Australian
Screen

an NFSA website

1740 results prev 1 2 ... 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 ... 86 87 next

I’ll never find another you (1964)

The clip is verse three, beginning with the last three words of the linking vocal bridge (with its minor modulation) from verse two. …Be my guide If they gave me a fortuneMy pleasure would be small
read more]

Logan lets off steam (1983)

Lila (Robyn Nevin) and her husband George (Peter Whitford) rush to the train station. Logan (John Hargreaves) is leaving town, without signing the papers which would allow them to adopt his son, PS. Logan is drunk, along with Lila’s sister ... [read more]

The welcoming committee (1975)

After months of work, broke and hung over, the union shearers make their feelings plain as strikebreakers arrive to work for reduced wages. [read more]

‘Some bush of their own’ (1982)

On the trail of 'wild blacks’ who have speared cattle, the stockmen and Mrs Gunn (Angela Punch McGregor) discuss the question of prior right to the land. An elderly Aboriginal man, Goggle Eye (Donald Blitner) explains where the stars came ... [read more]

Trees get a chance (1980)

Actor Jack Thompson wraps up the documentary, summarising the achievements of the Terania Creek protesters and delivering an impassioned plea to stop the destruction of rainforests. [read more]

Investing in the unknown (2002)

An art auction. A woman is purchasing two pieces of art – a Mimi statue and a painting of a barramundi fish. [read more]

Trains in Australia’s development (1991)

Trains played a major part in Australia’s economic and social development. Development followed the railway line and exports boomed. [read more]

Christianity and intermarriage (1997)

An Indian man who has married an Australian woman and become a Christian visits his mother and father at home with his wife. They all talk frankly about his choice. [read more]

Bernard Holtermann (1983)

Bernard Holtermann was a German migrant who arrived in Australia in 1858. In 1882 Holtermann found the largest gold nugget unearthed in the world at the time. He used his newly found riches to set up as a photographer. His ... [read more]

‘Not a career’ (1997)

Ashley Paske was a television serial star for a brief incandescent moment. Prompted by this popularity, he left for the UK to work in theatre. He returned to Oz but did not find work as an actor. He is now ... [read more]

The end of an era (2005)

After 20 years of research and planning and a 7 year journey into outer space, the Cassini mission to the planet Saturn is about to be realised – and Catalyst’s Dr Richard Smith is in the control room of read more]

Welcome to Seymour Island (2006)

This contemporary Polar expedition follows in the footsteps of Otto Nordenskjöld, the explorer who went to Antarctica over a hundred years ago to look for fossils which would connect Antarctica to South America and Australia. [read more]

The Great Leader (1997)

At a celebration at Kim Il Sung Square for the founding day of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (the DPRK or North Korea), a woman speaks to camera about her happiness and her devotion to the Great Leader, ... [read more]

The ‘Pyjama Girl’ (1939)

This clip from a 1930s newsreel recounts the coronial inquest into the mysterious ‘Pyjama Girl’ murder mystery. It reconstructs courtroom scenes and the witness account of Detective MacCrae, who calls for the body to be preserved in the ‘interests of ... [read more]

The magic bullet (2006)

An Australian invention is set to revolutionise the vehicle security industry and it’s already paying off. A tiny microdot with vehicle identification details is being stamped all over the underside of some of the most prized cars. [read more]

‘They start life’s race with a handicap’ (1939)

This clip shows the conditions of those living in low income areas of inner city Sydney. The children living in this environment, according to the narration, ‘start life’s race with a handicap’ placing a responsibility on the community whose duty ... [read more]

Police Boys’ Club (1939)

A young boy is taken to the Police Boys Club. Its aim, according to the narration, is to ‘keep boys off the streets’. It shows the boys working in the gym, boxing, and socialising in a safe environment. Later, a ... [read more]

On Our Selection (1988)

Filmmaker Ken G Hall tells how he was convinced by comedian Bert Bailey to make the feature film, On Our Selection (1932). He discusses the difficulties of production on a very limited budget, and recalls how the film went on ... [read more]

Sticking together (1985)

Warrigal (Tommy Lewis) is confronted with the reality of losing his 'brother’ Captain Starlight (Sam Neill) as the gang makes plans to escape to America. Meanwhile, the troopers are perfecting a killing machine to ambush the outlaws while Jim’s wife ... [read more]

An evening at home (1950)

This is taken from a sequence depicting the domestic routine of a family evening spent at home. Clarke arranges it into a narrative which begins with a train pulling into Wahroonga station, and includes scenes of shopping, driving, cooking, and ... [read more]

prev 1 2 ... 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 ... 86 87 next