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‘I’m a bloody drover’ (1981)
This sequence shows the early morning ritual of the chief drover and his crew. They face yet another day of droving to keep the flock alive and moving from one waterhole to another along the long paddock. Apart from a ... [read more]
Anzac Cove to Quinn’s Post (1915)
Filming from Watson’s Pier at Anzac Cove, the camera pans along the steep hillside at the beach, across the area the Australian and New Zealand troops had to assault on 25 April 1915. This shot is from three months later ... [read more]
First Australians – Episode 3, Freedom For Our Lifetime (2008)
The third episode of the First Australians series begins in 1860 in Victoria and, through the lives of Simon Wonga and William Barak, explores broader issues facing Aboriginal people in these times. The threat of extinction hovers over the ... [read more]
Cost-efficient but ‘human stupid’ (2000)
This clip covers the end of the 20th Century, where we learn that East Timor voted and Indigenous Australians wanted their land back. ‘When Iraq wanted oil-producing Kuwait back again, car-driving America drew the line’. Computers are cost-efficient but 'human ... [read more]
Yindi goes exploring (1996)
After overcoming an earlier threat to his survival from a car accident, Yindi the koala emerges from his mother’s pouch. He starts to explore the world, unaware that a new threat to his safety is just around the corner. [read more]
Phar Lap (1931)
Racehorse Phar Lap, led by strapper and trainer Tommy Woodcock, rolls in sand in his training ring. Phar Lap chases Woodcock for a sugary reward. A photograph of part-owner and trainer Harry Telford’s son atop the horse is followed by ... [read more]
Generals and privates (1919)
The 9th Brigade, comprised mostly of men from New South Wales, stages a comic entertainment in full costumes as part of their water carnival. At the Australian headquarters in France, General Sir William Birdwood leaves to take command of the ... [read more]
‘Vicki’s in trouble!’ (1994)
Alex (Elena Mandalis) has just seen that Vicki (Dora Kaskanis) is being sexually abused by her own father (George Harlem). She runs to the home of her English teacher, but leaves when a man – another teacher – answers the ... [read more]
A mother’s worst nightmare (1982)
Police troopers bring Maydina (Mawuyul Yanthalawuy) and the children back to Mrs McPhee’s property. Mrs McPhee (Julia Blake) asks to keep the children on the property but the decision is made to remove them to institutional children’s homes. Maydina protests ... [read more]
’We’re going shopping’ (1980)
Tony Barber announces that he and the winner Grant are going shopping, and the doors open to reveal a studio set full of prizes. As new champion, Grant could only afford the first prize, a ’zippy little economical’ motor scooter. ... [read more]
Citroën samurai (2000)
The Japanese man (Rikiya Kurokawa) uses his satellite phone to check on his snakes in Tokyo. He speaks to his girlfriend (Yoshiko Tatsumi), and to the police, whom he thinks are listening to his phone. He claims full responsibility for ... [read more]
Australia (1934)
Semi-professional filmmaker Gordon Donkin, accompanied by his wife, travelled more than 25,000 kilometres over 18 months filming throughout Australia. The resulting documentary presents a comprehensive and realistic picture of life and work in 1930s Australia with an emphasis on the ... [read more]
General Motors Holden – Saturday Kind of Car (1967)
This advertisement for the Holden HR station sedan features a typical suburban family weekend, including trips to the store, weekend sport and a picnic by the lake. [read more]
Pensions for Veterans (1953)
This documentary, made by the Waterside Workers’ Federation Film Unit, advocates pensions for waterside veterans. It depicts the hardships that many workers have faced and highlights some of the health and safety concerns raised in a 1945 report on the ... [read more]
Dirty War (2005)
The US has been invited by the Australian Government to use Shoalwater Bay near Rockhampton, Queensland as a training base. The film describes the pollution left by the US in the Philippines and asks if Australia will suffer from the ... [read more]
Delie meets her destiny (1983)
Philadelphia Gordon – Delie (Sigrid Thornton) – accompanied by her Uncle Charles (Charles Tingwall) arrives in Echuca. She sees the great River Murray for the first time and meets her soul mate, Brenton Edwards (John Waters). [read more]
Not a domestic mouse (1976)
Harry Butler is handling a native mouse he’s found in the grasslands of northern Queensland. He explains what makes this creature different from the house mouse. [read more]
The Aunty Jack Show – Series One (1972)
Sketch comedy interlaced with musical sequences, featuring Aunty Jack (Grahame Bond) the self-styled queen of Wollongong and a cast of glorious misfits including Thin Arthur (Rory O’Donoghue), Aunty Jack’s much put upon sidekick as well as Flange Desire (Sandra McGregor), ... [read more]
Stolen Generations (2000)
A documentary using historical and interview footage to tell the story of three people removed as children from their families, who are now one of the many referred to as the Stolen Generations. The tapestry of life experiences is woven ... [read more]
Cliffhanger (1918)
Jack (Snowy Baker) has pursued the German spies to the secret beach from which they will rendezvous with a German ship. Master villain Brasels (John Faulkner) has kidnapped Jack’s girl Myee (Lily Molloy) and tied her to a rock, where ... [read more]
