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Kangaroo hunt (1931)
Kangaroos are hunted in the bush to be collected for museums and zoos. A kangaroo hide is presented to the camera. Kangaroos hop into a fenced enclosure and are trapped there. Two men force a hat on one reluctant kangaroo ... [read more]
Coming a gutser (1937)
Patricia Blaydon (Shirley Ann Richards) has been invited by Lady Denvee (Bobbie Hunt) to ride with the local fox hunt. Lord Blaydon (Cecil Kellaway) gives some riding hints to a stranger on the road, then shows him some neighbourly kindness ... [read more]
Cecil de Milo (1939)
Mrs Chedworth (Rita Pauncefort) has chosen a new house befitting the social status to which she aspires – with statues and grand windows through which the neighbours can see her parties. Mr Chedworth (Cecil Kellaway) is disturbed at the speed ... [read more]
Women’s image (1976)
The filmmakers draw the title of the film on their naked bodies. By throwing a tomato on the lens, they remind the viewer that all images are constructed. Taking control of their own image, they begin a wild ride into ... [read more]
‘That’d be a mistake’ (2008)
Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) is confronted by cattle baron Neil Fletcher (David Wenham). Fletcher offers to buy Faraway Downs and use his influence to save Nullah (Brandon Walters) from being removed to a mission. Lady Sarah refuses his offer. [read more]
‘The man’s a lunatic!’ (1979)
Maurice Morpeth (Lewis Fitz-Gerald), an accident-prone stranger, hits town – literally. He’s the unwitting cause of injuries to Ray Turner (Serge Lazareff), his dog (Matilda) and damage to Lucky’s (Luigi Villani) car, his eggs and his hens. Peter Ramsay (John ... [read more]
Ear operation (2005)
In a week’s time Daniel Sims (Chris Lilley) will donate his eardrum to his hearing-impaired twin Nathan (Chris Lilley) in a world-first operation. A magazine journalist (Nicole Brady) interviews Daniel on his family’s property in rural Dunt, South Australia. [read more]
A, B and C (1965)
Detective Sergeant Bronson (Terry McDermott), Detective Fraser (Lex Mitchell) and Inspector Connolly (John Fegan) have three suspects for the murder of escaped prisoner Edgar Thompson. All were also suspects in an old unsolved robbery case, along with Thompson. A large ... [read more]
‘I come from a land down under’ (1981)
Men at Work sing about travelling the world and what it means to come 'from a land down under’. [read more]
She’s My Baby (1959)
This 1959 recording of ‘She’s My Baby’ by Johnny O’Keefe was recorded in Los Angeles, as part of an attempt to crack the US market. Produced by Ernie Freeman, the record features Scotty Turner on lead guitar and Barney Kessell ... [read more]
Introducing Mavis Bramston (1964)
A glimpse of the British performer’s ‘audition tape’ shows why Mavis Bramston (Noeline Brown) will not be the star of The Mavis Bramston Show after all. [read more]
An unlikely friendship (2003)
Van (Joe Le) returns to Carla’s (Daniela Italiano) backyard with a woman’s top he has stolen, hangs it on her Hills hoist clothes line, then goes to her flat and tells her it’s there. She asks if he has stolen ... [read more]
Judging a book by its cover (2007)
This is the opening title sequence to the series. Chief Librarian Frances O’Brien (Robyn Butler) prepares for her day at the Middleton Interactive Learning Centre, and later leads a meeting with staff members Dawn (Heidi Arena), Matthew (Stephen Ballantyne), Ky ... [read more]
German shelling of Messines Ridge (1917)
Three soldiers walk in the bottom of one of the huge craters created when 19 mines were detonated under Messines Ridge, on 7 June 1917. Messines Ridge is now held by British and Australian troops, and it is being shelled ... [read more]
Flying into war (1944)
A series of medium close-ups introduces eight Australian infantrymen by name: Pte AN McGregor (aka ‘Horse’), Lance-Cpl AC Pierson (‘Buster’), Pte RFC Northcott (‘Blue’), Pte AB Graffin (‘Puddin’), Pte MJ Driver (‘Maxie’), Corporal RA Box, Pte JH Adams (‘Shorty’) ... [read more]
Hypnosis on the hill (1987)
In their secret place on the hill, Danny (Noah Taylor) offers to hypnotise Freya (Loene Carmen) to help her stop smoking – but he has something else on his mind as well. [read more]
Whale species (1994)
Whale biologist, Vassili Papastavrou, explains the variety of whale species. He highlights whale intelligence and the danger of harvesting even the minke whale. [read more]
Before white people (2005)
Black-and-white photographs of the two Nanas when they were younger women, with babies in arms. The sequence of photographs with voice-over tells us of the first time they ever saw white people. [read more]
What you need to know (1974)
This is one of the two television advertisements produced to facilitate the change to metric on Australian roads in July 1974. [read more]
