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‘Something amazing has happened’ (1999)

Ruth (Kate Winslet) and her friend, Radhi (Genevieve Lemon), meet Ruth’s mother, Miriam (Julie Hamiton), in a Delhi restaurant. Ruth tells her mother she has found what she is looking for in India. Mum tells Ruth that her father is ... [read more]

‘What did you do last night?’ (2000)

After making love with Andreas, Claire (Julia Blake) has breakfast with her husband John (Terry Norris), who asks what she did last night. After being vague, if not untruthful, she reveals she slept with another man but he refuses to ... [read more]

Bliss, punishment, heaven and hell (1985)

Harry Joy (Barry Otto) is a successful advertising man, with a nice house, a wife he loves (Lynette Curran) and two children, David (Miles Buchanan) and Lucy (Gia Carides). After a long birthday lunch, Henry has a heart attack in ... [read more]

Doing it tough (1969)

A British immigrant couple talk frankly about how they survive on a single basic wage with three children under five and a mountain of hospital bills to pay. [read more]

Jobs versus environment (1992)

Local businessman Steve Bishopric, boating down a river with Peter Garrett, suggests ecotourism as a solution. [read more]

Incidents of my flight (1928)

This clip features one complete side of a two-sided gramophone record. In 'Incidents of my flight’, pioneer aviator Bert Hinkler recounts key events in his record-breaking solo flight from England to Australia. [read more]

‘Because you’re black’ (1985)

Having won access to his son through the Family Court, Stuart (David Kennedy) must find a new place to live. He and his son Tommy (Jamie Agius) experience first hand the difficulties for a black man seeking to rent a ... [read more]

Boodgie (2002)

The two cousins Tim (Russell Page) and Scott (Laurence Clifford) are sitting on a bench and catching up after having not seen each other for quite a while. Tim begins to tell the story of when his dog Waynee boodgied ... [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]

‘You just like other Lubras’ (1936)

Mara (Dennis Hoey) is surprised when Beatrice (Margot Rhys) invites his romantic advances and kisses him. She has been cool before this. Neither of them realises that the jealous Sondra has drugged Beatrice’s food. Mara soon recognises the symptoms and ... [read more]

North end excision (1994)

White pastoralist Grant Martin has inherited the property from his forefathers. Harry Dixon, an Aboriginal stockman, has been granted an excision of land for his family and a friend’s. Harry has lived on the property for 33 years and has ... [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]

Building and measuring stamina (1959)

Coached by Don Talbot, John Konrads’ technique is refined during training in the pool. Underwater tracking shots detail Konrads’ technique. Through training, Konrads builds stamina. This is scientifically measured back at the laboratory where lung capacity, heart rate and haemoglobin ... [read more]

Start a cycle (1975)

Australian-born Hollywood studio executive Al Daff says film producers need to find scripts that will succeed with an audience in two years time. He discusses the popularity of disaster movies at that time (the Poseidon Adventure, Towering Inferno era) and ... [read more]

Heard Island (1984)

A look at remote Heard Island south-west of Perth, near Antarctica. It has stunning scenery, including glaciers. [read more]

‘You can’t run this place without us’ (2001)

Claire McLeod (Lisa Chappell) confronts her staff after discovering they have been stealing fuel. Sister Tess (Bridie Carter) and staffers Meg Fountain (Sonia Todd) and Jodi Fountain (Rachael Carpani) look on. [read more]

Rockers and surfers clash (1963)

A short newsreel item from 1963, outlining police efforts to curb gang violence between suburban ‘rockers’ and surfers at Manly beach. [read more]

George Wallace’s big break (1999)

Actor George Wallace gets his first job with Happy Harry Salmon’s travelling show. Theatre historian Frank Van Straten comments on Wallace. [read more]

Grace Gibson (1983)

Texan born Grace Gibson immigrated to Australia in 1934. She set up a radio serial production company. Her company produced 30,000 quarter hour programs for Australian radio. Grace comments on those times in Australia. [read more]

Circular Quay (1929)

This clip shows a view of Sydney Harbour in approximately 1929, and features Admiralty House, and a ferry leaving Circular Quay. [read more]

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