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‘Lending instead of spending’ (1941)
After complaining to her mother (Bobbie Hunt) about not being able to borrow money to go out for a night with the girls, Grace (Dorothy Dickson) sulks in her room. Her father (John Nugent) tells her about the importance of ... [read more]
‘Sacrifice, while there is still time’ (1941)
Grace (Dorothy Dickson) has received a letter from her soldier boyfriend Jim, who has been blinded while fighting overseas. Filled with inspiration from his letter, Grace reads it to her co-workers at the munitions factory. The letter urges her and ... [read more]
Laying sewer pipes (1922)
The Board of Works digs up ground in Melbourne’s northern suburbs to lay sewerage pipes. A large section of pipe is lowered into a trench beside railway tracks. Men above ground watch the pipe lowered by crane as workers in ... [read more]
Family killing (1994)
Three sisters, Chessy, Josie and Natalia, now teenagers, recall how their father shot their mother and then himself in front of them. [read more]
From cannibalism to tourism (1987)
Three Italian tourists discuss the changes brought to New Guinea by 'the explorers’, and debate whether Papuan New Guinean cannibalism was a cultural practice or borne of necessity. [read more]
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]
Come, follow Me (1992)
Nuns from the Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy order discuss why they became nuns and some of them reveal why they left the order. Vocations are a call to serve God. [read more]
Up periscope (1995)
Action stations on board a submarine during the Second World War. After attacking enemy shipping the submarine is under attack from depth charges. Emotional veteran submariners recall being under attack from depth charges. [read more]
Half caste, plaster cast (2000)
Historical footage of a plaster cast being made of an Aboriginal man’s face by anthropologists. Henry Reynolds and Marcia Langton provide historical framework for government policies implemented through the history of the colonisation of Australia. [read more]
‘Single people’ (1995)
Children of divorced parents express their distress at the outcome. Sister Aileen Shanahan of the Aquinas College says that children often suppress their feelings with bad psychological results. [read more]
Debts to pay (1971)
Kevin’s new secretary (Patricia Condon) tells him she must leave the job if he can’t give her her wages. A debt collector takes a more direct approach, attacking him in the street. [read more]
‘Shakes after a heavy night’ (1991)
Alwyn Peter started drinking at age sixteen. He has periods of sobriety but these are rare. He shows his two children the horses at the rodeo. He says that his riding skills are affected after heavy drinking. [read more]
‘Keep our children’s natural inheritance’ (1995)
A community of ferals in northern NSW dance and sing at a gathering. They talk about their philosophy of child rearing, and the advantages they see in the way they have chosen to live. [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]
Maurice Chevalier impression (1931)
On a stage inside Frank Thring’s Efftee Film Studios, veteran stage performer Minnie Love impersonates French comedian and singer Maurice Chevalier singing the songs 'Valentine’ (1924) and 'On Top of the World, Alone’. [read more]
Parental lock out (1995)
Two parents explain how they restrict their children’s televsion viewing. [read more]
‘Variation on variation’ (1989)
Choreographer Graeme Murphy and dancer Kim Walker rehearse together and talk about how they collaborate. [read more]
Protecting Kakadu (2001)
Peter Wellings, Jacob Nayinggul, George Chaloupka and John Christopherson talk about Bill Neidjie, a traditional owner of Kakadu. We see people arriving for Bill’s wake. [read more]
Two rescues (1975)
Michael Fitzhubert (Dominic Guard) has spent the night on Hanging Rock, looking for clues. When his servant Albert (John Jarratt) finds him the next day, he is exhausted and unable to speak. As he’s stretchered off the mountain, he hands ... [read more]
