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Sharing culture and country (2002)

A clip from Mike Willesee’s The Hunting Party (1990) shows David and others in a swamp hunting for goanna. The group convince Willesee to enter the water on the premise of there being no crocodiles. Gulpilil in voice-over tells us ... [read more]

Blue mountains scenery (c1930)

Various scenes in and around the Blue Mountains are shown including: bathers in a pool; Leura gardens; holiday homes; Leura golf course; the Katoomba cascades and the Three Sisters rock formation. [read more]

Port Arthur (c1932)

The convict history of the Tasmanian settlement of Port Arthur is explained in this clip, with a voice-over accompanying scenes of the site. Convict history is re-enacted to evoke the past. A couple and a tour group walk through the ... [read more]

I have seen it all (2004)

A teenage band put together by Sammy Butcher performs for an audience. Sammy talks about the kind of songs he and the children write together, and one song ‘Ngayulu Nyangu’ which means I have seen it all, is about the ... [read more]

You’re not rubbish are you? (1992)

Poss (Erin Pratten) and Kim (Maria Nguyen) rescue a dirty old doll. In a magical moment, the faceless doll begins to move and communicate through gesture. On their way home, the officious Mr Fish (Mark Mitchell) bans the doll, saying ... [read more]

‘She’s sincerely talented’ (1989)

After his wife has walked out, Gordon (Jon Darling) arrives at Kay’s door, looking for help from his daughters. Sweetie (Geneviève Lemon) becomes anxious and self-conscious at the sight of him. Gordon later defends her, when Kay (Karen Colston) and ... [read more]

Under his skin (1985)

On a visit to Taronga Zoo, Stuart (David Kennedy) and Tommy (Jamie Agius) try to get to know each other better. Tommy is upset when two rude children laugh at his father’s skin colour. Tommy exacts revenge, the first sign ... [read more]

Sam wakes up (1986)

It is morning in the share house. Tim (Nique Needles) is having breakfast. Sam (Michael Hutchence) wakes up and stumbles outside. A stranger (Deanna Bond) is sitting on the doorstep. [read more]

Trading buai (2004)

Buai or betelnut is a stimulant used widely in New Guinea. Lucas wants to trade in it to acquire some cash. He meets Jane in the market and she introduces Lucas to her aunt who is a grower. [read more]

Hyde Park and Lloyd George (1941)

This home movie filmed by the Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, in 1941 shows Hyde Park, filled with rubble from the Blitz, then cuts to some close-ups of British Home Secretary, Lloyd George. [read more]

Progress invades paradise (1989)

Idyllic hills and a lush banana plantation are rendered in glowing watercolours. A farmer emerges from his Queenslander home and greets the day. He plays a lilting tune on his trumpet, coaxing garlands of bananas to unfurl from verdant palm ... [read more]

‘A state of confusion’ (1978)

Naomi Kelly, a documentary subject being filmed by Beth (Margaret Cameron, offscreen voice), believes that the psychosexual evolution is speeding up. [read more]

‘A couple of gargoyles’ (2006)

Katrina Skinner (Emily Barclay) is watching television when her father John (Robert Morgan) comes in, talking to a local detective on the phone. Katrina angrily denies she was at the pub the night before, when a handbag was stolen. The ... [read more]

‘Waltzing Matilda’ song sheet (2004)

The original handwritten score for 'Waltzing Matilda’ holds the story of a musical collaboration that created Australia’s national song. [read more]

You don’t look a day older than 299! (1999)

The space wizard Galiel’s foolish sidekicks Elgar (Marg Downey) and Moza (Stephen Whittaker) squabble as they wait for Galiel’s orders. In the cave Neri’s loyal protector, Neanda of the Cave Dweller Clan (Doug Tremlett), recovers consciousness after his fall. [read more]

Recreational activities (c1910)

This clip shows the Henley-on-Yarra regatta and celebrations; the agricultural showgrounds and ‘fair barrackers at a football match’. Each segment is introduced with an intertitle. [read more]

Everything has a cycle (2004)

Tom E Lewis introduces the concept of five seasons over footage of an overflowing Rose River – the land inundated with water, followed by a montage of a dry riverbed. Lewis describes the wet season over images of Indigenous men ... [read more]

A real stinker (1999)

David Hannay speaks in interview about the critics and newspaper headlines. Harbutt and David Stratton speak about the times in which Stone was released. Hannay, Harbutt, bikies and actors speaking about the ‘real’ responses to the film is interspersed with ... [read more]

An ancient land (1976)

Bill Peach takes us for a meander through the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. Along the way, we learn that the white squatters who settled the area in 1851 welcomed the artist Hans Heysen to stay with them while he ... [read more]

Making do (2005)

Gayle Shann may not have survived her horrific injuries if her neighbour Robyn Newbury had not been a trained nurse. Robyn took instruction from the Flying Doctor service that was not able to reach the property for two hours. It ... [read more]

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