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A pack of rabid dogs (2007)
On the eve of the semifinals, the Newtown Jets go up against St George. Newtown coach Jack Cooper (Matthew Johns) gives some last minute instructions before handing over to his captain, 'Grub’ Henderson (Matt Nable), whose message is blunt – ... [read more]
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]
‘Anybody here?’ (2003)
Steve (Gary Sweet) arrives home from the office and has trouble getting into his house. Finally entering to find the vestibule dark and quiet, he smiles to himself, thinking he’s about to encounter a surprise birthday party. But when he ... [read more]
Breaking the rules (1971)
Grant (Gary Bond) is full of remorse, nursing a bad hangover. Somehow, he has ended up staying with 'Doc’ Tydon (Donald Pleasence), who lives in a shack on the outskirts of town. The doctor taunts him about his failure the ... [read more]
Piano repair (1960)
In this silent clip, a man (Frank Straford) is playing the piano in his living room when a string breaks. He makes a telephone call and a piano tuner (John Straford) arrives and then inspects the broken string with a ... [read more]
Duck, cat, baby (1998)
Ronnie (Miranda Otto) has slept through another attack, during which her 11 Muscovy ducks have been mutilated. Ida (Brenda Blethyn) leaves for church in the nearby town. Maurice (Ray Barrett) recalls how they got married – when he thought she ... [read more]
Aya meets a man (1990)
At work in the Japanese restaurant, Aya (Eri Ishida) talks to the man with whom she will later have an affair. She tells him she has been in Australia for eight years and that it is good for her son ... [read more]
‘It tastes like pork’ (1927)
John Rex (George Fisher) has incited his fellow prisoners to a mass breakout from Port Arthur. They storm past the dogs that patrol the narrow isthmus at Eaglehawk Neck, where Rex splits off from the others. He has arranged a ... [read more]
This pig ain’t no Babe (1985)
Bertie (Anthony Richards) enrages a boar, which then escapes and chases him up a tree. Cranky Frank Phillips (Martin Vaughan) unwittingly distracts the boar and becomes its next target. He and his wife Shalagh Phillips (Carole Skinner) flee to the ... [read more]
Getting ready (1999)
Ru, applying facial paint, speaks about the particular head decorations for the Amb Kor and explains the significance of the colours in terms of their tradition. Professor Andrew Strathern is being painted up, while men are working on Ru’s headdress. ... [read more]
‘Not my type’ (1998)
Working undercover, agent Peter Church (Peter Phelps) steals a truckload of tyres from the railway yards with brothers Ronnie Gallagher (John Brumpton) and Garry Gallagher (Garry Waddell). Church’s colleagues Oscar Stone (Ian Stenlake), Kaye Kelso (Jessica Napier), Bernie Rocca (Joe ... [read more]
An auspicious beginning (1964)
Menzies giving an election speech, demonstrating his oratorical skills. The title comes up as the first page in a book held by a presenter who turns around and faces the camera. The presenter comments on the amazing kind of person ... [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]
Company for Mrs De Marco (1990)
After the accidental death of Mustafa, Carl (Sam Neill) calls his best friend Dave (John Clarke) for help. Dave is a gravedigger, so they take the body to a cemetery, where Dave selects an open grave, in which to place ... [read more]
‘What you might call cheerful’ (1994)
Jeff (Russell Crowe) yells at his dad Harry (Jack Thompson) for never turning the taps off after he has a shower. As Harry dishes out the dinner, he explains to the audience that his son is gay, or as he ... [read more]
‘You take the minutes, do ya?’ (2008)
In the first meeting, Alex (Grant Dodwell) sees Freddy (Steve Rodgers) writing and asks if he’s taking the minutes. Freddy explains that he likes to write down things he’s observed as potential material for his stand-up comedy act. Cecil (Don ... [read more]
Truth and lies (1982)
Kate (Judy Davis) and Steve (Richard Moir) have become allies and lovers, united by the disappearance of Mary Ford. In bed, Kate tells him she blew up the bulldozers on his building site a year earlier. Before he can work ... [read more]
Band of brothers (1917)
Infantry and transport now move up through Bapaume, a short time after its occupation by the Australian 30th Battalion on 17 March 1917 (see clip two). On 19 March, the band of the 5th Australian Infantry Brigade plays in the ... [read more]
Climbing to Shaggy Ridge (1944)
The eight soldiers begin the long, hot walk across rivers and kunai grass to the foot of Shaggy Ridge, in the Finisterre Range. They begin the climb, passing native carriers who take supplies up the switchback trail, bringing back the ... [read more]
Marriage resisters (2002)
Anna Yen says in a voice-over, ‘Once upon a time, long ago, in a land far, far away’. The story she tells is about Yen’s grandmother’s region becoming famous for silk growing. There are extreme close-ups of silk passing through ... [read more]
