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Road to Nhill (1997)
Returning from a day’s lawn bowling in a nearby town, a car runs off the road, trapping four lady bowlers upside down. Bob (Bill Hunter), the stock and station agent, recounts the humorous events that followed. Maurie (Paul Chubb), the ... [read more]
The Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine (1919)
In France in early 1918, the newly renamed squadrons of the Australian Flying Corps are busily engaged in the aerial war against a resurgent German force. At No. 3 Squadron, an Australian cameraman films preparation of an RE8 aircraft for ... [read more]
Smiley (1956)
Smiley Greevins (Colin Petersen) is a poor but wily boy, growing up in a small country town. His father (Reg Lye) is a drunken drover; his mother (Margaret Christensen) is a workhorse. Smiley is constantly getting into trouble with his ... [read more]
Expedition South (1961)
The Thala Dan brings relief supplies and 33 new men to Mawson, Australia’s largest Antarctic station, in early 1960. They will relieve the winter party, who have spent a year on the ice. In fine weather, teams erect new huts ... [read more]
From Little Things Big Things Grow (1993)
‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’, written by Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly in the late eighties, pays tribute to Vincent Lingiari and the Gurindji Strike in 1966. The ‘little’ thing refers to Lingiari leading the Wave Hill Station walk-off ... [read more]
Fighting in Flanders (1917)
Australian soldiers prepare for a ‘stunt’ with physical exercises and rifle drill. Well-rested troops display their prowess at marching, as artillery units prepare for a major offensive against German positions east of the Belgian city of Ypres. Field Marshal Sir ... [read more]
Australia in France, Part One (c1918)
This documentary film was shot in the middle of 1916 on the Western Front in France by British cinematographers. The earliest scenes, from May 1916, include the Australian prime minister, Mr WM Hughes meeting General Sir William Birdwood, commander-in-chief of ... [read more]
With the Dardanelles Expedition (c1915)
During July, August and September of 1915, English war correspondent Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett shot scenes of the allied troops on Gallipoli. The first section, entitled ‘Scenes of Anzac’, shows Watson’s Pier at Anzac Cove, including MacLaurin’s Hill and Bridges Road, leading ... [read more]
Antarctic Voyage (1956)
At the port of Melbourne, a small Danish ship prepares for a voyage south. The Kista Dan will take 15 men to spend 1955 at the Australian Antarctic research base at Mawson station. Food, fuel, beer and special over-snow vehicles ... [read more]
Mateship in the army (1993)
Over footage of Remembrance Day ceremonies, and archival footage of soldiers in the First World War, surviving ex-servicemen recall the power of mateship and remember their fallen comrades. [read more]
‘Work or die’ (2000)
Slave labourers were used by German industry during the Second World War. Siemens, BMW and Krupp are named. Survivors Kitia Altman and Abraham Biderman recall the horrors of being slave labourers. [read more]
Three ships (1939)
This clip consists of three segments of newsreel footage, shot at Cockatoo Island dockyard in Sydney Harbour, showing the launching of three ships during the Second World War. [read more]
German mortar attack (2008)
In this flashback to the First World War, Jack (Jai Koutrae) cowers in his trench as a shell explodes, showering him with debris and dust and temporarily deafening him. [read more]
‘Your help is needed’ (1916)
This cartoon begins with a caption that reads, ‘the German monster threatens the world with bloodshed, slavery and death’. An animated King Kong-like monster wreaks havoc on the world, destroying villages, women and children. At the end of the clip, ... [read more]
The issue of conscription (1962)
In this excerpt from an interview with Dr Daniel Mannix, the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Mannix describes the circumstances in which he advocated against conscription during the First World War. [read more]
The Anzac Hostel for returned soldiers (1919)
This clip from a short documentary shows returned First World War servicemen lying in their beds, attended by nurses at the Anzac Hostel in 1919. They sew, carve decorative wooden pieces, play musical instruments and weave baskets. [read more]
Experts are appointed (2007)
The complete spectrum of humanity is represented on a committee appointed to work out why the world does not function properly, says the narrator (Tom Baker). The members will examine the past and talk to anyone 'who might have given ... [read more]
Dedication of the Shrine of Remembrance (1954)
This clip begins with a wide shot of the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne and ex-servicemen and children arriving for the dedication of the shrine forecourt. The Australian flag is shown hanging next to the Union Jack. Queen Elizabeth II arrives ... [read more]
The mine in the jungle (1958)
The Chauvels have gained entrance to one of the well-guarded secrets of 1950s Australia: Rum Jungle, a uranium mine said to be the richest in the world. [read more]
You can ask me anything! (1985)
Dad (Dennis Miller) tries to tell Ben (Ken Talbot) the facts of life, but Ben wants to know ,why are there starving people in the world? And the biggest question of all – how can people carry on living happily ... [read more]
