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A pack of rabid dogs (2007)
On the eve of the semifinals, the Newtown Jets go up against St George. Newtown coach Jack Cooper (Matthew Johns) gives some last minute instructions before handing over to his captain, 'Grub’ Henderson (Matt Nable), whose message is blunt – ... [read more]
The FJ Holden (1977)
Kevin (Paul Couzens) and his best mate Bob (Carl Stever) share everything, even girls. They live in working class Bankstown in Sydney, and spend all their spare time restoring and cruising in Kevin’s FJ Holden. When Kevin meets Anne (Eva ... [read more]
’Dearest, I love you’ (1929)
The love of Paula Marsh (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) for Lee Travers (Josef Bambach) is undermined by Paula’s feelings of remorse over her activities as a thief. [read more]
Noah and Saskia – Tomorrow Never Knows (2004)
Feisty Saskia (Hannah Greenwood) seeks revenge when a faceless geek somewhere in cyber world steals her music. This opening episode of a 13-part series shows the start of the online relationship between two teenagers – the uncool but quick-tongued Saskia ... [read more]
Dynasties – The Murdochs (2001)
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is the last of the world’s great media empires controlled by a family dynasty. The Murdochs is a portrait of a very close-knit family. Now in his seventies, Rupert Murdoch is the only son of ... [read more]
‘A very deep sleep’ (2009)
Joe (Clive Owen) carries his ailing wife Katy (Laura Fraser) into the bedroom. He runs to fetch her oxygen and comforts her at her bedside – all of which is quietly watched by their young son, Artie (Nicholas McAnulty). Soon ... [read more]
Henry Warburton arrives (1994)
Tegwyn (Amanda Douge) asks her mother, Alice (Lisa Harrow), why her paralysed father, Sam (Mark Fairall), has been brought home. Ort (Jamie Croft) answers a knock at the door. It is Henry Warburton (Peter Coyote), who says he has come ... [read more]
Home of the Blizzard (1998)
The AAP Mawson’s Hut Expedition sailed to the Antarctic in the summer of 1998 to restore and conserve the original scientific huts constructed by explorer Douglas Mawson in 1911. The team is made up of archaeologists, architects, scientists and ... [read more]
The Secret Life of Us – Now or Never (2001)
The Secret Life of Us follows a group of 20-somethings living in and around the same apartment block. In this episode, Evan (Samuel Johnson) discovers he has been accepted into a two-month writer’s course in New York, just as ... [read more]
The Old Man and the Inland Sea (2005)
A documentary about Mr Norman Hayes Jagamarra who was a 'noodler’ on the mining fields of Coober Pedy. [read more]
Jack Thompson Down Under – Episode 3 (1987)
This magazine-style show presents aspects of Australian life culled from footage shot over the years by the ABC for their groundbreaking television documentary series A Big Country (1992), as well as from the archive of the national ... [read more]
Four’s a Crowd (1957)
Four’s a Crowd is a short documentary that comically portrays four types of workers (all played by filmmaker Jock Levy) in the waterfront industry – Glass-arm Harry, Tiddly Pete, Nick-away Ned and Ron the Roaster. Each scenario illustrates the negative ... [read more]
Hypsi: the Forest Gardener (1998)
The documentary follows zoologist Dr Andrew Dennis as he studies the life cycle of the smallest kangaroo, the hypsi (musky rat-kangaroo), in Far North Queensland’s rainforest, and discovers the secrets of its survival. [read more]
The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)
When it opened on 26 December 1906 The Story of the Kelly Gang was six reels long, or close to 60 minutes, a duration that was unheard of. What remains of the film is almost 10 minutes, much of which ... [read more]
The Rising Generation (c1925)
This incomplete documentary promotes the public education system in South Australia from kindergarten through to university. [read more]
Sydney 1958 (2007)
This clip shows colour 9.5mm footage of Sydney filmed by Frank Straford in 1958. It features scenes of Sydney Harbour, Circular Quay and the Hawkesbury River and includes a voice-over narration by Straford and an instrumental soundtrack. [read more]
The Saddle Club – Series 1 Episode 1 (2001)
Lisa Atwood’s (Lara Jean Marshall) first day at Pine Hollow Stables begins badly when a car driven by her mother (Marie-Louise Walker) nearly collides with Pine Hollow’s best students Stevie Lake (Sophie Bennett) and Carole Hanson (Keenan MacWilliam) and their ... [read more]
Track Record: The Story of Australia’s Railways - Tethered to the World (1991)
This is one episode from a four-part series that looks at the history of the railway network in Australia. This episode outlines the surviving tourist railways of Australia. It also looks at the problems presented by the legacies of the ... [read more]
Fighting the Flames (1909)
This footage of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade features horsedrawn fire units moving through the streets of Adelaide as well as rescue and resuscitation demonstrations by fire brigade members. [read more]
Overland Adventure: The Story of the 1954 Redex Reliability Trial (1954)
This is a Cinesound documentary about the Round Australia 1954 Redex Reliability Trial – a 15,450 kilometre motor endurance rally over rough terrain and unsealed roads. Overland Adventure follows the changing fortunes of some of the 246 entrants during the ... [read more]
