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Socks and the ‘swingletree’ (1910)
Sir Ernest Shackleton describes the loss of Socks the pony into the crevasse, and the accident which saved Frank Wild’s life – the broken ‘swingletree’ connecting horse and sledge. [read more]
Digging an oil well (c1923)
As the camera travels along a river, it captures oil rigs and wells built in the forested hillsides. This is followed by a closer shot of one of these wells. In a sequence which uses live-action and animated segments, a ... [read more]
Dreaming of glass (2003)
The story of how a commission from Manningham City Council helped start Wathaurong Glass, with shots of the beautiful artwork hanging in buildings. A practitioner speaks of going to Milan to exhibit his artwork, where the arts community has never ... [read more]
Nicaragua under attack (1984)
Nicaragua is attacked at its borders by the Contras. They are backed by the USA, which claims that Nicaragua is supplying arms to leftist guerrillas in El Salvador. Tomás Borge, the Nicaraguan Minister for the Interior denies this, and ... [read more]
Launch of the satellite (1967)
WRESAT arrives at Woomera, is connected to its launch vehicle, and takes off into orbit. [read more]
Corroboree (1950)
This is an excerpt from a recording of the ballet suite from 'Corroboree’, composed by John Antill. Performed in the Ashfield Town Hall on 5 December 1950 for capturing by His Master’s Voice, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is conducted by ... [read more]
‘I don’t want to talk about it’ (1996)
The girl (Chloe Ferguson) listens as her parents argue in the next room. Kate, a babysitter (Kate Greetham), arrives as the parents are about to go to counselling. Kate asks the silent child if she has gone mad. Later, the ... [read more]
Engineering works (c1926)
A steel saw, made from a plain steel disc without teeth, cuts through the girders using only friction. A man turns a wheel which pulls the disc through to cut the girder. The cut girder is then lifted by a ... [read more]
Your eyes are intense (2004)
At the local service station, Heidi (Abbie Cornish) inquires about a job. The young woman behind the counter, Bianca (Hollie Andrew) is curt and unfriendly. Heidi buys a pair of red gloves and goes walking by the lake. Back at ... [read more]
No future (1996)
Night-time. White lines disappear into the darkness as a solitary car drives along a lonely stretch of country road. Files stacked beside the driver tell us that he is a field officer for the Royal Commission into Deaths in Custody. ... [read more]
Rehabilitation and re-education (c1948)
This clip begins with a montage of people on the streets of postwar Japan. The narrator explains that the American Allied occupation forces are transforming Japan from a ‘military dictatorship’ into a democracy. The next sequence is about re-education and ... [read more]
Down on the farm (1979)
Frank Bourke, the band leader and composer of reliable dance tunes, revisits the dirt poor farm where he grew up. [read more]
From fleece to yarn (1924)
Wool is graded by experienced sorters and then passes through scouring machines that wash and clean the wool. It is then steam heated and teased and passes through several rollers and a carding apparatus that pulls the wool into a ... [read more]
The poet as novelist (1988)
This clip is from an interview Dinny O’Hearn conducted with David Malouf that ranges widely across his writing. He talks about writing two books concurrently and discusses his earliest novels, Johnno (1975) and An Imaginary Life (1978). [read more]
The carnival begins (1952)
On 15 March, in ‘brilliant sunshine’, people begin streaming into the Hollywood picnic grounds. A ban on buses to the venue means that people arrive by car, truck, motorbike and on foot. Members of the crowd hold banners, peace signs ... [read more]
What price courage (1987)
Dan is the parachute instructor and Adrian’s mate. Adrian is a member of the Australian Special Air Service (SAS) but is having trouble with his training jumps. Dan wants his mate to succeed, not the least because they went ... [read more]
First kiss (1985)
Susan (Sherie Graham) goes to the movies, shopping and hanging out in the city with Buzz (Mitch Ambrose) and the gang. In the cinema, Buzz makes a pass but Susan seems oblivious, unlike the jealous Francine (Shanti Gudgeon). Susan is ... [read more]
Gay days by the pool (2001)
Miguel knows he can find his friends at Prahran pool if it is a fine day. He never swims but has a full social life. [read more]
‘Campaign of fear’ (2008)
Father Frank Brennan, Eddie’s daughter Gail Mabo of the Meriam and Manbarra Nations and Donald Whaleboat of the Meriam Nation, talk about Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo and the outcomes of the trial. Narrator Rachel Perkins and historian Professor Marcia Langton of ... [read more]
Shanty houses and mine shafts (c1925)
A man stands outside the entrance to his small shanty home and smokes a pipe. A woman cooks in an outdoor cooking area. A man chops wood outside his home. Another man feeds his chickens. These scenes illustrate the shanty ... [read more]
