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‘A knockout for German trade’ (c1915)
This animated clip begins with a profile sketch of wartime Prime Minister Billy Hughes wearing a hat. Cut-out animation is used to lift the hat off Hughes’s head as an accompanying caption reads ‘what Billy Hughes has under his hat’. ... [read more]
Dave in love (1920)
Dave (Tal Ordell) dances with glee after he receives a letter from his new sweetheart Lily White (Carmen Coleman). Joe, the youngest Rudd (Arthur Wilson) thinks he’s gone mad. The Rudd women crowd around to look at Dave’s photo of ... [read more]
Growing up Muslim in America (2003)
Faiz Khan is a medical doctor born and raised in the USA. He’s never been trained as a preacher but since 9/11 he feels he should speak out as a Muslim whose own faith sits comfortably in our post-modern ... [read more]
Sharing kultcha (2005)
Amber Mercy tells us about her experience of participating in surf competitions around the world. Footage and photographs show surfers from different cultures. [read more]
Bam bam bam, Bambaloo (2002)
The Bambaloo series theme song introduces the mythical tropical setting of the Bambaloo tree, and the key characters. [read more]
Dreams of whiteness (2000)
Historical news footage of Aboriginal girls removed from their families and being adopted by a white family as a result of the assimilation policies. Henry Reynolds tells us why Aboriginal children were removed from their families, and the policies that ... [read more]
Murder in Negros (1987)
Father Brian Gore asks the local people of Negros in the Philippines about the murder of a father and his four sons by the authorities designed to scare the poor peasants into leaving fertile land. The clip features photographs of ... [read more]
Country town parade (1988)
The parade in Longreach, Western Queensland, features the local band and several floats. [read more]
Wupa (1999)
Shots of landscape around Tennant Creek. The women sit near the creek named Juan Wargal, where they talk about land, children and the Dreaming. Wupa is the name of the dam, and the hill is called Dinkali. [read more]
Born in Bendigo (1969)
The Simms are a young couple who’ve come to Melbourne from the bush to find a better life. They barely manage because Mrs Simms has a chronic illness that takes up nearly all her husband’s hard-earned wage. [read more]
New Jindabyne (c1965)
As the waters of Lake Jindabyne, part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, rise, the townspeople say goodbye to old Jindabyne and the new Jindabyne is officially opened. [read more]
Sydney Harbour and Bridge scenes (c1932)
This home movie clip, shot by the Archibald family, is taken from on board a boat in Sydney Harbour. It shows various steamships and boats on Sydney Harbour as well as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, soon after it was completed ... [read more]
‘This is what comes of Empire building’ (1979)
Morant (Edward Woodward) and Handcock (Bryan Brown) march to their executions. Their lawyer, Major Thomas (Jack Thompson) lingers in their makeshift cell – which looks to be a stable – to consider the epitaph that Morant has requested: 'And a ... [read more]
Action stations! (1995)
The bell is sounded. The fire fighters race for the truck and are away in seconds. [read more]
Emu (2005)
Agnes Palmer and Cait Wait, the project coordinator, give background on the establishment of the women’s art project. [read more]
Attorney-General (1998)
In 1998 the Attorney-General was Daryl Williams QC. He took the view that the High Court and its justices were to be subject to public comment and scrutiny directly. Traditionally the Attorney-General represented the members of the High Court and ... [read more]
Centenarians (2004)
Filmmaker Mike Rubbo takes 105 year-old Olive Riley back to Broken Hill to recall her early years. Olive asks, 'Why are you so interested in me?’. Rubbo explains his interest in centenarians. [read more]
Castle prison (1993)
Pam maintains a relationship with a recidivist, Derek, who is serving a life imprisonment term for murder. [read more]
‘Nothing to lose’ (2002)
At Sydney airport, Barry Ryan (Bryan Brown) collects his nephew Darcy (Sam Worthington), who’s returning from his service in Vietnam. Barry introduces his crew – ‘Hollywood’ Riley (William McInnes) and Norm (Andrew S. Gilbert) – and offers Darcy a job. ... [read more]
Ben protests at a family barbecue (1985)
At the Guthries barbeque, everyone is having a great time. Ben’s parents Ron (Dennis Miller) and Di (Anne Grigg), discuss their concerns about Ben’s behaviour with their friends, (John Clayton, Candy Raymond, David Downer). While these friends make fun of ... [read more]
