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A room with two dunnies (1985)
At the Plaza Hotel in New York, Mick (Paul Hogan) is amused and confused by the luxuries of a modern hotel room. Nor does he understand tipping – but he soon works it out. [read more]
Sagrada Família Barcelona (1974)
Catalonian architect, Antonio Gaudí’s greatest work, the Cathedral of the Holy Family is still under construction. Part one took 43 years to build. Gaudí felt that architecture and religion were inseparable. [read more]
‘Cornish gets his payback’ (1974)
Inmate Darkie returns with a broken leg, after a beating from Mr Cornish (Bill Hunter). In the evening, Darkie kills Cornish with his crutch, in front of all the inmates – who show little emotion. [read more]
Workers and gum trees (1949)
Where there are different types of gum trees, different types of workers emerge. A prospector pans for gold in a creek; a miner digs for other minerals; beekeepers follow the bees that settle round flowering ironbark gums; pastoralists herd sheep ... [read more]
Practice makes perfect (1998)
Private investigator Charles believes that once the barrier of fidelity has been broken, adultery is easier a second and third time round. Helen, Catholic mother of six, describes how her twenty-eight-year marriage ended as a result of her husband’s adultery, ... [read more]
Exeter Family Study (1995)
The Exeter Family Study examined health, school performance, social life, behaviour and self-esteem in children of divorced parents. Dr Rosemary Dunlop of Macquarie University says that research shows that children successfully ‘put it behind them.’ Sister Aileen Shanahan of Aquinas ... [read more]
Lisette’s life decision (2004)
Seventy-nine-year-old Lisette Nigot has decided to end her life. She is healthy and of sound mind and wants to maintain control over her life. [read more]
Argentine ants (1968)
In this television advertisement, seen here in its entirety, Trapper Tom (Barry Crocker) is hunting Argentine ants in a forest. He comes across a reward sign posted on a tree and explains how children can obtain a ‘licence to hunt ... [read more]
Learning curve (2002)
Emerging film producers Jason Gooden and Julian Saggers are re-editing their feature film. The intertitle tells us that producers have removed most of the footage directed by the second director Dennis Whitburn and gone back to the footage directed by ... [read more]
Solo dancer on grassy slope (1936)
A dancer wearing a beret and holding a makeshift cane draws a pipe from his pocket and puts it in his mouth. A wistful dance routine incorporating the props follows. The dancer completes a series of turns, leaps and poses. ... [read more]
‘Montrose’ (1940)
‘Montrose’, a large property with gardens overlooking the Brisbane River, was presented to the Queensland Society for Crippled Children by Mr George Marchant. In the home, children are tended to by nursing staff. On the veranda, a girl lies on ... [read more]
Roadside stop (1998)
The family pull up at a gas station. The children are sent off to the toilet. Margie (Margaret Harvey) spies two elders Bert Nandy (Bruce Oliver) and Uncle Sam (Gnarnayarrahe Waitarie) sitting in a shed across the road. Flashback; a ... [read more]
Chocolate dipping department (1926)
Women seated at tables carefully dip each individual chocolate and place them neatly on trays to dry. Their speed indicates they are familiar with this repetitive task. Men stand over the mixing machines which house boiling hot liquid chocolate. A ... [read more]
‘Have a good day and don’t be a nuisance …’ (1977)
Mrs Bilson (Ruth Cracknell) appears to be a doddering old lady when the doctor (Gerry Duggan) collects her from the farmhouse where she’s cared for by her daughter Mrs Herbert (Jude Kuring). In the car, she becomes a different person ... [read more]
Fast forward (1989)
Gribble Junior (Lachlan Jeffrey) has stolen the magic remote control from Pete (Sam Vandenberg) and is now wreaking havoc with it at school. As Pete struggles to get the remote back, innocent bystanders are caught in the crossfire with comical ... [read more]
Training circus animals (1993)
We see lions being trained. Trainer Stafford Bullen says the same techniques are used to train lions and tigers and domestic cats. [read more]
Acrobatic antics (1945)
Wanting to relax with an afternoon beer, a man is hounded by his energetic son Trevor to play in the backyard. Trevor’s three fox terriers – Larry, Trigger and Terry – also join in the fun. The five of them ... [read more]
You’re a loser (1992)
Hando (Russell Crowe) hits Gabe (Jacqueline McKenzie) after she calls him a loser. Davey (Daniel Pollock) goes after her as she leaves. The youngest member of the gang, Bubs (James McKenna), is upset that Davey wants to leave the gang. ... [read more]
Everything’s been done before (1988)
Dancer Betty Pounder describes how theatre company JC Williamson would send a director overseas to see the latest play or musical. They would then bring back the production to Australia and the company would perform it here. She recalls performing ... [read more]
Watsons Bay (1962)
Title cards introduce this segment which begins with panning scenes of Watsons Bay and its adjacent park and pier. Families wade happily in the water. A shot looking back to the houses on the hill ends this clip. [read more]
