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Rescue and recriminations (1950)

The Kings have run out of water. They are holed up in the only room left standing after Aboriginal people have burned down the house. They wait anxiously for the impending attack, which they won’t be able to withstand. When ... [read more]

Baby numbats (1996)

Dr Tony Friend fits radio collars to numbats in Western Australia to monitor their lives. The clip follows the life of a mother and four babies. After birth the babies cling to their mother’s fur and suckle until they can ... [read more]

Walter Burley Griffin’s philosophy (c1976)

Griffin’s writings are read over a series of shots that show some of his architectural achievements. These include Newman College at the University of Melbourne (1918), the ornate ceiling of the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne (1921) and the incinerator at ... [read more]

She doesn’t deserve to be here! (2005)

Heath (Adam Saunders) is introducing Fly (Sophie Luck) to the home where all the Solar Blue Surf Academy students will live together for the year, and Fly discovers she has arrived in the middle of a drama. Her new room ... [read more]

Escape to Earth (2000)

The opening titles introduce us to Cybergirl (Ania Stepien). The start of the episode sets up Cybergirl’s arrival, her pursuit by replicants Isaac (Ric Anderson) and Xanda (Jennifer Congram), and introduces Jackson Campbell (Craig Horner) and his father Hugh (Mark ... [read more]

Street life in Rimside (2003)

At a loose end, Beau takes a stroll through the streets of Rimside. [read more]

‘Sold a pup’ (2007)

General Vernon Sturdee (William Zappa) explains the military situation prior to the first Japanese attack to John Curtin (William McInnes) and Frederick Shedden (Brian Meegan). In the following scene Curtin consults with his friend Tatsuo Kawai (Shingo Usami), who also ... [read more]

‘Sex doesn’t kill you’ (2006)

In a dramatic re-creation, police bring in Geoffrey Chandler (Nicholas Hope) to identify the body of his dead wife (Octavia Baron Martin) at the morgue. In voice-over we hear a contemporary interview with Chandler, describing being treated with suspicion by ... [read more]

‘This is not a horse’ (1983)

Harry Telford (Martin Vaughan) watches his new horse arrive on the docks from New Zealand. His wife, Vi (Celia de Burgh), wonders why the horse looks so skinny. The buyer, Dave Davis (Ron Liebman), thinks the horse is a joke. ... [read more]

I want this town! (1997)

WC Moore (Bill Ten Eyck) arrives back at the Moore family home, angry because the town isn’t bankrupt yet. Then a frog appears. [read more]

‘So many ways to die in Australia’ (1996)

The Chan family arrives in their new home in Australia – a new house on a new street in a new suburb. Mr Chan (Edwin Pang) marvels at the size of the kitchen. The younger boys Chau and Yue (Toby ... [read more]

Thirty years (2000)

Over shots of the town of Fitzroy Crossing, Willigan tells us that the Indigenous population have been employed in the CDEP or working for the dole scheme for nearly 30 years. We see people working and collecting their payment. ... [read more]

‘Through that door!’ (2006)

Mrs Foil (Amanda Bishop) suggests that Shane’s picture belongs in the Art Museum. Setting off through a red door in an attempt to find it, a disembodied voice reminds Shane (Shane Dundas) and David (David Collins) that they have forgotten ... [read more]

‘Bye Bye Baby’ (1959)

This 30-second clip includes the instrumental introduction and first verse of 'Bye Bye Baby’, as performed by Col Joye and the Joy Boys with backing vocals from the Sapphires. [read more]

Law stick (1997)

John Howard responds to the High Court’s decision on the native title of the Wik and Thayorre peoples in Wik Peoples v Queensland (1996) 141 ALR 129. News footage shows a summit held by Aboriginal Land Councils. ... [read more]

‘I haven’t done what Mawson did’ (2007)

Tim Jarvis has completed the journey, covering 480 km across the ice – the last third on his own after John Stoukalo left as planned. Clearly exhausted, Jarvis speaks to camera about the experience, acknowledging that what he achieved is ... [read more]

Castlecrag Estate (1927)

This clip from a silent black-and-white cinema advertisement from about 1927 for Castlecrag Estate, a new suburb overlooking Sydney’s Middle Harbour, shows panoramic shots of the surrounding scenery, a woman with a dog looking out to the harbour and newly ... [read more]

Angels and monsters (1988)

The villagers have emerged on the other side of their deep pit and discovered a glittering modern city. One of them has pronounced this the work of God, which is why Ulf (Noel Appleby) doesn’t realise the danger he’s in ... [read more]

Leeton state fruit cannery (c1926)

A row of women halve and stone peaches, which are fed via conveyor belt into a peeling machine. Women sort the damaged fruit from the good fruit. Another machine grades the peaches which are packed into cans by hand according ... [read more]

Lessons on survival (1978)

Essie Coffey gives the children lessons on how to survive in the bush. She shows them different sorts of fruits and trees. [read more]

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