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‘Optics is very difficult’ (1973)
Using a blackboard, Professor Sumner Miller finishes outlining the theory behind the optical experiment of the day which involves two pieces of cardboard and a luminous source. He then asks the silent Mr Anderson for assistance. As an introduction to ... [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]
Land rights (2004)
John Safran identifies a tendency among left-wing people in inner Melbourne to put signs on their houses acknowledging the Wurundjeri people as the traditional owners of the land. He gets a group of local Aboriginal people (Lou Bennet, Corleen Cooper, ... [read more]
Greek Orthodox wedding (c1954)
This clip shows a bridal party making its way on foot through a small town in Greece. The parade is headed by musicians, with the bride, dressed in white, following behind. At the end of the parade, family and friends ... [read more]
A person in trouble (2007)
A tragedy unfolds at Bondi Beach when lifeguards are unable to locate a man last seen struggling to stay afloat at the southern end of the beach where there is a dangerous rip. With no friends or family reporting a ... [read more]
A life sentence (1934)
Maitland (John Longden) has fallen asleep in the church, praying for the strength to confess his crime and clear his friend of murder charges. He’s about to tell the police when he sees the headlines – Alma Lee (Charlotte Francis) ... [read more]
Trouble in paradise (1982)
After his morning run, architect Steve West (Richard Moir) celebrates with his partner Vicky (Anna Jemison) and business associate Philip Lawson (John Gregg). The squatters, occupying a disputed row of terrace houses, are being chased out as they toast the ... [read more]
Four overboard (2007)
Something rams into the dinghy and all four occupants are thrown into the water. Jim (Ben Oxenbould) disappears; the others panic. Adam (Andy Rodoreda) is shouting about a crocodile and tells Grace (Diana Glenn) to climb a nearby tree. She ... [read more]
Tom blows hot and cold (2004)
At a seaside fun fair, Tom White (Colin Friels) shows his prowess with a slug gun, and his sense of humour. The shooting gallery girl Christine (Loene Carmen) gives him the prize he wanted, a set of crayons. Her attempts ... [read more]
Beware (1996)
Thowra (John Higginson) tries to convince the colts of the danger from the men but the recalcitrant Arrow (Rhys Muldoon) won’t listen. Instead he leads two young colts into terrible danger. Arrow escapes and they are captured. [read more]
‘Who’s Juanita Nielsen?’ (1981)
After her father’s death, his friend Tom Riley (Reg Lye) tells Jessica Simmonds (Liz Alexander) that he was murdered. In the pub, he explains the similarity to the disappearance of heiress Juanita Nielsen. [read more]
What’s Robbie plotting? (1991)
Brother Robbie (Henri Szeps) has arrived at the Beare family home with a most uncharacteristic offer. He wants to take his mother out to the art gallery. Of course this would have nothing to do with his desperate attempt to ... [read more]
Sydney 1966 (1967)
Dominic McGooley (Gordon Chater) fishes from the old Balmain wharf as the opening titles are played out against a backdrop of Sydney Harbour, with a noticeably lower city skyline than the one we see today. Only the Harbour Bridge’s familiar ... [read more]
What is a conductor? (1995)
Simone Young is seen conducting the opera Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner. Conductors Barenboim, Charles Mackerras and Norman Lebrecht author of The Maestro Myth, comment on Young. [read more]
Mannix on communism (1962)
Dr Daniel Mannix, the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, explains why he spoke out against the Australian Labor Party during the elections of 1954 and 1958. He wants to be remembered as a great Irishman, a great Australian and a great ... [read more]
Science, technology and research (c1962)
This television advertisement highlights General Motors Holden’s research and training programs, apprenticeships, cadetships and scholarships, and the contribution they make to help Australia 'meet the challenge of the times’. Explanatory voice-over narration accompanies footage of workers and researchers in factories, ... [read more]
Two dogs (2001)
An elder sits beneath an overhanging rock. He begins to tell of the two dogs that created the Dreaming stories in the land where the people spoke Mengerrdji. The male dog is called Adjumalar and the female Womarr. The elder ... [read more]
Love song (1998)
You can watch Love Song here in its entirety. The setting is a desolate rocky landscape and cave. A motley crew of three punk-like rats (voiced by Richard Gray and Bruce Currie) provide the chorus for their buddy, the guitar ... [read more]
‘Hide and Seek’ gang (2000)
A young street boy, Tony (Darcy Bonser), takes Eugénie (Xaris Miller) and Warwick (Matthew Vennell) back to the deserted warehouse where he lives with other street kids. His friends – especially Nicole (Kestie Morassi) – are suspicious of the newcomers, ... [read more]
‘That’s your English Class’ (1993)
Violence erupts in the playground as new Vietnamese student Jack (Tai Nguyen) gets unintentionally involved in the ongoing tensions between ‘Aussie’ Rivers (Scott Major) and his gang and ‘Wog’ Nick (Alex Dimitriades) and his friends. Meanwhile in the staffroom the ... [read more]
