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The house burns (2008)

Hired arsonist Billy (Joel Edgerton) sits on a hilltop watching his handiwork – a house burning in the distance. Carla (Claire van der Boom) and Greg (Anthony Hayes) pull up outside their burning home. Greg runs off to try to ... [read more]

For the Term of His Natural Life (1927)

Richard Devine (George Fisher), heir of wealthy Sir Richard, decides to ship out of England, rather than reveal his mother’s secret – that his real father is the neighbour, Lord Bellasis (Arthur Greenaway). When Bellasis is killed by his own ... [read more]

King of the Coral Sea (1954)

Ted King (Chips Rafferty), a pearler on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, finds a body floating in the water. Ted and his offsider, Jack Janiero (Rod Taylor), discover that head diver Yusep (Lloyd Berrell) and town drunk Grundy (Reg ... [read more]

The Circuit – It’s a Long Way Home (2007)

Young lawyer Drew Ellis (Aaron Pedersen) arrives in Broome to work for the Aboriginal Legal Service. His first day is a disaster: he crashes his car en route and is arrested through a misunderstanding. He is rescued by Sam Wallan ... [read more]

Mabo: An Address to the Nation (1993)

On 15 November 1993, Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating addresses the nation on his government’s response to the High Court Mabo decision which recognised native title for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Outlining the history of the Mabo court case ... [read more]

‘The strangest of all encounters’ (2000)

This clip, narrated by David Wenham, explores significant landmarks in the history of the interaction between Australian culture and the beach. [read more]

Holden Car Cinema Advertisement: A New Star, the New Holden FE (1956)

This colour cinema advertisement by Litchfield Film Productions launches the new model Holden sedan, the 1956 FE. [read more]

Sea Patrol – Cometh the Hour (2007)

Patrol ship HMAS Hammersley’s navy service is coming to an end: she is due to be decommissioned and her crew relocated. She heads out on her last voyage, in pursuit of villain Rick Gallagher (Martin Lunes) and a shipment ... [read more]

The Tale of Ruby Rose (1987)

Henry Rose (Chris Haywood) traps wallabies and possum for their skins in the Central Highlands of Tasmania in 1933. He and his wife Ruby (Melita Jurisic) have lived here for seven years, in a primitive slab hut. The isolation takes ... [read more]

‘Look at the bastards’ (1987)

Tas (John Walton) and his three comrades watch with disdain as the new British commander, General Allenby (Anthony Hawkins), inspects the Light Horse camp. The soldiers see typical ‘Pommy brass’, but Allenby is different. As he inspects the horses, Lieutenant-Colonel ... [read more]

Georgia Lee Sings the Blues Down Under (1962)

After a successful career in London, Georgia Lee returned to Australia and recorded ‘Georgia Lee Sings the Blues Down Under’. She became only the second female artist to release a long-playing record in Australia and surely the first Indigenous female ... [read more]

Life on the Hawkesbury River (2005)

The Aboriginal participants introduce the Europeans to some of the bush tucker of the region. Only John and his wife are prepared to try the worm-like carbora, although they know they’ll be a rich source of protein. Luckily a river ... [read more]

Wrong Side of the Road (1981)

This documentary-style drama follows the Indigenous bands Us Mob and No Fixed Address as they move from gig to gig. [read more]

Strange happenings in the desert (2004)

Our central characters are in transit and heading towards Alice Springs for the eclipse. Travelling on the Ghan, the young doctor Matt (Patrick Brammall) leaves a group of older women with whom he shares a cabin, and meets a beautiful ... [read more]

Crossing the Roper River (1946)

McAlpine (Chips Rafferty) swims his cattle across the crocodile-infested Roper River, one of the largest rivers in the Northern Territory. Mary Parsons (Daphne Campbell) plunges in, leading her horse across, as her mother (Jean Blue) and sister (Helen Grieve) watch ... [read more]

The Ferals – An Explosion of Talent (1994)

The Ferals is an irreverent situation comedy starring a mangy group of animals living in the backyard shed of an inner-city home. In this first episode, a wannabe musical promoter (Miguel Ayesa) moves in and attempts to evict the Ferals ... [read more]

The sailors part two (1927)

The Sailors is a recorded version of a theatrical comedy routine by vaudeville performers Stiffy (Nat Phillips) and Mo (Roy Rene). You can listen to part two of The Sailors here in its entirety. Part two is the second side ... [read more]

Black and White (2002)

Max Stuart (David Ngoombujarra), a 27-year-old mixed-race Aborigine from Alice Springs, is arrested in December 1958 in Ceduna, on the South Australian border. He is charged with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl, Mary Hattam, whose body was ... [read more]

‘May the best man win’ (2006)

In a harbourside bar, stockbroker Will (Matthew Newton) joins friends for a drink. Angus McFarlane (Aden Young) tells everyone about their bet – who can make the most money in 90 days, for a prize of $100,000. Will asks Benno ... [read more]

General Motors Holden – The Time is Now (1966)

This television advertisement for the 1966 'turbo-smooth’ Holden HR is aimed at a female audience. [read more]

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