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Not for Sunday drivers (1954)

Between Townsville and Mount Isa the roads become more rugged and difficult to negotiate as the cars’ suspension and shock absorbers are pushed to their limits. The action is shot from a number of positions: on the side of roads, ... [read more]

Empire Day pageant (c1915)

The camera captures a group on a horse and carriage; a woman dressed as Queen Victoria; and various groups of children in costumes. Two girls are dressed as Britannia and other children appear as Indians, Red Cross volunteers and Australian ... [read more]

Asylum seekers at work (2002)

Afghan asylum seekers are good employees in the rural Victorian town of Loxton. The then Minister for Immigration, Phillip Ruddock, argues that they are not necessarily entitled to permanent status. [read more]

Melbourne nightlife (2007)

After being driven to Melbourne by Dyce (Masa Yamaguchi), the man who raped Crystal, the three women begin work in the brothel run by Vic Glassman (Andrew S Gilbert). They are guarded by Wade, the bald heavy (Adriano Cortese) and ... [read more]

‘A little sign of love’ (c1969)

A woman and a man walk separately through a park as a song about Milk Tray chocolates plays over the soundtrack. The lovers see each other, come together to kiss then the man hands the woman a box of Milk ... [read more]

A young talent (2000)

Max was a highly intelligent and thoughtful twelve-year-old when he was first filmed in the late 1960s. A child performer, he was also the man of the house and breadwinner, as his mother was often ill and they lived on ... [read more]

‘You wanna race?’ (1988)

Alice (Bennendine Woods) is learning to drive her mother Sue’s (Madeleine Blackwell) minimoke. At the lights Mick (Donald Dale), a classmate from school and his uncle Roy (Tom Lewis) are pretty impressed when they see her driving. Roy offers to ... [read more]

Burwood Road, Hawthorn (1906)

A point-of-view shot of a horse and cart travelling down Burwood Road, Hawthorn from the Glenferrie Hotel to the Tower Hotel captures scenes of daily life. At many points, curious and excited children wave their hats to the camera or ... [read more]

‘Buy with confidence’ (1968)

A young family visit their local Holden dealer to purchase a used car. The male voice-over describes the reliability of the Holden dealer and the quality of his stock. The girl sits inside one of the cars, while her parents ... [read more]

This child, Zita (2003)

Aggie Abbott tells of how, when Zita returned to her mother after years of being absent, her mother said that her daughter was dead. Ron Wallace, Zita’s husband, talks about Zita’s experience of being immersed within Western society and alienated ... [read more]

Moonlighting (1978)

Pamela Taylor (Rowena Wallace) tells daughter Gayle (Jo-Anne Moore) that her shoplifting charges have been dropped. She has had the family lawyer intervene, using her wealthy father’s influence, despite her husband Glenn’s wishes that they follow the usual legal process. ... [read more]

Melbourne Cup race (1896)

This clip shows the end of the 1896 Melbourne Cup horse race through the onlooking crowd. Newhaven wins. [read more]

Blood, sweat and tears (2004)

While reporter Mark Bowling sits back in air-conditioned comfort, the story cuts to archival footage to remind us of the history of transportation in the outback, from the Afghan camel trains to the earliest train line in the 150-year struggle ... [read more]

Bringing 4,000 years of history to Australia (1987)

A quick sketch of Australia’s wine industry from the very first vines planted at the time of the First Fleet up to today’s burgeoning wine industry. It covers both the huge output of the Tyrrell’s wine dynasty plus the more ... [read more]

‘I want your trust’ (1991)

Celia (Geneviève Picot) drives Martin (Hugo Weaving) home after a disastrous night out together. She has declared her love and made sexual overtures, but he has recoiled in horror. Outside his house, she tells him she’s the only one he ... [read more]

Riding bikes (c1940)

This clip shows three young children riding their bicycles with their father down a suburban street in Balwyn, Victoria. One of the girls rides on the handlebars of her father’s bike. [read more]

Peace! (1945)

This clip shows joyous celebrations erupting in Sydney streets at the declaration of peace after the Japanese surrender. Footage includes enormous crowds crammed shoulder to shoulder in the city. A tracking shot from a moving vehicle shows the famous image ... [read more]

Cities (1996)

A fascinating and discursive conversation between interviewer Andrea Stretton and Salman Rushdie, the Booker Prize-winning novelist and essayist, about his interest in great cities. For Rushdie, the city is where diverse cultures collide, intermarry, eat each other’s food and sometimes ... [read more]

Desert Rats (2006)

Aaron reads the paper while Vinnie mows the lawn. Over family stills and clips showing Aaron performing in Dead Heart and Water Rats, Aaron describes how Vinnie always turned to him to be looked after, and how, with a lack ... [read more]

‘They became our sons as well’ (2005)

The rules of the Returned Servicemen’s League (RSL) originally stated that no group that had fought against Australia could march on Anzac Day. After many years and much persistence by Turkish Australians, the RSL finally accepted that Turks ... [read more]

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