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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]
Incidents in Connection with the Funeral of Captain Baron von Richthofen (1918)
After the death of Captain Manfred von Richthofen on 21 April 1918, the wreckage of his plane was brought to the headquarters of No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, at Poulainville, near Amiens in France. We see observers and pilots ... [read more]
Bapaume to Bullecourt (1917)
In March 1917, Australian troops occupy Bapaume in northern France, after German troops have withdrawn to stronger defences along the Hindenburg Line. Troops advance across a desolate No-Man’s-Land, past lines of barbed wire. Near the road from Albert to Bapaume, ... [read more]
The Exploits of the Emden (1928)
In the German colony of Tsingtao (Qingdao), on the Chinese coast, the warship Emden puts to sea as war breaks out in Europe, in August 1914. Reservist Officer Fritz Ackermann must join the ship even though his wife Meta and ... [read more]
Smiley (1956)
Smiley Greevins (Colin Petersen) is a poor but wily boy, growing up in a small country town. His father (Reg Lye) is a drunken drover; his mother (Margaret Christensen) is a workhorse. Smiley is constantly getting into trouble with his ... [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]
Jungle Patrol (1944)
Eight Australian soldiers leave Port Moresby in New Guinea on an American C-47 transport. They are returning to their unit, pushing the Japanese back along Shaggy Ridge, part of the Finisterre Range, west of Lae, in 1943. The soldiers land ... [read more]
With the Australians in France 1916 (c1917)
The film documents Australian troops, and some New Zealanders, during their first few months in action on the Western Front in the First World War. The locations include Pozières, shortly after the Australians endured their most difficult battle to that ... [read more]
It’s not cricket (1984)
The English team is split over their Captain’s tactics. The gentlemen players are not happy and the team manager, Pelham Warner, is distressed and alarmed at the danger being done to Empire politics. Later, His Royal Highness, the Nawab of ... [read more]
The Berlei Figure Type Indicator (1930)
After taking Barb’s measurements, Ms Blake calls Ms Trent and asks her to check them against the Berlei Figure Type Indicator, which indicates she is a ‘slender average type’. A suitable foundation garment for evening wear is brought up to ... [read more]
Teen smoking (1994)
Rebellious teenagers smoke to annoy their parents. A mother and daughter discuss why the girl ran away from home. [read more]
Introducing Jack and Henty (2007)
This clip shows two elders, Donald Kemarr Thompson and Alec Petyarr Peterson, walking through the landscape, talking about why it is important for them to tell this story. A map of the country shows where the incidents occurred. They introduce ... [read more]
‘I’m a practising Catholic’ (1972)
Sonia (Lynn Rainbow) discovers why she will always be ‘the other woman’ to Gordon (Joe James), a married man; his wife (Shirley Cameron) won’t divorce him because of her Catholicism. [read more]
‘Mothers don’t give up their babies easily’ (1988)
Kate visits a volunteer organisation to get help to locate her birth parents. Barry (Nick Enright) explains why there is so much secrecy around the details of adoption. [read more]
‘The Sentimental Bloke’ film (2004)
Warren Brown takes us into the vaults of the NFSA to find out why the 1919 silent movie The Sentimental Bloke is regarded as one of the greatest Australian films. [read more]
I want this town! (1997)
WC Moore (Bill Ten Eyck) arrives back at the Moore family home, angry because the town isn’t bankrupt yet. Then a frog appears. [read more]
Someone else’s land (2005)
Joanne Garngulkpuy talks about why people come to Darwin. John Greatorex tells us the history of the missions in the area, and how the different clans that were centralised in the settlements ended up living on land belonging to other ... [read more]
Facing the demons (2003)
Georgina was a state ward from the age of 3 until she was 14 years old, when she was sent as a domestic to work in a family until she turned 18. Her mother wouldn’t release her for adoption, which ... [read more]
On the salt lake (2009)
Having evaded the police, Kev (Hugo Weaving) and Chook (Tom Russell) are driving across Lake Gairdner, a huge salt lake, in a stolen four-wheel drive. Kev has finally told the boy why they’re on the run. Chook sits for a ... [read more]
Concentration camp war trials (1985)
SS Guards from the Belsen concentration camp are put on trial before a British military court, with sentences ultimately ranging from hanging to release. The narrator wonders why the British Army did not pursue more of the guards who escaped. [read more]
