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Montclare, 1950 (1982)

Linda Stevens (Jacki Kerin) reads her mother’s diary. In 1950 Montclare was converted into a retirement home. [read more]

A dirty, filthy beast (1934)

Mo (Roy Rene) and his friend Donald (Alex McKinnon) attempt to get jobs as lifesavers. They have to resuscitate a drowning man whose body reveals a series of surprises. [read more]

‘Cologne’ (1978)

Madeleine (Chantal Contouri) introduces Angela (Sigrid Thornton) to Linsey (Hugh Keays-Byrne), a top advertising photographer. Linsey asks Angela to star in a cologne campaign. [read more]

Mary has a new magazine (2007)

Ethel (Auriel Andrews) arrives at Mary’s (Marlene Cummins) and they prepare to settle in for a night of naughtiness. [read more]

Mustering (1996)

Tess (Kym Wilson) musters cattle with her new team – Rosa (Mercia Deane-Johns), Jodie (Simone Kessell), Becky (Maya Stange) and Meg (Kris McQuade) – and is delighted when they are joined by her previously reluctant sister Claire (Tammy MacIntosh). Claire’s ... [read more]

Making a go of it (1979)

There’s a whole mob of Prices – which is just as well, as it takes lots of hard labour to work a cattle station. [read more]

Madang Resort Hotel (1996)

Effie (Mary Coustas) relaxes in a luxury resort in Papua New Guinea. [read more]

Growing a community (2002)

Mary Gregory is a Good Samaritan Sister who came to Claymore over a decade ago and has stayed ever since. She got people together in her large backyard as a first step towards encouraging them to get to know each ... [read more]

‘Now, mate! Now!’ (1992)

Pete’s (Ben Thomas) day gets worse when Gribble Junior (Richard Young) and his gang Rabbit (Drew Campbell) and Tiger (Nick Mitchell) find out how to trigger his chook behaviour. With some snails, they lie in wait. [read more]

Dame Nellie Melba opens a parasol (1927)

Dame Nellie Melba wears a hat and fur while opening an umbrella. [read more]

Origami gangster (1999)

Jimmy (Heath Ledger) meets Alex (Rose Byrne) in a pub in Chinatown, but she’s followed by Les (Kiri Paramore), another small-time hood who wants to get on Pando’s good side. Les calls Acko (David Field), who’s out looking for Jimmy. ... [read more]

Travelling north (1999)

William Yang travels north to Queensland where he grew up. [read more]

Making fire (1898)

Three Torres Strait Islander men demonstrate a traditional fire-making practice. [read more]

Dying without dignity (1988)

People sometimes die in unusual circumstances. Funeral directors describe retrieving bodies from under tables and trains. The collection of remains may be challenging after a shotgun suicide or hanging. [read more]

A testing time for Michael (1997)

Michael has admitted himself to hospital where he undergoes tests to identify his sensitivity to food and chemicals. The staff discovers several chemical substances that cause an allergic response in Michael. [read more]

Jewish parents (1993)

Three Jewish comedians, Deb Filler from New Zealand, Sandy Gutman (Austen Tayshus) from Melbourne and American Moshe Waldoks, talk about their parents’ experiences in the Second World War concentration camps. [read more]

Conrad Martens’s sea and sky (1978)

Watercolourist Conrad Martens painted scenes of the colony from 1835 to 1878. He held a particular interest in meteorology which inspired his greatest work. Landscapes depicting weather conditions of Sydney are accurately captured in his paintings. [read more]

Papini’s garage (1994)

Artist Jeffrey Smart goes to the location where he painted his self-portrait in Italy. He explains why he chose such a stark background, talks about his passion for light and comments on old age. [read more]

Continental cringe (1992)

Writer Tim Winton talks about his home state of Western Australia. He observes that WA was too keen to be sophisticated in the 1980s and ethics and culture got swept aside. [read more]

Auntie Jean’s wedding (1998)

Jean Wang married Peter Ling in 1952 in Melbourne. She only considered a Chinese man for her husband and she talks about the value of respect as opposed to romantic love. [read more]

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