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Rabbit census (1955)
CSIRO officers from the Wildlife Survey Section conduct a census on rabbit numbers in their field experiment enclosure c1955. [read more]
He’s not going to a snob’s school (1985)
Brother Kennedy (Joss McWilliam) and Headmaster (Rhys McConnochie) try to convince Gary’s father (Harold Hopkins) to send his gifted son to a special school but he won’t have it. He tells Gary (Emil Minty) that what he needs is a ... [read more]
‘The only genuine case’ (1931)
Chic (Pat Hanna) pretends to be deaf, to avoid returning to the front. The medical officer (Norman French) tries to outsmart him, but Chic’s act is too convincing. [read more]
Choker! (2005)
Ralph’s (Jared Daperis) nerves have got to him. He tells Johnno (Michael Harrison) about his dream where he appears on court naked in front of the home crowd. Jacinta (Greta Larkins) tells her grandfather Max (Alan Hopgood) that she really ... [read more]
A great partnership (2005)
When Gayle married Mac she was, and still is, a great beauty. She always looked her best. In order to help her to maintain her sense of worth, Mac is learning how to apply makeup for her. [read more]
Safety training, injury prevention (1964)
The safety essentials of training and compulsory workwear on the Snowy Mountains Scheme are emphasised. [read more]
The construction of Murray 2 Power Station (1969)
Excavation of the open cut and construction of the Murray 2 Power Station in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, are detailed. [read more]
Express Courier (1988)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the organisation’s new corporate image and its Express Courier service. [read more]
Lettergram (1988)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the organisation’s new corporate image and its Lettergram service. [read more]
Dancing flowers (1955)
A group of flowering plants – violet, white, orange, and purple – slowly blossom against a background of greenery. This is captured using time lapse photography methods. [read more]
Performing on the beach (1939)
Wearing what looks to be Christmas decorations around her neck, a female dancer, crouched on a rock, alerts her sleeping friend to something out to sea. A man carrying an unconscious woman emerges from the waves. He tries to revive ... [read more]
Spearing kangaroo well (2005)
A dead kangaroo sits on the ground between Camphoo and Crook Hat. The elder hooks the stick under the sinew of the kangaroo, and turns it to remove the long tendon. They then take the kangaroos guts out so that ... [read more]
The ruined Saturday (1991)
Arthur (Garry McDonald) wants to spend a quiet Saturday morning at home reading the paper while he drinks a cup of tea. Suddenly there’s a knock on the door and Maggie is accused of stealing a clock from the house ... [read more]
Cutting across the vein (1996)
The rehearsals have gone underground, after the hospital administrator, Mr Kerner, has sacked Lewis (Ben Mendelsohn). The actors now meet in secret at night, in the disused hospital laundry. Lewis has to comfort a distraught Ruth (Pamela Rabe), after she ... [read more]
The lining of the pockets (1934)
Mo (Roy Rene) falls for a taxi driver’s confidence trick – a ‘lost’ purse, strategically placed to draw him into the cab. Mo then puts the purse to work on a con trick of his own, when a gullible customer ... [read more]
‘What a mug’ (1934)
Mo (Roy Rene) takes the young Miriam ('Baby’ Pamela Bevan) home, but doesn’t expect the great house, or the cool reception he gets from the Burnett family’s stuck-up friends. Mo retreats, feeling foolish and humiliated. Margot Burnett (Lorraine Smith) rescues ... [read more]
And they lived happily ever after! (2002)
One of the seven dwarves stole the apple to save Snow White. After a lot of effort, the cops have finally worked out a way to get the dwarf to ‘cough up’ the stolen apple with the help of Claude, ... [read more]
Testing parts and manufacturing the body (1948)
Car windows, springs, door locks and hinges, radiators and seats are all tested by machines. Panels are pressed into shape by large presses forming sections of the car body. These sections are then assembled and welded together to create the ... [read more]
The job interview (1974)
A dramatised scene from the diary memories of Percy Deane (Harold Hopkins), who became secretary to Prime Minister WM Hughes (Martin Vaughan). [read more]
1988 nothing to celebrate (1988)
Footage of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy established at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair. Tiger Bayles from 88.9 radio (today’s Radio Skid Row) reports on the events of the day. [read more]
