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Charles Ulm in ‘Canberra Pup’ (1928)
Charles Ulm shows his parachute to the camera and gets into the open cockpit of the Canberra Pup. He waves to the camera and moves off along the grass in preparation for take off. [read more]
Junk into gold (2003)
Dr Simons and his business partner have patented his discovery that non-coding DNA is vital to our understanding of how disease works. Other medical researchers are outraged that this information – which they say should be freely available – ... [read more]
Diabetes low (1997)
Twelve year-old James Jarvis is suffering a low blood sugar attack. His mother has to administer glucagon to him. [read more]
Properties destroyed (1926)
This clip shows houses that have been burnt to the ground. At the site of one house, the only parts that remain standing are the brick stove or fire place. Residents are seen fighting off the flames surrounding their house ... [read more]
Lobster pot follies (1998)
Lobsters are enticed into the submarine pot by tasty bait. Once inside the pot the adult lobsters are trapped. We see the lobster’s point-of-view as it is brought on board the boat. The fishers cheer on seeing the size of ... [read more]
Australian night sky (1993)
Australian painter Tim Storrier creates a nocturnal landscape painting from photographs and his imagination. [read more]
‘My final statement’ (2004)
Euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke says he advises many people intent on suicide. Seventy-nine-year-old Lisette Nigot writes her final letter. [read more]
1928 Federal Inquiry finding (1982)
This clip dramatises the finding of the 1928 inquiry into the Aboriginal massacre known as the Coniston Massacre, based on court transcripts. The court found that the shooting of Aborigines at Coniston Station by Chief Protector of Aborigines Mounted Constable ... [read more]
Lapstone Hill Hotel (1930)
This clip shows members of the Archibald family spending a weekend at the newly opened Lapstone Hill Hotel in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. The camera surveys the surrounding gardens, the hotel building and members of the Archibald ... [read more]
Melbourne underground loop (1978)
This clip describes the strain placed on Melbourne’s public and private transport systems by its large population and busy city centre; the proposed Melbourne Underground Rail Loop to extend the current rail system; and the planning, design and construction taking ... [read more]
Queen in Waterloo (1981)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh officially open the Housing Commission’s tower blocks in Waterloo. Residents’ furniture was removed from four units, temporarily replaced with hired new furniture, then the royal couple inspected the units. The ... [read more]
Hawke wins in 1983 (1983)
Newly elected Prime Minister Bob Hawke confirms the US-Australian alliance. Former director of the CIA, William Colby, says that the rhetoric got heated during the Whitlam era but at the fundamental level relations between the US and Australia were ... [read more]
Lessons from Ranger mine (1997)
Dave Sweeney from the Australian Conservation Foundation says that the Ranger mine has major pollution problems caused by the high level of water in the area and the disposal of tailings. These same problems will probably occur with the Jabiluka ... [read more]
Employee recreation (1926)
After their day’s work, employees from the Leeton State Canning Factory head towards the accommodation provided by the company. Some of the employees are shown down by the Murrumbidgee River – sitting on the riverbank, swimming and playing. [read more]
‘Peter Pan’ (1987)
Actor Max Gillies imitates the former President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. We see archival footage of the president and Gillies’ impersonation of him. [read more]
Italian Australians (1988)
Young and old Italians comment on the influence that Europeans have had on the development of Australia at the bicentenary on 26 January 1988. [read more]
New York Yacht Club (1984)
Australia’s 12-metre yacht, Australia II, challenges America’s Liberty in the America’s Cup in 1983. The New York Yacht Club tries to have the yacht disqualified, but the Australian side is finally allowed to compete. [read more]
Yacht Racing (1974)
The annual Bass Strait Yacht Race in 1974 starts. We get a sense of being on board a yacht during the race. The clip explains the importance of navigation. [read more]
Anzac Parade Junction (1928)
At Anzac Parade Junction, trams carry crowds from the racecourse to Circular Quay and from the Sydney Showground to Central Station. The busy intersection is a bustling chaos of trams, buses, cars and pedestrians all of which are kept in ... [read more]
