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Paul meets ‘the set’ (1969)
Influential socialite Marie Rosefield (Brenda Senders) introduces her young protégé, Paul Lawrence (Sean McEuan), to Sydney high society types. Artist Mark Bronoski (Denis Doonan), a key member of ‘the set’, offers Paul a job. [read more]
Legacy of the Silver Shadow – The Feral Element (2002)
Four kids’ lives are changed forever when they discover the secret lair of The Silver Shadow (Tayler Kane). The Silver Shadow is a long-forgotten superhero from the 1950s who is now just a voice and a grainy image on an ... [read more]
An outback emergency (1949)
In a dramatised scenario, an injured stockman is given urgent medical attention in remote Australia. It begins with ‘Skipper’ Partridge and a property owner who are notified of the situation. This then cuts to a woman on a pedal radio ... [read more]
Empire Day Pageant (c1915)
This silent actuality fragment from around 1915 shows people celebrating Empire Day in full costume. It appears to take place in a small country town. [read more]
Cop Shop – Episode 109 (1978)
The Riverside police investigate a payroll robbery at a mill owned by Ralph Kingston (Roger Newcombe). They quickly set their sights on Kingston’s employee Rod Conway (Stephen Bisley), a mechanic with a criminal record, without realising that a romantic drama ... [read more]
The Alfred, Melbourne: One of Australia’s Greatest Hospitals (1931)
This four-minute cinema advertisement made by Australian Sound Films promotes the activities of the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne in order to raise funds. The film shows the hospital’s activities, facilities and grounds and includes a persuasive voice-over commentary. [read more]
Meet the players (1980)
This first episode of Sale of The Century opens with a voice-over showcasing the prizes on offer, including a Mercedes Benz and a yacht. Host Tony Barber bounds on to the stage in his grey suit to rapturous applause from ... [read more]
The Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia – Series 5 Episode 5 (2004)
Maeve O’Mara travels to north-east Tasmania to discover the secrets behind creating a terrific cheddar. We then meet the chef of Sydney’s great restaurant, Claude’s, while Joanna Savill helps with the preparations for a three day long religious feast organised ... [read more]
Everynight… Everynight (1994)
Remand prisoner Dale (David Field) is sent to H Division, for notorious offenders, soon after arriving at Melbourne’s Pentridge prison. He is savagely bashed on arrival by three prison officers, led by Berriman (Bill Hunter). Officer Gaunt (Simon Woodward) rapes ... [read more]
Demons at Drivetime (1995)
A documentary overview of the high-rating radio announcers across Australia in 1995. The style is 'a day-in-the-life of’, with poignant reminders that ratings are paramount and that the 'shock jocks’ themselves are not necessarily committed to the rabble-rousing rhetoric they ... [read more]
The shadow of death (1987)
On the way down to the valley, Ruby (Melita Jurisic) finds Mr Bennett (Martyn Sanderson), an old man from the valley where she grew up. He is suffering from exposure. He dies during the night and Ruby brings his body ... [read more]
Turn Around (2002)
A romantic comedy about a young man who fantasises about a liaison with a stranger, yet fails to see the real woman before him. [read more]
Cinderella on Strings (c1947)
This documentary made by the Australian National Film Board details the history of marionettes and puppeteers. It shows intricately hand-carved marionettes in the puppet workshops. The main part of the film features a filmed marionette theatre production of Cinderella. [read more]
Palace of Dreams (1985)
Tom Raynor (Michael O’Neill) is a country boy with a dream to be a writer. He comes to Sydney to find work and is caught up in the turbulent and desperate times we now call the Great Depression. He is ... [read more]
A perfect holiday destination (1938)
Away from the bustle of the city and the strain of everyday life, the islands of the Great Barrier Reef offer a place for relaxation. In the bushland, birds fill the trees. Closer to shore, springtime has delivered an abundance ... [read more]
Temple of Dreams (2007)
Fadi Rahman runs the self-funded ICRA Youth Centre, operating out of a converted Masonic Temple in the heart of Sydney’s Muslim community. When the Cronulla riots take place in December 2005, Fadi realises the need to accelerate and increase ... [read more]
Polarising the community (1978)
The former Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, who dismissed the Labor government in 1975, is giving his very first interview for the media since that time. Paul Murphy tries to pin him on the polarisation of Australia at that ... [read more]
Voice of a Nation (c1918)
This silent actuality footage from around 1918 captures returned Australian soldiers marching through a city street. It features soldiers on foot and horseback and scenes of horse-drawn Red Cross ambulances. [read more]
Tiddly Pete (1957)
Wharfie Tiddly Pete (Jock Levy) is drinking at the Royal Oak Hotel when he should be reporting for work at the waterfront. He leaves the pub drunk and stumbles across the road into the traffic. On his way down to ... [read more]
Land Bilong Islanders (1989)
Land Bilong Islanders covers the Supreme Court of Queensland proceedings in which Justice Moynihan considered issues of fact in the Mabo v Queensland case, ahead of the High Court of Australia’s 1992 decision. The court enquires into the laws and ... [read more]
