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Four Corners – American Dreamers (2003)

As the world waits for the inevitable invasion of Iraq, Jonathan Holmes takes us to Washington, where the Neo-cons have at last come into their own. The tragedy of 9/11 has allowed their radical views about American foreign policy to ... [read more]

Dimpel, Konrad: Jennings Germans (c1960)

This silent, colour home movie footage from 1960 shows bricklayers lay the foundations of a house while others carry out masonry work on a rough stone wall. Alongside them, a toddler in a pink dress explores part of a work ... [read more]

High Tide (1987)

Lilli (Judy Davis), a backup singer in a travelling rock’n'roll show, is left broke and stranded when her car breaks down in the NSW coastal town of Bega. She checks into a caravan park, unaware that Ally ... [read more]

A boxer, butler and black detective (1918)

Jimmy Cook (Sandy McVea), an Aboriginal detective, has been assigned to the Special Service to help Jack Airlie (Snowy Baker) crack a ring of German spies operating in Australia during the First World War. On Sunday morning, Jack’s butler Glassop ... [read more]

Hunt Angels (2006)

Hunt Angels is a dramatised documentary based on the life of the virtually unknown filmmaker Rupert Kathner (Ben Mendelsohn) and his collaborator, Alma Brooks (Victoria Hill). It tells the story of a struggling filmmaker in the 1930s and ‘40s who ... [read more]

The day in court (2006)

The McDougalls hold up a flag of a boxing kangaroo and say they hope to give the Americans a trouncing. We see them at home preparing for their day in court. They then drive into Perth for the hearing by ... [read more]

Mail Order Bride (1984)

After an exchange of letters, a Filipino woman known as ‘Ampy’ (Charito Ortez) arrives in Australia to marry Kevin (Ray Meagher), a builder who lives in a caravan park in a small town in far-western NSW. They struggle to ... [read more]

La Poule aux Oeufs d’Or (1905)

A farmer and his wife discover that the hen they bought at a market is magical, laying eggs of gold. They amass a wonderful fortune and live a rich life, with their golden eggs hoarded in a secret basement. After ... [read more]

Ken Howard Calls the Melbourne Cup (1941)

In this recording from 1941, sports broadcaster Ken Howard calls the Melbourne Cup. [read more]

Going Tribal (1995)

The documentary observes the lifestyle and values of a group of ferals living in the Byron Bay area in northern New South Wales. The film includes interviews with several families, observes ceremonies taken from ancient cultures and explains the philosophy ... [read more]

Global Haywire (2007)

In a dazzling mix of animation, interviews and historical footage, a committee of experts from across the globe is appointed to ascertain why civilisation is in a continual state of malfunction, as illustrated by the tension between the Christian and ... [read more]

Japanese Story (2003)

Sandy Edwards (Toni Collette), an ambitious young Perth geologist, flies north to Port Hedland to babysit the son of a Japanese industrialist, on a private visit. Hiromitsu Tachibana (Gotaro Tsunashima) marvels at the size of the iron ore mines, but ... [read more]

Sherlock is missing (2000)

Lauren (Jasmine Ellis) is horrified to discover that the nelf Horace (Frank Gallacher) has tricked her. Max’s (Jordan White) dog Sherlock has been sent to the animal shelter instead of the nelves. [read more]

Wheat Harvesting with Reaper and Binder (1899)

This actuality footage shows a horse-drawn Buckeye brand reaper and binder harvesting a wheat crop while labourers stack the wheat sheaves. [read more]

Fashionista – Nicolas Jurnjack (2004)

Nicholas Jurnjack is a hair stylist who insists that fashion photography is all about lighting. He hails from Marseilles and was offered a choice of a plumbing or hairdressing apprenticeship as his first job. He chose plumbing but when he ... [read more]

The New Inventors – Series 1 Episode 8 (2004)

The three featured inventions on this week’s program are: a pool cleaner with a difference, invented by two brothers; a masterly way of turning landfill into compost; and an inflatable resuscitation mask that prevents the spread of communicable diseases. [read more]

Long Weekend (1978)

Peter (John Hargreaves) and his wife Marcia (Briony Behets) drive out of the city for a long weekend’s camping by the sea. They are barely speaking to each other and Marcia hates the outdoors. They get lost in the dense ... [read more]

Australians Keep the Wheels of Industry Turning (c1943)

An animated Commonwealth advertisement made by the Owen Brothers and designed to persuade the Australian public to contribute to the war effort by investing in National Savings stamps and the 4th Liberty Loan. [read more]

Don’s Party (1976)

On federal election night in 1969, Don and Kath Henderson (John Hargreaves and Jeanie Drynan) host a party, to celebrate what they expect will be a Labor victory after 20 years of conservative government. Most of their friends vote Labor. ... [read more]

Australasian Gazette – Parliament Opens the New Session (1925)

This Australasian Gazette newsreel from 1925 shows the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Dudley de Chair, arriving by car to open Parliament House in Melbourne. He salutes an Army Guard of Honour before entering Parliament House. After the ceremony ... [read more]

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