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Australasian Gazette – The Last Innings of Victor Trumper (1915)
This newsreel footage shows part of the funeral march of Australian cricketer Victor Trumper. A large group of men march in front of a horse-drawn vehicle carrying the casket of Victor Trumper as it approaches a Sydney cemetery. [read more]
‘Industrial storm clouds’ (1955)
As men work, narrator Leonard George Teale says 'industrial storm clouds hover on the waterfront’. Newspaper headlines and cartoons depict waterside workers as lazy and prone to striking. At Parliament House in Canberra, a Bill is passed. Shipping interests have ... [read more]
Riding on the sheep’s back (1976)
Bill Peach takes us inside the great shearing shed at Dunlop Station where we talk to the owner, Barney Murray. The clip shows the old sheds and rusted farming machinery, as well as the site of Dunlop’s old wharf. Dunlop ... [read more]
‘The river spirits in a good mood’ (2006)
The four friends have secured the body in the river, to stop it floating away. The next day they catch more fish than they have ever caught on one of their fishing trips. The youngest, Billy (Simon Stone) decides to ... [read more]
Kylie Tennant (1986)
An interview with the writer Kylie Tennant (1912–1988), filmed at her home in Blackheath NSW, between February and May 1985. [read more]
Brother (1999)
The narrator (voiced by William McInnes) tells the story of his larrikin, asthmatic brother. Brother features their parents and the suburban world they live in. [read more]
‘Don’t let her go!’ (2006)
Lee (voiced by Alycia Debnam-Carey) plays with her food at dinner while a radio broadcaster (Barry Eaton) describes a scene at the airport where Mrs Petrov (voiced by Inge Romantsova) is attempting to board a plane back to the Soviet ... [read more]
Bliss (1985)
Harry Joy (Barry Otto) dies – for four minutes – after a heart attack. When he is revived, he realises he’s living in hell. His wife Bettina (Lynette Curran) is having an affair with his business partner Joel (Jeff Truman), ... [read more]
Menzies addresses the troops, Palestine (1941)
This clip from a Menzies home movie begins with the Prime Minister’s visit to one of the field hospitals in the Middle East during his trip to meet the troops in 1941. We see nurses, medical staff and injured troops ... [read more]
Papunya: a different world (1993)
The 'black and white urban band’ Djaambi arrives at the remote Aboriginal community of Papunya to find no audience, minor flooding and bleak housing conditions for the locals. The band hopes that their visit to the community will leave a ... [read more]
’There is no excuse’ (1929)
Paula Marsh’s (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) attempt to rob the Travers family safe is interrupted by the arrival of Lee Travers (Josef Bambach). [read more]
The right to protest (1999)
Anti-uranium mining protestors explain their role in the Jabiluka blockade. A woman recalls her first arrest and the mines security officer says that he is in favour of protesting for a cause that he may believe in. [read more]
Protection (2000)
Sonny (Kick Gurry) arrives in prison for the first time. He is offered protection by the police but an older prisoner, Williams (Tony Martin), takes him under his wing. Williams explains the unwritten rules of the 'big house’ as he ... [read more]
The Leaving of Liverpool (1992)
The story of two young lives caught up in the British child migration schemes of the 1950s. Lily (Christine Tremarco) and Bert (Kevin Jones), are transported from an orphanage in Liverpool, England to the other side of the world, to ... [read more]
‘Mission of mercy’ (1941)
In a dramatic re-enactment, set on a remote homestead in Australia’s outback, a station worker is suffering an attack of acute appendicitis. A member of the homestead radios for help to a hospital hundreds of kilometres away at the base ... [read more]
Timber truss bridges (2001)
An RTA timber bridge maintenance worker explains the characteristics of historic timber truss bridges in New South Wales, including the special quality that timber bridges have over their concrete or steel counterparts. An example is the ... [read more]
Political asylum (2006)
Lee’s mum (voiced by Tara Morice) hems her dress while her little brother, Kent (Justin Rynne), plays noisily with a toy truck. Their father (Marcus Hale) attempts to listen to the radio. Later, Mrs Davis (Celia Matthews) attempts to have ... [read more]
‘Up your bum!’ (1994)
Jeff (Russell Crowe) and Greg (John Polson) sit on the couch at Jeff’s house, after drinking at the local gay pub. They kiss for the first time, but Harry (Jack Thompson) interrupts them, seeking an introduction. He joins the boys ... [read more]
Important early years (1938)
Dramatised scenes from a child’s first years illustrate the importance of a correct diet in early childhood development. A young family take their five-month-old daughter, Rosemary, to a baby health centre to be weighed. The matron explains the growth rate ... [read more]
Cold return home (2004)
African American ex-servicemen recall returning to prejudice and hatred by white Americans at the end of the Second World War. [read more]
