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Guilty until proven innocent (1998)
Barrister Liz Gaynor has defended people accused of rape. She says rape is difficult to prove. More cases are getting to court as the charge is considered a serious crime, and current policy is to follow through on any charges. ... [read more]
Modes of transport and Victoria Downs (1940)
Donkey teams in the North are shown pulling large wagons of supplies along dusty tracks. The camel team of an Indian hawker near Wave Hill brings supplies to people of the outback to whom ‘shops are not available’. The ... [read more]
Cotton chippers (2002)
Vaughn (Damian Pitt) and Lena (Dannielle Hall) are given a lift down the road by a car of cotton chippers. [read more]
Maitland Floods (1978)
Cameraman Len Maguire and assistant Chris Hewitt (Chris Haywood) have battled rising waters to reach Maitland – then got drunk with their competitors, while waiting for the daylight. Chris wakes up in the pharmacy, as the mayor calls to ask ... [read more]
Ex-servicemen rally at Melbourne Cricket Ground (1954)
This clip from a home movie, filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, begins with an excited crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as they stand and take off their hats on the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II and ... [read more]
A couple dancing (c1939)
Tamara Toumanova, wearing a light coloured headpiece, lifts her head to camera. She and a male dancer together perform a brief routine on the grass outside of Murray-Will’s beach house. In a slow motion sequence, the pair continues their routine. ... [read more]
‘Sarong Body Magic’ (1968)
A woman’s voice-over accompanies a figure seen from the waist down wearing a Berlei ‘Sarong Body Magic’ girdle. Two versions of the girdle – a pant and panty girdle – are shown on the figures. As the girdle adjusts to ... [read more]
Tea reading (1929)
This clip from a Bushells tea cinema advertisement shows a woman reading her girlfriend’s tea-leaves, predicting that she will marry a handsome man and enjoy an ocean voyage. Inside the teacup, we see the friend kissing a handsome man in ... [read more]
Wild Dog Dreaming (2004)
Aerial views show Mount Gillen. The voice-over narration tells us about the Wild Dog Dreaming, when a local dog ancestor battled an intruder dog and eventually transformed into a rock embedded into the ground. Shots show the sacred rock in ... [read more]
What’s in a name (1984)
Captain Charles Sturt (Steven Grives) named the great and noble river he travelled down the Murray, in honour of the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Sir George Murray. According to Bill Peach, he should have named it to ... [read more]
Oodnadatta (1927)
The small inland township of Oodnadatta in South Australia is on the AIM patrolling route. This clip includes people on camels, local buildings such as the AIM nursing hostel, and AIM ... [read more]
‘Would you like to have a try?’ (2006)
David (David Collins) and Shane (Shane Dundas) demonstrate the use of an imaginary TV remote control with the help of a bunch of bananas. This is followed by the opening titles which end on a red door. The door opens ... [read more]
To Wonderland Peak (1954)
This clip, filmed by amateur filmmaker Frank Straford, records two of his friends ascending to Wonderland Peak in Victoria’s Grampians Ranges. They move up a narrow rocky incline then take a drink from the ‘Showerbath Waterfall’ before climbing up Silent ... [read more]
Training circus animals (1993)
We see lions being trained. Trainer Stafford Bullen says the same techniques are used to train lions and tigers and domestic cats. [read more]
Alcohol and self-respect (1984)
Susan Bradley is a justice of the peace in Kununurra in far north Western Australia. She presides over minor cases like public drunkenness. She comments that the lack of regular work opportunities in a rural community and the low self-esteem ... [read more]
A Greek Easter (2004)
Sydney’s Greek community come together at Easter to celebrate a great religious festival. The story intercuts the religious elements and the food making elements to show that the tradition is still very strong and is being handed down from generation ... [read more]
A perfect score (1959)
Carry-over champion Evan answers the last question in round one to score a perfect six out of six. Host Reg Grundy spins the wheel and matches the number to the prize board to reveal that Evan is in the running ... [read more]
‘A bullet doesn’t know what colour you are’ (2008)
The Second World War interrupts the fight for Aboriginal rights and many Aboriginal men go to war. Professor Marcia Langton of the Yiman-Bidjara Nations, Professor Bain Attwood and Richard Frankland of the Gunditjmara Nation discuss the issues and implications of ... [read more]
‘I’m sick of being poor’ (1974)
Susie (Jacki Weaver) is worried about the strain Petersen’s (Jack Thompson) university education is placing on their relationship and the family finances. [read more]
St Kilda Esplanade (1914)
This short piece of actuality footage shows people at St Kilda including at the entrance to Luna Park, Daylight Pictures Cinema and a jetty at the beach. [read more]
