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The dugong that won’t die (1978)
Peter (John Hargreaves) and Marcia (Briony Behets) drive down the beach to check out the other campers; they are missing, but their van is visible in the breakers. Peter swims out to investigate and sees the body of a girl ... [read more]
Karli Jalangu – Boomerang Today (2004)
An observational-style documentary about the making of a number seven boomerang by four senior traditional men from Central Australia. Karli Jalangu – Boomerang Today is part of the Nganampa Anwernekenhe series produced by Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) ... [read more]
Talkie Season Opens: Wintergarden Theatre (c1929)
This silent historical footage shows the Wintergarden Theatre (now demolished) in Rose Bay, Sydney, as it prepares for the screening of talking pictures. It also features some of the people involved in renovating the theatre, including Ray Allsop, inventor of ... [read more]
Sydney Opera House Opening Concert (1973)
The ABC concert-telecast broadcast of the official opening concert at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on 29 September 1973. Performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, it was conducted by expatriate Australian conductor Charles Mackerras and featured Swedish soprano ... [read more]
The battle for Menin Road begins (1917)
A line of soldiers marching forward from Ypres, along the Menin Road. Motorised traffic returns to the town through the centre of the road, horse-drawn limbers on the right. The soldiers have exchanged their slouch hats for the relatively new ... [read more]
Betrayal in the park (1991)
Andy (Russell Crowe) meets Celia (Geneviève Picot) at Martin’s house. She has not known of his existence in Martin’s life until just before this scene. She tells him that Martin is in the park, walking his dog. When he arrives ... [read more]
Arthur, the ring-a-ding-a-ling-a-list king (1972)
This clip is the opening theme song for the animation series, Arthur and the Square Knights of the Round Table. [read more]
The great white hunter (1978)
Walking with his dog Cricket, Peter (John Hargreaves) finds a broken doll covered in moss. At a tidal lake, he discards his beer bottle and pretends he’s in a western, firing off his gun at nothing in particular. Back on ... [read more]
The wonders of Rinso (1943)
Henry is a bachelor who lives alone in a small apartment. He has a ‘lady help’ who does his cooking and cleaning but will not wash his clothes. Henry is a ‘natty dresser’. But because he can’t get the laundry ... [read more]
Australia (1934)
Semi-professional filmmaker Gordon Donkin, accompanied by his wife, travelled more than 25,000 kilometres over 18 months filming throughout Australia. The resulting documentary presents a comprehensive and realistic picture of life and work in 1930s Australia with an emphasis on the ... [read more]
Morris, DG: Royal Agricultural Show, Adelaide (c1943)
This colour home movie filmed by Ernest Gourlay Morris includes a variety of subjects including the cattle judging at the Royal Agricultural Show, the Queen of the Murray beauty pageant 1951, school marching bands at Berri, the fairytale parade in ... [read more]
The right to protest (1999)
Anti-uranium mining protestors explain their role in the Jabiluka blockade. A woman recalls her first arrest and the mines security officer says that he is in favour of protesting for a cause that he may believe in. [read more]
‘No clouds in the sky’ (1995)
Refugee Chen Xing Liang revisits the Port Hedland Detention Centre where he was detained for six months after arriving in Australia illegally. He was one of 56 Chinese refugees. He recalls crying from loneliness. [read more]
Wambidgee (1962)
This puppet series, made by animator Robert Knapp, features the adventures of an Aboriginal boy called Wambigee. In the episode 'The Boomerang Maker’, Wambidgee makes a special boomerang for the chief of his clan. When Wambidgee travels to the ... [read more]
Beyond Sorry (2003)
When she was eight years old, Zita Wallace was removed from her families by the authorities. This is a documentary about the Stolen Generations, and the journey of one woman to reconnect with the Eastern Arrernte family from whom she ... [read more]
The party sets off (1991)
Father Laforgue (Lothaire Bluteau), his young French accomplice Daniel (Aden Young) and a party of Algonquin led by Chomina (August Schellenberg) are blessed by a Jesuit priest before they set off by canoe. This is where the hazardous journey begins. [read more]
Errands of Mercy (1998)
The Melbourne Metropolitan Ambulance Service is subject to efficiency audits. In an effort to become more efficient, the service has adapted a new call system and rostering schedule. The documentary shows the ambulance officers at work, and management planning a ... [read more]
‘Who’s the lucky man?’ (1996)
Vick-Anne (Rebecca Frith) surprises Ken Sherry (George Shevtsov) with a preview of her wedding dress. He is brutal in his response to her excitement. Dimity (Miranda Otto) is bewildered when her sister takes off through the streets of Sunray, heading ... [read more]
The cry for help (2003)
Roxy describes the situation that landed her in jail. She had been passing dud cheques in order to pay her mortgage. In despair, and with a growing agoraphobia, she defied the jailors and used an old razor to cut herself. [read more]
Mr Chedworth gets the sack (1939)
Mr Chedworth (Cecil Kellaway) has been summoned to the office of his employers, Messrs Mason (Harvey Adams) and Welch (Ben Lewin). After 24 years of service, they tell him he is to be retrenched in a cost-cutting exercise. Mr Mason ... [read more]
