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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]

‘I can’t live without you’ (1994)

Savina (Tara Morice) tells Dazey (Ben Mendelsohn) she cannot live without him. [read more]

‘What’s going on?’ (1991)

Leonie (Linda Blair) tells Joe (Jerome Ehlers) she is leaving him. She believes he is responsible for a series of murders, one of which she has helped cover up for him. [read more]

Questions (1987)

Ally (Claudia Karvan) wants to know if her parents loved her. Grandmother Bet (Jan Adele) assures her that they did. Ally says she sometimes dreams about her father. [read more]

Aunty Ruby (1998)

Aunty Ruby talks about her experience of Toomelah Resereve. [read more]

Postal delivery officers (1989)

This clip shows postal delivery officers in a range of mail delivery situations, and includes an interview with a female motorbike delivery officer. [read more]

‘Old wrinkled skin’ (1991)

Marta (Sheila Florance) introduces Anna (Gosia Dobrowolska) to an indoor pool, which is full of old people taking exercise. Marta wonders why Anna, who’s so young and vibrant, wants to spend so much time with an old woman. [read more]

‘Get stuck into him’ (1971)

Albert Crone (Edward Hepple) and Willie Aspinall (Robert McDarra), scared for their safety, have recruited George Flack (Gerard Maguire) to confront John Kelso (John Fegan). As Flack beats up Kelso, Albert, Willie and their neighbours Mrs Roche (Joan Letch), Mrs ... [read more]

Alex loses it (2008)

Alex (Grant Dodwell) has a violent altercation with a car window washer while driving with his son. [read more]

Stencil art (1984)

Grahame Walsh, an expert in stencil art, explores Carnarvon Gorge to find evidence of occupation by Aboriginal people 20,000 years ago. [read more]

‘Then there was Ned’ (1983)

Lee Whitmore narrates her childhood recollection of a regular family visitor, Ned Wethered. [read more]

Magic show (1980)

At a charity function, political powerbroker Doc Wheelan (Broderick Crawford) challenges Gregory Wolfe (Robert Powell) to prove his powers. Wolfe responds with an indignant display of magic. Society matron Miss Twist (Mary Mackay) asks Wolfe to heal her sore tooth. ... [read more]

East to West (1999)

A young girl peers out of a car window as her father drives her home. Voice-over narration in this clip is by Anita Beckman. [read more]

‘Where’s Jack’ (1991)

Joe (Jerome Ehlers) asks business contacts Rocky Borgetta (Donal Gibson) and Claw Miller (Joe Bugner) where his brother Jack is. He tells Leonie (Linda Blair) that everything’s settled. [read more]

‘Are you done?’ (2002)

Terminally ill Gavin (David Bonney) has received an injection but he’s taking longer to die than his mother (Judi Farr), brother (Nathaniel Dean), sister-in-law (Anna Lise Phillips), and friends Anna (Maria Theodorakis) and Charlie (Vince Colosimo) expected. They give him ... [read more]

‘Bring your eyeliner’ (1986)

Anna (Saskia Post) is dressed up for a job interview. Her boyfriend Sam (Michael Hutchence) asks if she’s coming to watch his band. [read more]

‘I Am Woman’ (1972)

This version of Helen Reddy’s iconic hit single and feminist anthem was recorded at Sun West Studio on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. [read more]

‘A bold experimental move’ (1986)

Presenter Duranga Manika (Michelle Torres) considers whether white people are intelligent and looks at a new government initiative aimed at making them less insular. [read more]

Domestic still life (1988)

Artist Tony Tuckson’s widow, Margaret, talks about her husband’s life. She admires him for supporting the family but has some regrets that she did not earn a living so that he could paint full-time. She talks about why he painted ... [read more]

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