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‘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]
Official welcome at Farm Cove, Sydney (1927)
The royal barge from the HMS Renown motors into Farm Cove, Sydney. The official welcoming party includes the Governor General, Lord Stonehaven, the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Dudley de Chair, the Prime Minister, Stanley Melbourne Bruce, the ... [read more]
Hey Shamus! (2001)
The little Shamuses go on a fun spree while the anxious real Shamus and Tracey search for them. [read more]
Turtle (1998)
The sisters carry a turtle into the kitchen. They talk about killing it and making turtle curry. Stones hit the roof of the house. Young boys yell 'witch, witch’. Nona confronts the boys, and they scurry off into the bush. [read more]
Houses (2001)
Sepia-toned footage of a re-enactment of white pastoralists in conflict with local Indigenous people is intercut with an interview with two elders telling us the tale of how the white people took over the land and captured all the Indigenous ... [read more]
Earning a reputation (2001)
Accompanied by historical footage of a tent-boxing troupe at a local town showground, Aboriginal men talk about their experience as tent boxers, the theatrics surrounding the fights, the boxing lifestyle and conditions. [read more]
Alcohol, violence and a pathway forward (2011)
Local policeman Texas (Greg Tait) kicks off the first men’s group meeting in his small town in the Kimberley. Meanwhile in the city, TJ (Dean Daley-Jones) is at a pub. He tries ringing his son, Bullet, in the Kimberley but ... [read more]
Maureen Cahill (1988)
Maureen Cahill works with glass. She shows some of her works and talks about her love for the material. [read more]
Towards a new age (1946)
The clip shows this Liberal Party cinema advertisement, for the 28 September 1946 federal election, in its entirety. The ad presents the post-Second World War period as potentially a time of great possibility for the Australian people. It argues that ... [read more]
1972 ‘Victory night at home’ (1993)
Margaret Whitlam recalls the night in 1972 when the Australian Labor Party (ALP) won the federal election and her husband Gough became Prime Minister. [read more]
Sexy Aussie male (1982)
Short interviews on the street about what makes the Aussie male sexy in 1982. Interviewees include the Reverend Fred Nile, Bernard King and Rod McKuen. [read more]
‘500 dollars just goes nowhere’ (1975)
Sitting out the front of the Collingwood Community School, amongst some of the students who are gathered around him, a staff member talks to camera about the limited resources the school has to work with. With only minor support from ... [read more]
‘Surfie chick or nobody’ (1981)
On the bus to school, Debbie (Nell Schofield) and her best friend Sue (Jad Capelja) try to suck up to the head of the surfie chick clique, Tracey (Sandy Paul). When she gets into a fight on the floor of ... [read more]
Aircraft workshop (c1926)
Men work on various parts of planes inside an open hanger at an airfield. Men file and chip away at pieces of timber. Another man inspects a plane propeller which is then shown being attached to the front of a ... [read more]
Free Aceh movement (2005)
After the Indonesian President Suhato was removed from power, the Acehnese in the north were promised a better life. However, Indonesian soldiers continued to oppose the Free Aceh Movement which, in response, intensified its push for independence, as human rights ... [read more]
Yeeralparil tries to be tricky (2006)
We are now in the older story, right back with the first ancestors. Ridjimiraril (Crusoe Kurddal) has gone hunting because his three wives are acting up. Banalandju (Sonia Djarrabalminym) and Nowalingu (Francis Djulibing) fight with each other. When all the ... [read more]
Band of brothers (1917)
Infantry and transport now move up through Bapaume, a short time after its occupation by the Australian 30th Battalion on 17 March 1917 (see clip two). On 19 March, the band of the 5th Australian Infantry Brigade plays in the ... [read more]
Gough opens Dahlia and Arts Festival (1973)
In Bendigo assisting with the Labor Party’s campaign for the May 1973 Victorian state elections, Gough Whitlam opens the 2nd Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival. [read more]
Welcoming crowds (1927)
Many small boats and crowds wait for the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York and watch the HMS Renown enter Sydney Harbour. [read more]
Central Square (c1928)
From an elevated position above Central Square (now Railway Square) in Sydney, the camera films the bustle of the streets at rush hour where people transfer from trams to trains and suburban trams to take them out of the city. ... [read more]
