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Uranium blockade (1999)

Anti-uranium mining protestors block the road access to Jabiluka in the Northern Territory. The mining company issues trespass notices and the NT police clear the road, making several arrests. [read more]

Petal feast (1997)

The Petals enjoy a well-earned feast at the end of another exciting day. Boronia (Celia Ireland) denies having been scared and, showing off, gets hooked on a twig much to the gentle amusement of her fellow Petals. [read more]

Dalma Edwards (2001)

Effie (Mary Coustas) interviews 80-year-old cosmetic surgery enthusiast Dalma Edwards. Edwards explains how she first received plastic surgery after a car accident at age 22 and became a lifelong devotee. [read more]

Street procession, Townsville (c1934)

A procession of 500 participants (both men and women) ride the streets of Townsville to start the rodeo to be held at nearby Mt St John. A brass band marches and crowds gather to watch the parade. Men standing on ... [read more]

Yakutat, Alaska (2008)

Jonno and Stefan travel to Yakutat, Alaska. They are welcomed by Jack, proprietor of the Icy Waves surf shop. [read more]

‘Attack with torpedoes’ (c1930)

This clip shows a demonstration by an Australian Navy destroyer during a practice torpedo launch. It includes real time and slow motion shots of torpedoes being fired from the side of the vessel; the heads on the torpedoes used for ... [read more]

‘Persil dazzle’ (1946)

In their bridal suite, a newly married couple on their honeymoon (Muriel Howard and Albert Chappelle), retell in song the story of how Persil Washing Powder brought them together and transformed a ‘drab and dreary’ Miss into a Mrs! The ... [read more]

‘Don’t cut ’em to pieces’ (1975)

Foley (Jack Thompson) discovers he has competition from an unknown, Arthur Black (Peter Cummins). Shearing contractor Tim King (Max Cullen) gives Jim the learner (Graham Smith) a second chance. [read more]

It takes all kinds (2007)

Esther Blueburger (Danielle Catanzariti) is now attending Sunni’s (Keisha Castle-Hughes) school. The freedom she has there is very different to the regimented nature of her old private school. Sunni shows her around, giving the audience a visual run-through of the ... [read more]

Sea trials on HMAS Stuart (1963)

This is a brief clip showing a successful sea trial of the Ikara weapon, launched from HMAS Stuart. [read more]

‘There’s more to life than this’ (1979)

Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) tells younger sister Gertie (Marion Shad) of her desire to escape a life of rural drudgery. Her frustrations increase when she’s sent to drag her father out of the pub. [read more]

‘We’re all going to die’ (1997)

The crew members discover that the large boxes in the hold marked ‘salt pork’ actually contain bodies. Palmer (Russell Kiefel), the unwelcome passenger, tells them these are victims of a Triad turf war. Hong (John Alansu) reasons that the Triads ... [read more]

Theme songs (1992)

This is the animated opening sequence, with the Lift Off series theme song followed by the episode theme song That’s Not Fair sung by the puppet Backsaks, complaining about how their lives are so unfair. [read more]

Dreams of whiteness (2000)

Historical news footage of Aboriginal girls removed from their families and being adopted by a white family as a result of the assimilation policies. Henry Reynolds tells us why Aboriginal children were removed from their families, and the policies that ... [read more]

Access by road (1967)

This clip looks at the major roads in what was then known as Phuoc Tuy Province of South Vietnam. [read more]

‘You think I’m cheap’ (1972)

Pete and Elly have been missing for two days, since the picnic. Clyde (John Wood) and Mara (Kate Fitzpatrick) talk about whether they have just run away. Clyde thinks that Mara’s desire to do the same is irresponsible. Mara decides ... [read more]

‘Watcha gunna do with it?’ (c1988)

Vera (Margaret Ford) explains why she and her son George (Bill McCluskey) are living on the children’s land and how she has saved the trees from being cut down by loggers. [read more]

A child is lost (1987)

A child is missing and the family frantically search the streets of Surry Hills to find her. By the time the child is found and returned to her mother (Anna Hruby) and father (Shane Connor) we’ve been introduced to all ... [read more]

Snow wombat (1982)

A wombat forages in the snow of the Mt Kosciuszko National Park. The marsupial finds grasses and roots to eat. [read more]

Not your usual Chinese restaurant (2004)

This restaurant in Ballina, NSW, is not your usual country town Chinese restaurant with its ubiquitous sweet and sour, but a Chinese restaurant that features its owners’ locally grown lotus, a member of the waterlily family. [read more]

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