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‘Never take it for granted’ (1982)

Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson) has rescued Jessica Harrison (Sigrid Thornton) from her ordeal in the mountains. Riding to visit Spur, the one-legged gold miner, they discuss the beauty and unpredictability of the mountains. [read more]

Hilton bombing evidence (1983)

Three members of the Ananda Marga sect are convicted of bombing the Hilton Hotel during a CHOGM event. One of the convicted, Tim Anderson, says that he was convicted on false evidence. Another one of the convicted, Ross Dunn, ... [read more]

A man and his oven (2004)

Russell Jeavons is a chef who was becoming burnt out with the daily grind of cooking and baking for a living until he discovered the backyard oven. [read more]

Red Riding Hood (c1930)

This clip begins with an animated cartoon of Pam Possum taking a shortcut through the forest to see Granny Platypus, despite the warning from her animal friends about the dangerous Willy Wildcat. Pam reaches Granny’s house only to find Willy ... [read more]

A treasure hunt at Katoomba (1936)

At Echo Point in the Blue Mountains, lovers Jack (Harry Cantor) and Jill (Margaret Jackson) begin their quest to find a £500 cheque hidden in the area. They proceed along the Prince Henry Cliff Walk followed by other sightseers and ... [read more]

‘Separate and different’ (1989)

This series has magnificent shots of Australia – from the tropics to the edge of Antarctica and across 4,000 kilometres of continent. The program captures the diversity of the country’s unique animal life as it may have appeared to the ... [read more]

Finish (2005)

Cars race through the dusty outback. Warwick Thornton talks to camera about the preparation for the race and the need to just finish it. He also speaks about how at the age of 34 he belongs to the demographic that ... [read more]

A concert at forty miles an hour! (1925)

The Wydawakes take their portable Magnavox Wireless in the car so they all can enjoy the novel experience of listening to music on their way to a picnic. [read more]

‘Naughty strikers’ (1987)

Debutantes are presented to the Premier’s wife Lady Florence Bjelke-Petersen at a gala occasion held in Central Queensland. Lady Flo speaks of the 'naughty strikers’, and offers advice to the debutants: 'I think it is very important indeed that you’re ... [read more]

Defending Nicaragua (1984)

We see footage of the young, poorly equipped Nicaraguan soldiers as we listen to a protest song performed by one of the soldiers. English TV journalist, Jon Snow, says that the Nicaraguan army is not well equipped by the Cubans, ... [read more]

South Australian Amateur Cinema Society (1951)

A young couple enjoying an afternoon outing are alerted to a suspicious object travelling downstream in the valley below. It is a felt hat. Curious to see more, the man looks through his binoculars along the riverbed to witness a ... [read more]

Always crying (1983)

The camera tracks across the wreckage of the previous night’s party, over debris and bodies, to arrive at Jane (Vera Plevnik) crying in the backyard. Karli (Tracy Mann) wakes up beside Shadow (Ian Gilmour) who is sick of hearing Vera ... [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]

Adventurous filmmaking (1933)

This clip taken during Shackleton’s 1917 Antarctic expedition shows Frank Hurley filming from the specially constructed platform rigged under the bosun and the bow of the Endurance as it smashes through ice flows. Frank Hurley climbs back down with his ... [read more]

‘Place of thunder’ (2007)

This clip uses voice-over narration by Russell Crowe and a montage of etchings, drawings, photographs and video footage to chronicle the complex social and cultural history of the Maroubra area. It begins by describing first contact between European culture and ... [read more]

‘Not a slaughter’ (2001)

After gaining power by a coup in 1965, President Suharto authorised the murder of up to a million of his countrymen using the excuse that they were communist sympathisers. Journalists, Frank Palmos, Don North and Roland Challis comment on the ... [read more]

Bombs dropped (2007)

Laith Stevens, bomb disposal expert, examines a bomb in the ground and talks to locals about the danger. Bombs are moved and loaded onto airplanes. Over historical footage of bombing, Laith Stevens talks about the number of bombs dropped. [read more]

Dave Sands (1951)

This clip contains a segment on Aboriginal boxer Dave Sands, one of the Sands boxing brothers from Burnt Ridge in New South Wales. He is filmed getting out of bed to commence his daily routine – an early morning run ... [read more]

Lisa and Lucia (1983)

At the climax of a striptease given by Lisa (Alyson Best), Charles (Norman Kaye) unexpectedly gets up from his voyeur’s chair, walks briskly outside and heads towards the church across the road. [read more]

Best man on ground (2002)

Prospect Bay has won the grand final in spectacular fashion. At the awards presentation that night, star-player Dumby Red (Luke Carroll) fully expects to be named best player on ground, but the local publican, Big Mac (Max Fairchild), sponsor of ... [read more]

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