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Testing for disease (1992)
Bryan Smith is in Denmark to report on the latest research into the prevention of cervical cancer. The pap smear test is used to pick up early signs of cervical cancer in women. There is a much more accurate means ... [read more]
Tony proposes (1980)
Tony Duff (Sam Neill) finally gets up the courage to propose to Lucinda Vane (Wendy Hughes) but he is too late. Lucinda has fallen in love with someone else and denies ever having given Tony reason to believe he had ... [read more]
The future of flight (1962)
This 1960s film predicts the Concorde. The clip shows the film’s conclusion – a typical musical cinema experience of the time. [read more]
‘I know nothing’ (2005)
There has been a military action by the legitimate government of the country using the mining company’s trucks and leased planes. The program asks to what extent must the mining company share the blame for the massacre of innocent villagers ... [read more]
Nail biting, crime fighting ACTION! (2002)
This is the series theme song from the opening of the episode. It establishes the setting, characters and backstory of the crime wave in Fairytale land which necessitated the arrival of the two outside world detectives – ‘…the heroes of ... [read more]
Eagle Dreaming (2006)
Wanda Miller, in voice-over, explains the importance of a rock hole that is the only source of constant or living water in the area, and how it was frequented by tribes from all over the area. Consequently there are many ... [read more]
Death at first sight (1988)
Workers in the funeral industry describe their reactions the first time they saw a dead body. [read more]
1930s Java (c1932)
This clip shows the planting, harvesting and cultivation of rice in Java. It features a group of Javanese children dancing and playing musical instruments, with a European woman also joining in the fun. The paddy fields are prepared by a ... [read more]
‘Born for that noose’ (2002)
The veteran (Grant Page) has been wounded by a spear. The fanatic (Gary Sweet) wants to leave him, but the tracker (David Gulpilil) refuses – even when horse-whipped. The tracker knows he is indispensable. [read more]
Revolution by referendum (c1932)
In a series of takes and retakes, an unidentified man stands in front of a curtain and addresses the camera. He outlines his association’s vision for the wealth of the nation through the ‘abolition of the capitalistic system’ and a ... [read more]
HIdden dreams (1990)
Cherry (Rebecca Smart) tells Mr Edmund (Robert Grubb) of her dream to become a lawyer, to help poor people like her mother and the boarders, but says that her mother gets angry with her for having unreachable dreams. In turn, ... [read more]
‘Buy with confidence’ (1968)
A young family visit their local Holden dealer to purchase a used car. The male voice-over describes the reliability of the Holden dealer and the quality of his stock. The girl sits inside one of the cars, while her parents ... [read more]
Don’t leave me, cop (1933)
On his new beat, the hard-bitten slum street of Harmony Row, Constable Dreadnought (as he is now known) falls victim to a heartless scam, when a criminal guns down a small boy, Leonard (Willie Kerr). [read more]
Welcome to Bellbird (1970)
These are the opening titles and theme music that went into Australian homes every night for ten years, just before the ABC’s seven o’clock news. In the scene that follows, Lori Chandler (Elspeth Ballantyne) has returned to Bellbird on holiday ... [read more]
John Fisher, another Holden driver (1962)
This is a vox pop style interview with Hawthorn winger John Fisher about his Holden. 'Fish’ is interviewed by TV sports commentator Tony Charlton in a parking lot outside an AFL venue prior to a game. [read more]
‘Nothing happened’ (2007)
The tension erupts in the desert as Taylor (Scott Mechlowicz) tells Alex (Shaun Evans) that Sophie (Amelia Warner) spent the night with him. They fight, and Taylor becomes the victim in Sophie’s eyes. Frustrated, injured and ill from the drugs ... [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]
‘Chinese family dream’ (1998)
When David Wang, a successful businessman, was elected to the Melbourne City Council in 1969, his wife recalls that they were sent newspaper cuttings from Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, all reporting his election. His daughter recalls her confusion over ... [read more]
Safe and sound and secret (1997)
Brian (Bill Young) has taken Nell (Monica Maughan) to the hospital, where her daughter works. Jim (Tony Barry) has been driving all over the district trying to find Nell, his wife. When he sees that she is safe, he is ... [read more]
‘We’re happy little Vegemites’ (1959)
A children’s chorus promotes the health properties of Vegemite, a popular Australian yeast spread, in this radio jingle from the late 1950s. [read more]
