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Helping hands (1970)
Max Pearson (Terry McDermott) and Dr Liz Sinclair (Margaret Cruikshank) attempt to distract Colonel Jim Emerson (Carl Bleazby) from his concern over the imminent birth of his child. Meanwhile Lori Chandler (Elspeth Ballantyne), Fiona Davies (Gerda Nicholson) and Rose Lang ... [read more]
‘Don’t touch anything’ (2007)
Cleo (Phoebe Tonkin) and Lewis (Angus McLaren) attempt to wish the fungus problem away. [read more]
Crocodile hunting (1956)
Outback adventurer Keith F Adams hunts and skins a crocodile. He cuts the croc open to reveal the leg of a cow that it has killed. A poisonous taipan slithers by. [read more]
‘I can’t leave, not now’ (2006)
John (Mark Constable) tells wife Emily (Victoria Hill) he needs to help uncle Tom by righting wrongs of the past. Unaware that son Edward (Wiiliam Traegar) is listening, Emily angrily tells John that uncle Tom is dead. [read more]
School bullies (1987)
Danny (Noah Taylor) gets a dunking from classmates for writing secret love poetry; Trevor (Ben Mendelsohn) rescues him and wins favour from his love interest, Freya (Loene Carmen). [read more]
Australian night sky (1993)
Australian painter Tim Storrier creates a nocturnal landscape painting from photographs and his imagination. [read more]
Bark burials (1984)
Grahame Walsh explains the sophistication of Aboriginal burial ceremonies and compares them to ancient Egyptian burials. [read more]
Safety evolution (1964)
Essential safety procedures for plant workers on the Snowy Mountains Scheme are detailed, and procedures for travelling to and from worksites are laid out. [read more]
Starting to happen (2005)
Wayne Blair talks about his experience as an actor and the roles that are offered to him as an Aboriginal man. [read more]
‘Something to fall back on’ (1981)
Michael’s father told young Michael that the world was divided into three groups, 'fools, crooks and gentlemen’. By deciding to be an artist (theatre director) young Michael fell into the fool category. His father argued medicine would give him 'something ... [read more]
‘Some bush of their own’ (1982)
On the trail of 'wild blacks’ who have speared cattle, the stockmen and Mrs Gunn (Angela Punch McGregor) discuss the question of prior right to the land. An elderly Aboriginal man, Goggle Eye (Donald Blitner) explains where the stars came ... [read more]
George on Harmony Row (1999)
Actor George Wallace was a big success when he starred in the 1933 Australian feature film Harmony Row. Bill Kerr remembers his own screen debut. [read more]
‘Me depressed?’ (2004)
In this clip, Spike Milligan speaks frankly about his experience of depression and its impact on his life. His brother Desmond and his daughter Jane reflect on the use of medication to treat mental illness. Milligan explains the relationship between ... [read more]
Christianity and intermarriage (1997)
An Indian man who has married an Australian woman and become a Christian visits his mother and father at home with his wife. They all talk frankly about his choice. [read more]
Revolving door (2000)
The Honourable Andre Haermeyer MLA comments on recidivism in prisoners. Flat Out is a support organization for newly-released female prisoners which assists with transitional housing. The organisation’s ability to help has been reduced because of ... [read more]
Boyd’s metamorphosis (1985)
Arthur Boyd moved to London to paint. He developed his distinctive style and introduced the idea of metamorphosis to his work. Boyd places people and mythological characters in an Australian setting. [read more]
Gough opens Dahlia and Arts Festival (1973)
In Bendigo assisting with the Labor Party’s campaign for the May 1973 Victorian state elections, Gough Whitlam opens the 2nd Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival. [read more]
Australia’s bicentennial celebrations (1988)
A hectic montage of wheelbarrow races, egg-and-spoon races and cow-pat tossing contests cuts abruptly to a couple of blokes sitting quietly by their ute, somewhere in the outback, having a cup of tea and commenting that the pace of change ... [read more]
Always on my mind (2006)
Football players lined up ready to train, it is night-time. Non-Indigenous player Brad Taaffe speaks of three generations of his family growing up with Aboriginal people. Brad’s wife is Aboriginal, and Taaffe talks about the absence of racism. Chris ‘Offo’ ... [read more]
Too much imagination (1979)
Jill’s frustration with Max (Ivor Kants) peaks after the second day of his indirect attempts to seduce her. She reacts coldly to his offer of tea and cakes. He tells her she’s a neurotic housewife, and denies flatly that he ... [read more]
