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The discipline of writing (1988)
David Malouf explains why living in Tuscany is important to the way he writes, which includes the need to lock himself away. In Italy he is able to work through the morning until 10 am and then wander around with ... [read more]
‘A spanner in the works’ (2005)
Medical researchers Dr Julia Delvecchio (Anita Hegh) and Luke Rodman (Aaron Blabey) have bad news for their boss, Professor Robyn Masterson (Sigrid Thornton). Things are looking grim for her wonder drug. Before human trials can start, she needs to prove ... [read more]
Excluded from the school excursion (2006)
Primary school teacher Mrs Armstrong (Renee Newman-Storen) is preparing her class for an excursion to the fire station. Without explanation, she takes Frankie (Antionne Forrest-Yarran) out of class to be minded by another teacher (Geoff Kelso). Excluded from the excursion, ... [read more]
Hiding the pension cheques (1984)
Maggie (Ruth Cracknell) is convinced that if she doesn’t cash her pension cheques then the government will never know how much money she has and take some from her as taxation. [read more]
The jealous husband returns (1976)
Evan (Kit Taylor) storms back into the party as his wife Kerry (Candy Raymond) is having sex with Cooley (Harold Hopkins), a serial seducer. Cooley flees in his underpants, chased by Evan, but Kerry puts a public stop to her ... [read more]
Inside the biscuit factory (1932)
This clip shows Swallow and Ariell’s focus on quality testing and careful preparation of ingredients to ensure their twin promises of ‘quality and service’ are fulfilled. Automated mixing, rolling, baking and cutting machines are shown along with factory workers on ... [read more]
‘In your time there was the war’ (1985)
Mike (Daniel Cordeaux) is from 1985 and he just wants to go home, to Sydney. He thinks the Clan Murray are crazy hippies, but when they encounter some outsiders, the mutant wanderers, he is astounded as Katrin (Rebecca Rigg) shoots ... [read more]
The lady in question (1981)
At the dating agency, Peter (Norman Kaye) is 'introduced’ by proxy to a prospective partner, a young woman called Patricia. He fears he’s too old but the consultant says she needs a mature man. Peter has to pay an extra ... [read more]
Straight to the ocean (2005)
Observational footage shows Indigenous surfers cutting through the waves. Amber Mercy tells us about her family’s passion for surfing. Historical photographs show Indigenous surfers. [read more]
Pensions for Veterans (1953)
This documentary, made by the Waterside Workers’ Federation Film Unit, advocates pensions for waterside veterans. It depicts the hardships that many workers have faced and highlights some of the health and safety concerns raised in a 1945 report on the ... [read more]
The bush toy tradition (2008)
This clip showcases a number of ‘bush toys’ made by Johnny Young, depicting a rural lifestyle including horses and stockmen, a windmill, water tank, cattle yards and helicopter. The final scene in this clip shows aerial cattle mustering filmed from ... [read more]
The benefits of methadone (1975)
During a live TV debate, Dr Wolf (Max Gillies) defends his use of methadone to treat addicts. At his clinic we see the effects of the treatment, as two patients in a stupor try to play table tennis, aided by ... [read more]
Java in the 1930s (1933)
Local Javanese and Europeans are gathered around two Rolls Royce vehicles which are loaded with the travelling party’s belongings. Javanese villagers are filmed walking along a road and washing at a water fountain. The tropical terrain is also shown. [read more]
Owen piles on the pressure (2007)
Sitting outside, Owen (Stuart Clark) shows Chris (Richard Green) the drug ‘ice’ and aggressively urges him to try it. Chris refuses and buries his face in his hands in despair but Owen is insistent, telling him that prostitutes love it. ... [read more]
The early days of coal mining (1957)
This clip re-creates the early days of mining in Australia, when contract workers laboured for long hours underground in dangerous conditions. In sunny scenes above ground filmed in colour, a group of contractors walk to the mine with their equipment. ... [read more]
Santa visits the hospital (1929)
This clip from a silent black-and-white cinema advertisement for Anthony Hordern & Sons shows Santa visiting the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Santa, accompanied by a young girl dressed as a fairy, arrives by horse-drawn carriage and waves to the children. He ... [read more]
The opening of Murray 1 Power Station (1969)
The Murray 1 Project, in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, is officially opened by Prime Minister Harold Holt in July 1967. [read more]
‘Our first days at the beach’ (1941)
It is Spring 1941. An intertitle introduces this segment as ‘our first days at the beach’. Three children, the two eldest with model boats, come out of the backyard and walk down to the beach. On the beach, a woman ... [read more]
‘Without a care in the world’ (2006)
Zef (voiced by Jono Wood) and his little elephant brother Tutu (voiced by Emily Hunt) laughingly recount their latest adventures with playmate zebras while cooling off in a waterhole. The narrators, a pair of cheetahs (voiced by Len Firth and ... [read more]
Introducing the new capital of Australia (1929)
This clip shows the rural setting of Canberra in 1929, and features Old Parliament House and the Cotter Dam. [read more]
