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‘The money or the box?’ (1963)

After contestant Raleigh Matthews wins the first round, host Bob Dyer offers him a choice between a sum of money and a numbered box. The box contains an unknown prize that could be anything from elastic bands to a new ... [read more]

An Evergreen Island (2000)

In 1989 the people of Bougainville Island objected to the copper mining that had caused vast environmental damage to the island. They formed the Bougainville Revolutionary Army. The war lasted nine years and the people learned to adapt and survive ... [read more]

The quiz (1963)

Bob and Dolly Dyer welcome the audience and introduce the first contestants. Dentist Raleigh Matthews is defending his win and prizes from the previous week’s show. He is up against teacher Francis Shipton. Dyer asks a series of questions which ... [read more]

Deck Dogz (2005)

Three teenage friends in western Sydney spend their lives on skateboards, clashing with police, parents and the school principal. Jay ‘Spasm’ Filkins (Sean Kennedy) dreams of being a professional skater, like his hero, Tony Hawk. Robert ‘Poker’ Benardi (Richard Wilson) ... [read more]

Dancing Orpheus (1962)

A black-and-white nature program from the earliest years of ABC television featuring the unique lyrebird. [read more]

Australia Post – Australia Post Inc (1990)

This in-house program, directed at controlling postal managers (CPMs) and postal managers (PMs), discussed what the Australian Postal Corporation Act (the APC Act) meant for individual post offices. [read more]

The expat (1997)

Robert Hughes is dismissive of anyone who says you can see the great art works online or in books. He says that it is important to travel to the world’s art galleries to see the real thing. He insists that ... [read more]

The car of the future (2006)

Frank Rinderknecht is the CEO of Rinspeed Inc and he designs the cars of the future. This one is a Porsche-inspired concept car with huge six piston carbon fibre brakes and the world’s first holographic brake light. [read more]

Bondi Rescue – Series 2, Episode 7 (2007)

A tragedy unfolds at Bondi Beach when the lifeguards see someone in difficulty in treacherous water who then disappears from view behind the waves. There are 20,000 people at the beach that day and when no-one is reported missing, the ... [read more]

Berlei Underwear Cinema Advertisement: Sarong (1950)

This compilation of three 30-second cinema advertisements from 1950 features Berlei’s ‘Sarong’ girdle, the girdle that ‘walks and won’t ride up’. [read more]

Australia Post – Olympic Post Script (1956)

This black-and-white film was produced to celebrate the communications achievements of the PMG (Postmaster-General’s Department) during the summer Olympic Games, held in Melbourne from 22 November to 8 December 1956. [read more]

Wrap Me Up in Paperbark (1999)

The family of a Gurindji woman work to have her remains returned to her traditional country after she was buried in Larrakia country. [read more]

Factory to Farm: Making Agricultural Implements in Australia (c1925)

One of a series of promotional films made by the Melbourne-based Made in Australia Council, Factory to Farm supports the production of agricultural implements in Australian factories. It provides a visual record of the inner workings of an agricultural implements ... [read more]

Harmony Row (1933)

Tommy Wallace (George Wallace), down on his luck, decides to join the Victoria Police. He’s threatened, fooled and bullied by the thugs of Harmony Row, a tough inner-city slum, so the sergeant (Marshall Crosby) reassigns him to a well-to-do suburb, ... [read more]

Sewerage of a Great City: Melbourne (c1922)

This sponsored documentary highlights the achievements of the Melbourne Board of Works in laying sewers underneath the city in 1922. It includes footage of pipes being laid in Brunswick and Camberwell South (clip one), the outfall sewer near Kororoit Creek, ... [read more]

Wirrangul Women: Always Have, Always Will (2006)

A documentary about elders Doreen and Gladys Miller, the last remaining speakers of the Wirangu language in an area where the dominant remaining Indigenous languages are Kokatha and Pitjantjatjara. [read more]

Snakes and Ladders (1987)

Combining interviews, historical footage, quirky dramatisations and short animations, Snakes and Ladders gives an account of the achievements and setbacks of Australian women attempting to gain education equality in the 20th century. [read more]

Tandaco Prepared Stuffing: Don’t Cry Dear Lady (c1942)

This colour cinema advertisement for Tandaco Prepared Stuffing shows a woman cooking a roast chicken for her husband and her husband’s boss. After having trouble finding her herbs and imagining the consequences of serving roast chicken without stuffing, the woman ... [read more]

The shoes of the fisherman (2007)

The fishermen have split up after Ramelan caused the boat to sink. Muluk (Sawung Jabo) assures his nephew Abdu (Arif Hidayat) that Ramelan (Srisacd Sacdpraseuth) can look after himself. In the desert, Youssif (Rodney Afif) and Arun (Kenneth Moraleda) find ... [read more]

Oyster Farmer (2004)

Jack Flange (Alex O’Loughlin) takes a job as an oyster farmer on the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney. To help his sister (Claudia Harrison), who’s recuperating after a car accident, he robs an armoured van at the Sydney Fish Markets ... [read more]

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