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A Voice for the Wilderness (1983)
This documentary was produced in 1983 as part of a popular movement to save the rainforest of the Upper Hastings River and the Forbes River inland from Port Macquarie NSW. One of many pro-conservation films produced during the 1980s, ... [read more]
Astonish Me, Graeme Murphy Choreographer (1989)
An observational documentary that explores the world of choreographer Graeme Murphy. The camera finds him in rehearsal, in performance and with his wife Janet Vernon. He was born and raised in rural Tasmania and he returns to visit his parents. ... [read more]
Four Corners – Fixing Cricket (2000)
When Hanse Cronje admitted that he’d taken money to throw matches, the world of cricket was thrown into crisis. Then it was disclosed that players and officials had known for years that matches were being fixed, while the cricketing establishment ... [read more]
The year in review (1971)
This clip includes scenes of anti-apartheid demonstrations against South African sporting teams; John Gorton’s tour of Vietnam; William McMahon becoming Prime Minister; a wool fashion parade staged in the New Guinea Highlands; an unusual wedding celebrated underwater at Sydney’s Marineland; ... [read more]
Touch the Sun – Top Enders (1988)
Alice (Bennendine Woods) and her mother Sue (Madeleine Blackwell) live in Darwin in the Northern Territory. Alice, about eleven years old, is a tough and independent kid. She and her mother have been on their own for some time now, ... [read more]
Trobriand Cricket: An Ingenious Response to Colonialism (1976)
Trobriand Cricket: An Ingenious Response to Colonialism is an anthropological documentary about the unique innovations that the Trobriand Islanders have made to cricket. Trobriand Cricket uses observational coverage of a demonstration cricket match, historical footage and stills, and narration to ... [read more]
The Upside Down Show – Art Museum (2006)
Shane (Shane Dundas) and David (David Collins) introduce the viewers to an imaginary remote control to control the on-screen action. Shane creates an artistic ‘masterpiece’ by drawing his face on a perspex screen. Not being able to find a fridge ... [read more]
Sydney-Newcastle Expressway (1968)
A public relations film made for the New South Wales Department of Main Roads (DMR) by Kingcroft Productions which documents the first three-and-a-half years of construction on the Sydney-Newcastle Expressway. It shows the planning, design, construction and completion of ... [read more]
Naming the Federal Capital of Australia (1913)
This silent film footage, by pioneer director Raymond Longford, documents the naming of Australia’s capital city, Canberra, in the official ceremony held on 12 March 1913. It contains shots of officials attending the ceremony including Andrew Fisher, the then prime ... [read more]
The bank you own (1950)
The ad begins with a narrator stating that ‘in this day and age the secret of success is careful planning’. He espouses the importance of having a ‘plan for the future’, and draws parallels between the ‘affairs of the nation’ ... [read more]
HMAS Sydney’s Carley float (2004)
A tiny, war-ravaged liferaft from the HMAS Sydney is our only physical link to Australia’s worst-ever naval disaster. [read more]
Footy The La Perouse Way (2006)
A documentary that uses historical photographs to talk about the history of rugby league in the Sydney suburb of La Perouse, and how football has helped build a community that prides itself on being open to people of all cultures. [read more]
Hoota and Snoz – Series 3 Episode 3 (2003)
In this episode, Hoota and Snoz discover a set of swings. In true competitive spirit, Hoota tries to swing higher and higher with predictably dire consequences. [read more]
‘Things grow and you kill ‘em’ (1987)
In the highlands of Tasmania in 1933, Ruby and Henry Rose live by snaring wallaby and possum for meat and skins. They have adopted a homeless boy as their son, Gem. Henry (Chris Haywood) skins wallabies without sentiment but Gem ... [read more]
Snowy Hydro – Conquest of the Rivers (1957)
Produced in 1957 by the SMHEA photographic unit (Harry Malcolm et al.), the film promotes the Snowy Mountains Scheme as a source of employment for local Australian recruits. [read more]
Australia Post – Royal Tour (1954)
This program was produced by the Public Relations Division of the Postmaster-General’s Department (PMG) to celebrate its role in the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Australia. It follows the Queen as she tours New South Wales, Victoria ... [read more]
Phar Lap (1983)
The great racehorse Phar Lap dies in the arms of his strapper, Tommy Woodcock (Tom Burlinson), in Agua Caliente, Mexico, in 1932. Australia mourns his loss, amid suspicions of foul play. Five years earlier, a scrawny colt with facial warts ... [read more]
The Queen Goes West (1988)
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, opens the Stockman’s Hall of Fame in Longreach, Queensland. The townsfolk are excited at the prospect of the 80-minute visit and prepare for the royal visit. Bands rehearse, protocol is observed, and children practise their ... [read more]
How to be earnest (1989)
Denton and co-host ‘Gwen from ABC Documentaries’ (Genevieve Lemon) introduce the episode topic, heroin. [read more]
Always the light (1994)
Artist Jeffrey Smart takes the audience on a whimsical visit to an industrial landscape where he set a painting featuring bicycle riders. Smart asks the film’s director where he would put the figure of Smart in the painting. Smart also ... [read more]
