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Petrol for the cities (1923)
A fleet of Shell oil trucks carrying tankers of oil arrive in Melbourne. As the convoy arrives, the bustle of the city – its transport, people and buildings – form the backdrop. Small boats are docked in the harbour and ... [read more]
Tramcar, San Francisco (1977)
This clip shows a tram being turned around on a circular track, so it can head back up the hill on its return route. [read more]
Four languages – two laws (1981)
Elders from the four language groups – Mara, Yanula, Garrawa, and Gurdandji – introduce the film in their respective languages. [read more]
Meeting (1981)
A story about an event that occurred in 1933 is introduced. A meeting takes place where the story about an Aboriginal man accused of stealing a bullock is told. The group of people begin to negotiate who will play what ... [read more]
Collaroy Home (1940)
On the sunlit veranda of Collaroy Home, convalescing children are shown in their beds, tended by nursing staff. A young bedridden boy is covered by a sheet as he holds his books. The front of the home is visible as ... [read more]
Escape (1984)
Over 300 prisoners escaped into the countryside surrounding the camp. Mr Kawaguchi tells the story of his and his friends’ plans to jump under a train to avoid returning to captivity. Luckily for them, the train was late. [read more]
‘I don’t want to shoot you’ (1988)
During a supernatural event, Richard (Ritchie Singer) is attempting to murder his brother, Eddie (Steven Vidler). Richard’s wife, Rachel (Celine O’Leary), must decide whether to shoot her husband. [read more]
The whale hunt (1931)
This clip shows a whale hunt off the coast of Western Australia from on board a Norwegian whaling vessel under the leadership of Captain Ohlsson. A whale is harpooned and drawn in close to the boat where it is secured ... [read more]
Tony proposes (1980)
Tony Duff (Sam Neill) finally gets up the courage to propose to Lucinda Vane (Wendy Hughes) but he is too late. Lucinda has fallen in love with someone else and denies ever having given Tony reason to believe he had ... [read more]
‘I want to be an actor’ (2008)
Frances explains that she would like to be an actor like her famous uncle, David Gulpilil, and how she secured a role in the Rolf de Heer film Ten Canoes (2006). [read more]
Kymmy arrives too late (2000)
Kymmy (Olivia Patten) arrives at the foster carer’s (Heather Mitchell) home in the city but misses her appointment with the department. [read more]
SBS viewing highlights (1992)
An SBS presenter (Marg Downey) previews upcoming TV highlights on the station, and introduces a 'Ukrainian’ film. A scene at a Ukraine Comedy Club is interrupted when the on-screen subtitles go haywire. An unseen viewer flicks channels ... [read more]
Everything is upside down (2006)
A sacred stone has been taken, and a child killed by a crocodile. An old woman explains, ‘Everything’s upside down now, it’s all wrong’. The old men meet and agree to contact the ‘number one Jungaiy for the crocodile dreaming’, ... [read more]
The shooting of Harry Henty (2007)
Storytellers Donald Kemarr Thompson and Alec Petyarr Peterson talk about Willaberta Jack shooting Harry Henty. [read more]
Imagined catastrophies (2001)
A mother (voiced by Sigrid Thornton) calms herself with soothing images of the beach and sea. But her anxieties take over; she imagines disastrous scenarios at home, school and on the road. She arrives at the beach, unharmed. [read more]
Mick and Phillip argue (1999)
Evelyn Spence (Maya Stange) asks the pearl trader Mick Carpenter (Rufus Sewell) what brings him to the Trobriand Islands. Carpenter then argues with Evelyn’s husband, Dr Phillip Spence (Martin Donovan), over whether Phillip’s research into the nature of human society ... [read more]
Corroboree (1950)
This is an excerpt from a recording of the ballet suite from 'Corroboree’, composed by John Antill. Performed in the Ashfield Town Hall on 5 December 1950 for capturing by His Master’s Voice, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is conducted by ... [read more]
Aerial view of river and village life (1921)
This clip features an aerial view of river and coastal landscape, with the seaplane landing on the water. Hundreds of people come out to meet Hurley in their canoes, encircling the plane. There is a shot of the villages beside ... [read more]
