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‘Take time by the forelock’ (c1948)
This clip shows the first two minutes of the travelogue Skyway Express. It was produced in the late 1940s for exhibition in the cinema. It shows the start of a passenger plane journey to London. The clip covers the journey ... [read more]
Empire Day pageant (c1915)
The camera captures a group on a horse and carriage; a woman dressed as Queen Victoria; and various groups of children in costumes. Two girls are dressed as Britannia and other children appear as Indians, Red Cross volunteers and Australian ... [read more]
‘Take a gig at the sheila!’ (1946)
Two months into the drive, the mob passes through a canyon where they are observed by tribal Aborigines on the surrounding cliffs. Dan McAlpine (Chips Rafferty) waves his hat and receives a greeting in return. The mob then arrives at ... [read more]
‘You boys and Kiwi are the goods!’ (1914)
Two young boys are hired to polish boots at the Imperial Hotel, London, after their trial goes surprisingly well. The hotel manager exclaims 'You boys and Kiwi are the goods’! The advertisement ends with a close-up of an animated drawing ... [read more]
Emperor penguin rookery (1993)
After being snowed in for five days the husky dog team pulls the sledge with two men aboard to observe the emperor penguin rookery in the Antarctic. [read more]
Bridge of brotherhood and unity (1997)
To the sound a Bosnian vocal group performing, people stream back into Sarajevo at the end of the Bosnian War as United Nations peacekeepers and international media look on. It is an emotional reunion between friends and relatives after a ... [read more]
Armistice Day, Melbourne (c1925)
This silent black-and-white newsreel clip from about 1925 shows a large crowd of people gathered on the steps of Parliament House, Melbourne for an Armistice Day ceremony. The crowd stands for two minutes silence then the 'Last Post’ is played. ... [read more]
‘I wish I could understand you’ (1968)
When two Aboriginal men take her by the arms to lead her away from a contaminated waterhole, Clancy is initially scared. However when they offer her fresh water and something to eat at their camp she realises their good intent ... [read more]
‘More than just transportation’ (1968)
This advertisement for the Holden Monaro HK begins on the racetrack amongst sleek sports cars, champion drivers (including Norm Beechey) and adoring female fans. A sequence of still images of foreign sports cars and sophisticated young consumers enjoying leisure activities ... [read more]
Inhaling depleted uranium (2005)
Dr Doug Rokke, retired from the US airforce, was sent to clean up the residue of the depleted uranium used in weapons in the first Gulf War. He inhaled uranium and is now dying. He describes how his medical records ... [read more]
‘What are we fighting for?’ (1940)
Red (Grant Taylor) gives his horse some water during a long and tortuous patrol in the desert. An officer tells him to save it for himself. Red, Jim (Chips Rafferty) and Larry (Pat Twohill) cool off on the dunes. They ... [read more]
Bomb shelter (c1940)
This clip from a black-and-white home movie shows two young girls and a boy entering a bomb shelter in their backyard. The boy wears a military cap and waves from the top of the shelter before the children make their ... [read more]
Approaching Sydney (1919)
From onboard the biplane, Frank Hurley films two of the crew looking down over Sydney’s harbour. He captures aerial views of Sydney’s inner harbour suburbs including Watsons Bay, Vaucluse, Rushcutters Bay, Double Bay and Rose Bay. A large crowd gathers ... [read more]
A boxer, butler and black detective (1918)
Jimmy Cook (Sandy McVea), an Aboriginal detective, has been assigned to the Special Service to help Jack Airlie (Snowy Baker) crack a ring of German spies operating in Australia during the First World War. On Sunday morning, Jack’s butler Glassop ... [read more]
Laying the railway line (c1917)
Railway workers unload materials from a railway truck for the construction of a segment of the trans-continental railway line. Two men in a horsedrawn buggy ride past the camera. Another view shows men laying timber sleepers and metal rails. Men ... [read more]
‘That’s the Rinso way’ (1946)
An opening credits sequence introducing the stars of Easy Does It is accompanied by a musical soundtrack. The first scene is at a grocery counter where a grocer (Dan Agar) attempts to sell a box of Rinso to his customer ... [read more]
You can ask me anything! (1985)
Dad (Dennis Miller) tries to tell Ben (Ken Talbot) the facts of life, but Ben wants to know ,why are there starving people in the world? And the biggest question of all – how can people carry on living happily ... [read more]
‘My mother told me...’ (2007)
A woman recalls the things her mother told her about village life in Cambodia and the onset of war. [read more]
President Sukarno (2001)
Reviews the background and leadership of President Sukarno, leader of Indonesia from 1949 to 1965. He had led the independence movement after the Second World War and embraced communism while preaching religious tolerance as a means to unite Indonesia’s various ... [read more]
HMAS Sydney comes home (1993)
Prior to its naval disaster, HMAS Sydney sails into Sydney Harbour after seeing action in the Second World War. A Cinesound newsreel report shows Sydneysiders giving its crew an enthusiastic welcome. Veterans recall the high emotion of the day. [read more]
