Drover’s Run by helicopter. Claire (Lisa Chappell) is happy to see her friend – but not so amused when Alex catches sight of Tess (Bridie Carter) for the first time. [read more]
Makings of a good leader! (1996)
Chased by The Brolga (John Stanton), with Arrow (Rhys Muldoon) in hot pursuit, Thowra (John Higginson) and Storm (Doug Tremlett) jump over the ravine, leaving a humiliated Arrow to face the wrath and ridicule of The Brolga. [read more]
Rain makes me sad (1986)
Rain falls on the fringe camp where the family are sheltered in their humble home, having been evicted from the housing commission house. The attempt to move up in the world has proven to be unsuccessful. Old Eva (Kath Walker) ... [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]
Bobby and Pikey make history (1983)
Tommy Woodcock (Tom Burlinson) runs Phar Lap onto the track at Flemington for the 1930 Melbourne Cup. The horse has been kept in hiding after an attempt on his life; the race has been delayed 15 minutes waiting for the ... [read more]
‘Make your money fight’ (1941)
A black-and-white animated propaganda advertisement which uses patriotic slogans, a stirring music score, a commanding voice-over narration, recognisable Australian symbols and clever animation to persuade the Australian public to contribute to the war effort by investing in the Commonwealth Government’s ... [read more]
‘Make him show you’ (1968)
This is part two of a television advertisement for three Holden HK sports coupes: the Monaro, Monaro GTS and Monaro GTS 327. The advertisement includes a jingle and male voice-over. [read more]
Make your avatar – meet Indy (2004)
As her cranky self, Saskia (Hannah Greenwood) had no success trying to talk to online to Max Hammer (Cameron Nugent), who is using her music without her permission. This time she creates an avatar to get his attention. 'Indy’ is ... [read more]
Beekeeping and making honey (1940)
We see thousands of bees swarming on frames. A beekeeper uses a ‘smoker’ to blow smoke onto the bees so he can remove one of the frames and brush them off calmly. He uses a honey knife to strip the ... [read more]
A soldier in the making (1915)
Will Brown (Guy Hastings) has joined up. He realises it is time to put away the things of his sporting youth. He picks up his rifle and heads off to training camp. He learns how to march, shoot and dig ... [read more]
‘Make them feel inferior’ (1995)
Babe (voiced by Christine Cavanaugh) is humiliated in his first attempt to control a pen of sheep. Fly (voiced by Miriam Margolyes) tells him that pigs are inferior, which he doesn’t believe. Rex (voiced by Hugo Weaving) feels his honour ... [read more]
‘Let’s make tracks’ (1960)
The whistle blows which means its time for Mr Squiggle (voiced by Norman Hetherington) to return home to the moon. Miss Pat (Patricia Lovell) returns her attention to Bill Steamshovel’s problem with his ‘tracks’ which have now shrunk in the ... [read more]
Bit of Black Business – Bloodlines (2007)
Bloodlines, is about making a difficult phone call. The caller is Josh Barnett (Kirk Page) who is a young man that appears to have it all in his modern apartment. He doesn’t make the call as he is preoccupied with ... [read more]
Making up is hard to do (1996)
During Alice and Mia’s house party, Mia (Frances O’Connor) and Danni (Radha Mitchell) both admit they’ve made a mistake in breaking up with each other. [read more]
‘God bless you. Please make it quick’ (1993)
In a dramatic re-creation Ronald Ryan (played by Colin Friels) is hanged in Pentridge prison. Radio journalist, Brian Morley, recalls being a witness to the hanging. In the dramatic re-creation, the priest (John Clayton) gives Ryan’s body the last rites. [read more]
Making a warehouse in the salt mines (1943)
This clip from a colour home movie filmed by Ernest Gourlay in approximately 1951 shows men constructing a hanger or warehouse with a vaulted roof. It shows men bolting together and erecting the trusses. This is followed by panning shots ... [read more]
Documentary making in the 1960s (1960)
Early scenes from a dramatised documentary showing a young couple in the 1960s exploring Hobart, Tasmania. [read more]
