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‘Everyone thinks you’re odd’ (1996)

Vicki-Anne (Rebecca Frith) is horrified to see that her sister Dimity (Miranda Otto) has come home late one night with Ken Sherry (George Shevtsov). Vicki-Anne bangs on Sherry’s front door, interrupting their attempt to get intimate. Dimity rushes home and ... [read more]

Hay citizens’ band (1993)

As the current Hay Citizens’ Band marches and plays, we learn about its 96-year history through stills and archival footage of soldiers leaving for the First World War. [read more]

Youth peace walk (1970)

Protestors march through the streets of Sydney and Melbourne against the Australian involvement in the Vietnam War. The soundtrack includes chants and songs from the crowds, and excerpts of radio news broadcasts. [read more]

Superhero (1998)

The narrator (William McInnes) introduces us to his Cousin, who has cerebral palsy, and describes some of their boyish adventures. [read more]

50 years of bad luck (1999)

Dexter the evil octopus has stolen the ancient stone, believing that it will help him gain the power he desires. Flipper and Lopaka have different plans. [read more]

Making flannel (1924)

After the wool has been made into yarns, the yarns are fitted into a loom where flannel and blankets are woven. This is shown with a static camera. Coloured yarn is inserted to make patterned travelling rugs. Women use oil ... [read more]

Yakutat, Alaska (2008)

Jonno and Stefan travel to Yakutat, Alaska. They are welcomed by Jack, proprietor of the Icy Waves surf shop. [read more]

Kuala Lumpur (1930)

This clip features street scenes of Kuala Lumpur, including a Hindu Thaipusam festival; examples of colonial architecture; an open air wet market; hawkers and tea sellers. [read more]

‘You hardly even knew him’ (2002)

Charlie (Vince Colosimo) has already privately complained about a crying woman who he reckons had only met Gavin twice. When she can’t stop crying he loses his temper and shouts at her. [read more]

Scenes of village life (1955)

This clip includes vignettes of village life on the Greek island from which the Gerakiteys family came, including: family members gathered around a table piled with food, locals gathered in a square for a celebration, and a group of people ... [read more]

Bean tree (1926)

Two men inspect a tree which has large bean pods hanging from its branches. A close-up of the men holding the pods (one of them snapped in two to reveal the inside) ends this brief segment. [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]

‘I can’t tell you’ (1997)

Heidi Benson (Rose Byrne) approaches Maxine Summers (Rachael Blake), as Bill McCoy (Tony Martin) looks on. She wants Maxine to help her get prescription drugs – but Maxine convinces her to go to detox. Later, at Central Police Station, Maxine ... [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]

Rising waters (1955)

A bridge is quickly overtaken by fast flowing and rapidly rising water levels. Two people run across the bridge before it becomes completely impassable. The camera pans along the submerged city streets and half-visible houses. [read more]

Four languages – two laws (1981)

Elders from the four language groups – Mara, Yanula, Garrawa, and Gurdandji – introduce the film in their respective languages. [read more]

‘Hell on earth’ (1984)

A group of alcoholics gather in the park and discuss life and its hardships. [read more]

Spiny anteater (1995)

The echidna can adjust to harsh conditions by living underground and reducing its body temperature to reach a state of suspended animation, or torpor. We see a scientist measuring the animal’s heartbeat. [read more]

Anzac Day 1946 (1946)

This colour home movie clip shows the official Anzac Day parade through central Sydney one year after the end of the Second World War in 1946. [read more]

‘I can’t help what I feel’ (1978)

Beth (Margaret Cameron) has left her husband and wants to live with her lover, Terry (George Shevtsov). Terry rejects the proposal, saying he does not feel the same way about Beth. [read more]

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