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Women’s business (1997)

Women performing chores. The clip shows the different social responsibilities of different members of the community. [read more]

Maureen Cahill (1988)

Maureen Cahill works with glass. She shows some of her works and talks about her love for the material. [read more]

Mail officers (1989)

This clip shows mail officers in a range of mail-sorting work at mail exchanges and mail centres. [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]

View of Brisbane, c1929 (1929)

Aerial views show Brisbane’s city centre as well as rural settings by the Brisbane River in approximately 1929. [read more]

Removal of the clock face (1942)

This unedited mute, black-and-white footage shows the clock face from the Sydney GPO being removed in 1942. [read more]

Removal of the columns (1942)

This unedited mute, black-and-white footage shows the columns of the Sydney GPO clock tower being removed in 1942. [read more]

Malay military parade (1930)

This clip shows troops from the Malayan Volunteer Corps marching in formation from their barracks to a parade ground. [read more]

First Australian notes (1910)

This newsreel item shows an Australian one pound banknote with 'Bank of New South Wales’ printed on it. [read more]

Rabbit poisoning (1954)

This clip shows a farming property being prepared for the first stage of rabbit eradication – poisoning. [read more]

Chifley at the helm (1946)

The clip shows this ALP cinema advertisement, for the 28 September 1946 federal election, in its entirety. [read more]

Temptation (1984)

The cabaret manager entices the girl pianist into his club where he shows her a grand piano. [read more]

‘The time is now and the car is Holden’ (1966)

A woman lies on a beach, dreamily relaxing under her hat. A Holden HR sedan is parked on the sand nearby. The woman runs to the car, which is filmed from different angles to show off its new exterior and ... [read more]

Farming classes at Dookie Agricultural College (1919)

This clip from a brief documentary shows an observational look at returned First World War servicemen in 1919 as they train to be farmers at Dookie Agricultural College and commence work at Merbein, Victoria. It begins with a title card ... [read more]

Arriving at the Migrant Reception Centre (1962)

A group of migrants arrive by bus at the Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre. As they disembark and collect their luggage, a female voice-over explains they have come from many countries across Europe. The centre functions as a temporary place for ... [read more]

Wally’s fifth birthday party (1921)

This clip contains shots of children playing in a garden for the fifth birthday of Wally Albion. It begins with a fixed shot of five-year-old Wally sitting on a table playing with a train set. This is followed by a ... [read more]

Costs and profits – how price grows (1948)

With the aid of cartoons, an argument is made which illustrates the chain of supply for manufacture and the associated costs. Manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer each take their own profits before passing on the inflated costs to the consumer. Figures ... [read more]

For what purpose? (2005)

Frank Byrne, Stolen Generations senior case workers Heather Shearer and Justin Howard, director Mitch Torres and Julie Hayden from the Department of Indigenous Affairs sit around a table. They are looking at the yellow pages of an old file that ... [read more]

Bertie the Jet (1954)

The 'Popularity Cup’ air race is contested between planes from all around the world, including the crowd favourite from Australia – Bertie the Jet. Broadcaster Ken Howard calls the race from his elevated podium. As the race begins, Bertie is ... [read more]

We have to live with it (1974)

Balmain resident of 48 years Mrs Moran addresses a local crowd gathered in the streets of Balmain about the dangers of shipping containers being trucked through the main streets of their suburb. As she is talking, the noise of the ... [read more]

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