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Magical Powers (1936)

A young man (Doug Rosenthal) who falls asleep in his front garden finds magical powers that allow him to conjure a new car, move furniture and create a feast. However, as he finds out, all is not what it seems. [read more]

Fraser has the numbers (1983)

Malcolm Fraser (John Stanton) is being interviewed by journalist Stuart Littlemore (playing himself). The Liberal leader will not be drawn on his party’s plans for the Supply Bill in the Senate. His desire to block Supply is assisted when a ... [read more]

Melbourne Chinese Orchestra Selections (1931)

This is from the Efftee Entertainers series of variety shorts and shows eight members of Melbourne’s Chinese Orchestra performing in a film studio. [read more]

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

English writer Christian (Ewan McGregor) recalls his tumultuous experiences at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Montmartre. Arriving in 1899 to be inspired by the bohemian atmosphere in the Parisian locality, Christian falls under the spell of the Moulin Rouge’s star ... [read more]

Double-decker Bus and Rail Motor (c1936)

This footage, shot by Mr Waddington of Smith and Waddington Ltd, displays a range of newly constructed buses including a double-decker bus. [read more]

The switchover (1965)

A prosecutor (Kenric Hudson) interrogates robbery and murder suspect George Lister (Owen Weingott) in court. [read more]

Australia Post – Joint Stamp Issue (1988)

This program records Australia Post’s release of a special joint Australian and United States bicentennial stamp and a commemorative bicentenary book of stamps. [read more]

Inside the 38th parallel (1997)

At Panmunjom, the Joint Security Area of the DMZ or Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, soldiers from both sides silently face-off against one another while tourists and journalists look on. A North Korean officer expresses his feelings ... [read more]

Les Darcy vs Dave Smith for the Championship of Australia (1916)

Historical footage of Australian Middleweight Champion Les Darcy and Dave Smith training together at Sydney Harbour and later in a boxing match on 24 June 1916. [read more]

Higgins, Bryce: Family and Holiday Scenes: 1909-1924 (c1909)

This home movie footage, filmed mostly by Ernest Higgins, includes scenes of a family picnic at Mt Wellington, Christmas celebrations, children’s birthday parties, picnics, holidays and other family gatherings between 1909 and 1924. [read more]

Jack Johnson Training Film (c1909)

Historic footage of heavyweight champion boxer Jack Johnson at California training in front of a small crowd. [read more]

Number 96 – Episode 910 (1975)

In this episode Herb Evans (Ron Shand) is keeping a whopping secret from Dorrie (Pat McDonald), Gary Whittaker (Mike Ferguson) has been stitched up by Liz Feather (Margaret Laurence) and Dudley Butterfield’s (Chard Hayward) dead cousin might not be so ... [read more]

A Sydney story (1985)

Sydney, Australia, is established as the location of the film and the narration introduces the film’s premise and establishes the filmmaker as the story-teller. [read more]

Love Letters from Teralba Road (1977)

Len (Bryan Brown) and his wife Barbara (Kris McQuade) have separated after he beat her in a drunken rage. Len tries to woo her back, with a series of letters, but Barbara has her doubts. Whatever happens, she does not ... [read more]

Chile: Hasta Cuando? (1986)

The documentary examines aspects of life in Chile under the dictatorship of General Pinochet. The film records songs of protest by the Chileans and the director interviews dissidents as well as people who support the regime. Bradbury also filmed demonstrations ... [read more]

General Motors Holden – Buy with Confidence (1968)

This black-and-white television advertisement for General Motors Holden features a family looking to buy a used car from their Holden dealer. [read more]

Reaping the harvests of history (1938)

Scenes of wheat harvesting are accompanied by commentary full of metaphors of nation-building based on ‘harvesting the benefits of a great past’. As the commentary builds to a patriotic climax, the music from Pomp and Circumstance is reprised and the ... [read more]

The good, the bad and the ugly (2000)

The Pakistan cricket team has had its fair share of cheats and match fixers and yet there is one player whose bravery in the face of having his national cricketing career interrupted marks him as a man of true cricketing ... [read more]

‘That’s the Rinso way’ (1946)

An opening credits sequence introducing the stars of Easy Does It is accompanied by a musical soundtrack. The first scene is at a grocery counter where a grocer (Dan Agar) attempts to sell a box of Rinso to his customer ... [read more]

Cinesound Varieties (1934)

This surviving 18-minute fragment is from an hour-long variety show directed by Ken G Hall and photographed by Frank Hurley for Cinesound in 1934. It contains a segment with Hamilton Webber and the State Orchestra illustrating the evolution of the ... [read more]

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