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Your eyes are intense (2004)
At the local service station, Heidi (Abbie Cornish) inquires about a job. The young woman behind the counter, Bianca (Hollie Andrew) is curt and unfriendly. Heidi buys a pair of red gloves and goes walking by the lake. Back at ... [read more]
Municipal tramways (1910)
The camera pans across a large crowd gathered in the Malvern tram depot as a man standing on a spiral staircase addresses the audience. There are trams in a shed in the background. The camera films the first Prahran-Malvern tram ... [read more]
Teepee and cathedral (1991)
The rough, smoky, communal conditions inside the teepee where Daniel (Aden Young) first makes eye contact with Chomina’s daughter, Annuka (Sandrine Holt), are contrasted with a flashback to a French cathedral. This is where Father Laforgue (Lothaire Bluteau) met a ... [read more]
Ballarat (c1960)
Two intertitles introduce this segment – ‘Ballarat’ and ‘Shell House’. The clip begins with shots of Shell House which has walls covered in murals made from shells. Identifiable images on the walls include a crest which says ‘Australian Commonwealth Military ... [read more]
‘Waltzing Matilda’ (1927)
The first recorded version of Waltzing Matilda, recorded in London in 1927, by John Collinson, a British-born Australian tenor. [read more]
Collective unconscious (1996)
Filmmaker George Miller explains the universal appeal of cinema, using Mad Max as an example. [read more]
A concert at forty miles an hour! (1925)
The Wydawakes take their portable Magnavox Wireless in the car so they all can enjoy the novel experience of listening to music on their way to a picnic. [read more]
Elliott and Jessica ask for trouble (1981)
Jessica (Liz Alexander) teams up with Communist union leader Elliott (John Hargreaves) to try to stop the demolition of Angel Street. Elliott provokes a reaction from Collins (Allan Bickford), the casino operator who’s behind the intimidation. [read more]
Your daily diet (c1947)
Nutrition experts tell us that to keep in top physical condition depends on what we eat (or don’t eat). Examples from the main food groups are laid out on a table. These groups are described as the protective foods, the ... [read more]
Those magnificent men in their flying machines (1919)
Ground staff swing the propeller on an RE8 aircraft of No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, at an airfield in northern France, in late 1917 or early 1918. At Clairmarais aerodrome – probably around late April or May 1918 – ... [read more]
Live broadcast (1954)
During her 1954 tour of Australia, Queen Elizabeth II opens state parliament in Hobart and Melbourne, and is greeted by adoring crowds in both cities. The ABC stages a live radio broadcast from the centre of Melbourne. [read more]
‘Country Gardens’ (1919)
This is a pianola version of Percy Grainger’s ‘Country Gardens’ performed by the composer in New York in 1919. [read more]
Social unrest (2000)
A group of young Indigenous men playing cricket. We are given a background on the Indigenous history of Fitzroy Crossing. Talking to camera, Jo Ross, who is known as Willigan, and Kevin Oscar tell us the yarn about the community. [read more]
Hanky panky! (1997)
Skippy discovers that Croco is up to mischief in the election for Mayor, accepting money from each of the uninspiring candidates and providing them all with same rent-a-crowd of grannies and babies. [read more]
‘I want my mum’ (1995)
Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) arrives home with his new pig, causing great excitement among Fly’s litter of puppies. The little pig is indignant when Fly (voiced by Miriam Margolyes) calls him stupid. Fly takes pity on him and becomes a ... [read more]
Violence (1976)
This clip juxtaposes the sounds of heavy breathing, a party with male voices and wolf whistling against the images of women’s faces, a bedroom with a woman in bed, and the ground outside, setting up a tension that leads to ... [read more]
Protecting yourself from accidents (1958)
Helmets and eye shields are shown to protect a welder’s eyes against damage caused by heat, sparks, ultraviolet rays and dust. Scenarios illustrate the danger of not wearing – or incorrectly wearing – safety gear, followed by a demonstration in ... [read more]
Philip Wirth and Earl Dudley (c1925)
A fixed camera positioned on the edge of an outdoor arena captures ringmaster and circus proprietor Philip Wirth rehearsing with his trick pony, Earl Dudley. The pony is led around the arena on a horsedrawn platform as Wirth instructs it ... [read more]
Corroboree (1950)
This is an excerpt from a recording of the ballet suite from 'Corroboree’, composed by John Antill. Performed in the Ashfield Town Hall on 5 December 1950 for capturing by His Master’s Voice, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is conducted by ... [read more]