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Factory visit (1925)

The villain tries to steal the formula for Life Savers sweets by convincing Betty to take him to her father’s Life Savers factory where she gives him a guided tour. In the meantime, Cudgy, who is heartbroken from Betty’s refusal ... [read more]

Dr William Maloney MLA (c1934)

In an address to camera, 80-year-old Labor Parliamentarian Dr William Maloney comments on some of the achievements of his 45 years of political life, including helping to introduce the vote for women and removing the word 'illegitimate’ from the birth ... [read more]

Choices (2002)

Anna Yen in long skirt demonstrates her circus skills – balancing a full tea cup, walking the slack rope. She relates a story she would like to tell her grandmother and mother, acknowledging that she has been able to pursue ... [read more]

Inhaling depleted uranium (2005)

Dr Doug Rokke, retired from the US airforce, was sent to clean up the residue of the depleted uranium used in weapons in the first Gulf War. He inhaled uranium and is now dying. He describes how his medical records ... [read more]

Isolation and attitudes (1989)

Miyuki Linsdell recounts travelling to Geelong from Melbourne in the late 1950s shortly after her arrival in Australia just to hear Japanese sailors speaking her native language. She is framed in close-up and speaks to the camera in Japanese. A ... [read more]

All the Snowy’s People (1963)

The sequence shows the domestic settlements and the worksites of the Snowy Mountains Scheme in co-existence. [read more]

‘You gonna stay here with me?’ (1981)

In re-enactment, Constable Stott menaces Dolly, who is tied up to a tree. An elder now directs the action of the re-enactment, and the group collectively decide the details of the events and how they unfolded. [read more]

FaxPost (c1988)

This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the Faxpost and Lettergram service. Not strictly animation, the footage has been shot at low speed to create the impression of very high speed travel through empty Sydney CBD ... [read more]

Main Street of Beechworth (1971)

This clip from a colour home movie taken by Alan Bresnahan in 1971 begins with a map showing where Beechworth is located in Victoria. It then shows the main street including the Tanswell’s Commercial Hotel. [read more]

Now or never (2001)

Writer Evan (Samuel Johnson) types in his room. His story, heard in voice-over, describes a woman’s decision to return from 12 years of solitude in the mountains, after deciding it was 'now or never’. He is interrupted by Will (Joel ... [read more]

Melbourne city (1931)

This clip begins with a panoramic view from the Morehouse Tower of St Paul’s Cathedral looking south over the Yarra River to the Botanical Gardens and the War Memorial. It is followed by a tracking shot from one of the ... [read more]

Home building and industry (c1936)

Large newly felled logs are transported to the timber mills where they are converted into useable wood to furnish the modern home. This is explained through a voice-over by the narrator of the film, a building and contract officer. Inside ... [read more]

Jack and Bryan (1983)

In this 1983 documentary, Australian actors Jack Thompson and Bryan Brown talk enthusiastically about the reviving Australian film industry. [read more]

Aerial view of river and village life (1921)

This clip features an aerial view of river and coastal landscape, with the seaplane landing on the water. Hundreds of people come out to meet Hurley in their canoes, encircling the plane. There is a shot of the villages beside ... [read more]

Love at first sight (1996)

At a party in the Capulet mansion, Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Juliet (Claire Danes) meet for the first time. The couple cannot take their eyes off each other. Juliet is ushered away by her maid (Miriam Margolyes). [read more]

Beekeeping and making honey (c1940)

We see thousands of bees swarming on frames. A beekeeper uses a ‘smoker’ to blow smoke onto the bees so he can remove one of the frames and brush them off calmly. He uses a honey knife to strip the ... [read more]

‘Home sweet home’ (2002)

Miller (Richard Wilson) watches as his new neighbours arrive in Jonathan Archer’s (David Roberts) truck. Reaching their destination, the Wild Spring Animal Clinic, Aggie (Jade Ewen) is amazed and excited while Reilly (Douglas Smith) is far from impressed with his ... [read more]

Two despots (1987)

Frank (Leo McKern) is convalescing back in Port Douglas, with Frances (Julia Blake) in the role of servant, because he is forbidden to exert himself. When he criticises her children back in Melbourne for the umpteenth time, Frances tells him ... [read more]

The singing stops (1998)

Over home movie footage of the young Emily, her parents tell how preschooler Emily had no sight in one eye. Just as they were coming to terms with this, they were shocked to discover that Emily is also profoundly hearing ... [read more]

Making merry through the day (1925)

This clip from a silent Magnavox Wireless cinema advertisement shows a group of friends dancing to the music from a Magnavox Wireless at a picnic under a tree. It also shows them taking the wireless canoeing. [read more]

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