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Australia Day 1988 (1988)
The final stamp in the Bicentennial First Fleet series is launched, and the delivery of the first mail to the New South Wales colony is re-enacted. The replica of HMAS Bounty joins thousands of other ships and boats in ... [read more]
Setting the scene (1979)
An introduction to the series via the opening titles featuring Peter Ramsay (John Hargreaves), Ray Turner (Serge Lazareff) and Cassie McCallum (Louise Howitt). The opening scene of this episode introduces us to Ernie Farrell (Edward Howell), an old-school grazier who ... [read more]
Beach scenes (1932)
A beach scene from the 1930s is captured on this home movie clip taken by Leslie Francis Farey. People are shown lying on the beach and a group of people swim between the flags while surfers catch waves using longboards. [read more]
Lionel Murphy (1970)
Federal Opposition shadow minister Lionel Murphy pledges his government’s opposition to the Vietnam War. He says ‘we are here to end the war in Vietnam’. [read more]
‘Waltzing Matilda’ song sheet (2004)
The original handwritten score for 'Waltzing Matilda’ holds the story of a musical collaboration that created Australia’s national song. [read more]
What is a Neo-con? (2003)
Jim Lobe is the Bureau Chief of Inter Press Service and he’s on his way to an event at which Richard Pearl is to speak. He’s the star of the American Enterprise Group’s seminar held in Washington in 2003 to ... [read more]
The Land of Unlikeness (1991)
Beatrice (Anne Louise Lambert) wakes up to find herself, Maeve (Maeve Dermody) and Herman (Kristoffer Greaves) in the Land of Unlikeness. Over news and historical footage fusing the political, the historical and the spectacular, the Narrator (Gillian Jones) asks questions ... [read more]
A new Australian settlement (1949)
An Australian Landing Ship Tank, LST3501, arrives at Heard Island in late 1947 to establish an Australian base, for both strategic and scientific purposes. The men must initially unload everything by hand, until heavy equipment can be landed. They roll ... [read more]
The adventures of HMAS Wyatt Earp (1949)
As the HMAS Wyatt Earp sets off for the Antarctic coast from Melbourne in late 1947, the senior scientific officer Phillip Law begins work with his colleague, the distinguished meteorologist, Dr Fritz Loewe. The little ship enters the Roaring ... [read more]
A day at the beach (1956)
You can view the short film A Day at the Beach here in its entirety. This is an education film for children aged six to eight years, in which a young Australian family, the Mitchells, head to the beach on ... [read more]
The three musketeers (1968)
As a bigger swell hits Noosa Heads in the winter of 1966, Nat Young, Bob McTavish and George Greenough try out their new boards, getting playful on the waves. [read more]
Logan lets off steam (1983)
Lila (Robyn Nevin) and her husband George (Peter Whitford) rush to the train station. Logan (John Hargreaves) is leaving town, without signing the papers which would allow them to adopt his son, PS. Logan is drunk, along with Lila’s sister ... [read more]
Sydney Harbour and Bridge scenes (c1932)
This home movie clip, shot by the Archibald family, is taken from on board a boat in Sydney Harbour. It shows various steamships and boats on Sydney Harbour as well as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, soon after it was completed ... [read more]
Holiday lifestyles (c1922)
The holiday accommodation in Sorrento is shown, along with tennis courts and gardens. A title card ‘all the girls are lovely by the seaside’ introduces men in their swimming trunks and women with parasols relaxing on the beach. A group ... [read more]
The last of the Mohicans (1962)
The old 'bottle-oh’ has worked for seven days a week, year in and year out, collecting empties. He’s never used the whip on his mare and talks about her as though she is a person. The iceman is another of ... [read more]
‘Holden’s number one’ (c1966)
This black-and-white television advertisement for Holden sedans and wagons incorporates the 'Holden’s Number One’ jingle. The cars feature prominently in three scenarios – a suburban family going on holiday, a group of friends on a skiing weekend, and an affluent ... [read more]
Ricco (2004)
At school, Ricco stands with his hands drooped over an outside freshwater tap. He introduces himself to the audience, and the other main characters of the documentary soon after. [read more]
Library of grief (1993)
We see war graves in Europe, and learn about the ongoing responsibilities of the War Graves Commission to maintain the 1,000 cemeteries along the Western Front. Some bodies are still being found from the First World War. [read more]
Fort Denison early history (1939)
This clip covers the early history of Fort Denison, from its initial construction in the 1840s as a defence against a feared invasion, to its completion in 1857, and its manning by Royal Artillery men from England during the 1860s. ... [read more]
Two Aussie families (2007)
Both families are introduced in this pre-title sequence so that we can begin to empathise, while the eco coach and the moderator explain the ground rules of the challenge. [read more]
