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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]
‘Gee, she’s a film star’ (1963)
At the advice of his working-class neighbours, Pino (Francesco Pino) visits a marriage agency, asking for ‘a wife … 24 to 42’, and ‘blonde’. [read more]
1943 Fanfare (1943)
This audio clip is from the original recording, made in London by the Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra, of Charles Williams’s 'Majestic Fanfare’. [read more]
Monkey up and monkey down (2006)
The fourth and current version of the opening Play School titles run and then presenter Justine Clarke uses a monkey in the cardboard jungle ‘Opposites Calendar’, and a song ('Monkey up a tree’) to introduce the concept of up and ... [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]
Nature in miniature (1980)
A poetic sequence of water and rocks along the middle Franklin River, with Bob Brown in voice-over philosophising about nature and life. [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]
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]
Catriona Brown (2005)
Actress Catriona Brown asked still photographer Carol Jerrems to take photos of her for her portfolio. Jerrems agreed if she could also use them for her own portfolio. Brown describes how Jerrems included two 15-year-old boys and how Jerrems introduced ... [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]
View from bridge (1932)
Leslie Francis Farey films his first walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932 and the panoramic view he enjoyed of Sydney Harbour. Farey has captured other curious pedestrians inspecting the newly-built bridge, the tramlines and Sydney Harbour from Kirribilli ... [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]
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]
‘It’s about dignity’ (1992)
Mr Wallace (Anthony Hopkins) has told Mr Ball (Alwyn Kurts) that 60% of the workforce must be sacked, and his factory can’t compete with cheap Asian imports. Mr Ball offers a different view of the role of work. [read more]
Australia’s front line (1942)
This clip begins with footage of Salvation Army headquarters where food and drink are provided to Australian troops. At a village base, Papuan stretcher carriers bring men to be tended by an AIF doctor who bandages the ... [read more]
A fond farewell (1985)
Robert O’Hara Burke (Jack Thompson) addresses a large crowd as his expedition prepares to leave Melbourne in August 1860. He thanks the expedition committee of the Royal Society of Victoria, and his chief benefactor, the businessmen Ambrose Kyte (Hugh Keays-Byrne). ... [read more]
Beekeeping and making honey (c1940)
We see thousands of bees swarming on frames. A beekeeper uses a ‘smoker’ to blow smoke onto the bees so he can remove one of the frames and brush them off calmly. He uses a honey knife to strip the ... [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]
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]
‘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]
