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‘True freedom is choice’ (1990)
Interviewed in a London club, Lord Alistair McAlpine, Broome entrepreneur, talks about his attitude to his investments in Broome, WA, and his attitude to business in general. [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]
Polish Catholics (1991)
We see a full Catholic ceremony, and hear that ninety per cent of Poles are Catholics, and that 40 years of communism did not destroy their faith. This is followed by a plain communist-style civil wedding taking seven minutes. [read more]
Dipping sheep (1899)
A farmer pushes sheep underwater with a plunger as they pass through an arsenic sheep dip. [read more]
Torres Strait Islands sequence (1921)
This sequence shows dance performances by men, women and children, a large spinning toy game, string figure designs on Murray Island and a model boat regatta on Coconut Island. [read more]
First Australian notes (1910)
This newsreel item shows an Australian one pound banknote with 'Bank of New South Wales’ printed on it. [read more]
Modelling fashion (1927)
Fashionable garments are modelled displaying a range of designers clothes include a dress by couturier Melnotte Simonin; a hand-embroidered coat with fur trim by designer Jacques Heim, a painted velvet georgette fabric again by Melnotte Simonin ; a broad cloth ... [read more]
Home to Galway (2004)
After her dramatic first visit to Australia, it’s early morning when Hannah (Lynn Styles) finally returns to her boarding school in Galway. Her roommate Tara (Danielle Fox-Clarke) is suspicious. Snooping around, she is surprised to find beach sand in Hannah’s ... [read more]
Chopping down a tree (1920)
This clip shows two lumberjacks chopping down a eucalyptus tree in 1920. [read more]
Like brothers (2005)
Kaleb Comollatti talks about meeting his two friends John Stacey and Dallas McNamara, and how he started bull riding. We see Kaleb go through his preparation before riding a bull. [read more]
Teen marriage (1984)
Gladys Shoesmith is mother to two girls – Myree, 15, and Roslyn, 14. She expresses the hope that they choose wisely when they marry and says that she is letting her children discover the world in their own time. [read more]
Daily life in Cuba (2002)
Pedro and his wife Amada are in their eighties. They live in a one-bedroom apartment. Pedro buys water from the street vendor and carries it home while Amada prepares a thin soup with a few vegetables. Pedro sells cordial crystals ... [read more]
Every picture a defeat (1994)
Artist Jeffrey Smart observes that he doesn’t like viewing his finished work as 'every picture is a defeat’. At work in his studio he reflects on being inspired rather than daunted by the work and achievements of the 'old masters’ ... [read more]
Fair to a fault (1993)
Chris Masters, a reporter on the ABC’s Four Corners, is respected by his colleagues because of his ethics and thorough research before broadcasting stories. Masters talks about the backlash he received when his story on police corruption in NSW ... [read more]
‘Howard loves controversy’ (1995)
Howard Sattler is a high-rating radio announcer from 6PR in Perth. His producer, Ainslie Hodgkinson, clips articles from the daily newspapers. These will be used to prompt talkback from listeners. Ainslie is seeking articles that will elicit volatile responses. Sattler ... [read more]
Joey’s abduction (1994)
After media attention when her children are abducted, journalist Jacqueline Gillespie starts to get calls from other parents of kidnapped children. She talks to other parents around the world. Carolyn’s son Joey was abducted by his father, Alan. The emotional ... [read more]
Sikh terrorists (2001)
A few months after the anti-Sikh riots in India, Sikhs planted bombs on public transport. Young Primjit Singh Uberoi was sent to Australia by his mother for safety. Primjit recalls the emotional impact of separation from his family. [read more]
Grandmother from hell (1994)
Dr Julie Jones, a child psychiatrist, says that in one particular family, violence was caused by the husband’s mother who was jealous and possessive. This caused her son to become violent towards his wife, and ultimately to kill both her ... [read more]
Hip hop-pety stew (1998)
Aida (Justine Saunders) comes out of the house to greet Margie (Margaret Harvey) and family Charlie (Luke Elliot), Shannon (Shannon Elliot) and Janaya (Janaya Pender). The family are served ‘hip hop-pety stew’. Margie tells them that they met Bert and ... [read more]
