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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]
Fear of ageing (1980)
Women, both old and young, attending the International Women’s Day (IWD) march in Sydney in 1980, talk about how they feel about getting old. [read more]
‘Persil dazzle’ (1946)
In their bridal suite, a newly married couple on their honeymoon (Muriel Howard and Albert Chappelle), retell in song the story of how Persil Washing Powder brought them together and transformed a ‘drab and dreary’ Miss into a Mrs! The ... [read more]
‘A nation without a mind’ (1969)
Will Gardener (Mark McManus) has just picked up returning expatriate Noel Oakshot (David Turnbull) from the airport. They visit an old house where Oakshot lived, that’s now being demolished. Oakshot holds forth on the ‘awful mediocrity’ of Australia, with its ... [read more]
Darwin town (2002)
We see patients in a renal ward as Dr Paul Snelling, the director of Northern Territory Renal Health, tells us that Darwin has a 10 times higher incidence than anywhere else in the country, of which Aboriginal people represent 80 ... [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]
Chinese emotion (1998)
David Wang was a successful Chinese businessman in Melbourne. His wife, Mabel, his son Chris and his daughter, Lisa recall the lack of demonstrated emotion in daily family life. [read more]
‘This is not easy’ (1996)
The mother (Celine O’Leary) sits watching her daughter’s angry drawing. She has come to tell her that her father is moving out. The child carries on a conversation that her mother can’t hear – a series of denials. Her father ... [read more]
A massive recruitment (1954)
The clip summarises the range of work which the labour recruits to the early stages of the Snowy Mountains Scheme were called on to perform. [read more]
Bushfire aftermath (2003)
In the aftermath of the bushfires, the charcoal remains of fallen trees and bare ground reveal the extent of the devastation at Farrer Ridge. [read more]
Dogwood tree (2004)
Senior men prepare the dogwood – or mulga – tree. The Elder chops at the tree, carving away the excess. Eventually the shape of the number seven boomerang begins to emerge. [read more]
Nightmare (1989)
The three characters – the Redhead (Robin Laurie), the Investigator (Rose Wanganeen) and the Hothead (Kaarin Fairfax) – each feel the threat from world events outside themselves. [read more]
Hat (1999)
A burning fire. The Boss (Ralph Cotterill) hands the Tracker (Bradley Byquar) his hat. Tracker accepts the gift, placing the hat on his head. [read more]
Guatemalan rubbish dump (1987)
Some of Guatemala’s citizens live from the discarded rubbish of the city. A man shows us his home on the dump. [read more]
Australia’s constitution (1998)
The 'separation of powers’ means that Australia is administered by the Parliament, the Executive comprising the Department of the Prime Minister and other departments, separate to the Judiciary. [read more]
Yaks in Tibet (1986)
Tibetan graziers move their families and yaks 30 to 40 kilometres for fresh feeding lands. They pay no taxes but support the local school teacher. [read more]
First surfboard (2004)
Huge, heavy and finless, the first Aussie surfboard was actually handmade by a visiting Hawaiian in 1914 using a piece of local wood. [read more]
Blue Moon Café (c1954)
This clip shows the Blue Moon Café in Canberra’s Sydney Building in the 1950s. It includes scenes inside the café at the confectionery counter, the milk bar, and the Greek owners (members of the Cassidy and Gerakiteys families) gathered outside ... [read more]
Limited forest resources (1983)
Paul Scobie, former Project Officer at the Australian Conservation Foundation, says the rainforests are libraries of genetic history. Once the trees are felled, the animals that rely on the habitat disappear and the natural resource is lost. [read more]
