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Civil administration training (c1963)
This clip outlines achievements in training of local Papua New Guineans by the Australian civil administration. [read more]
‘We’re all friends’ (1980)
Romayne, a Sunshine Home drama group member, introduces us to the idiosyncrasies of some of the other members. [read more]
Allergic to everything (1998)
Gordon (Peter Fenton) and Cynthia (Sacha Horler) get acquainted after she has phoned him and asked him to come to her place. He arrives with beer and they get drunk. Next day he sees how bad her eczema is and ... [read more]
‘Jack was different’ (2001)
David Meredith (Matt Day) visits his brother Jack Meredith (Simon Lyndon) who is at an army training camp before being sent off to fight the great fight in some foreign land. Tragedy strikes, just as David is discussing his brother’s ... [read more]
Djaambi (2000)
Mitch (Peter Docker) and Harry (David Ngoombujarra) sit beneath the cover of a tree partly concealed by foliage. They are in the jungle of Papua New Guinea. They talk about raising money for Thomas’ (Glenn Shea) widow. Both men slowly ... [read more]
Lucky shot (1993)
The HMAS Sydney was drawn into battle with the German raider HSK Kormoran off the Western Australian coast on 19 November 1941. Early in the engagement the Sydney was fatally hit and both vessels sank during the battle. ... [read more]
Stork considers his future (1971)
Anna (Jacki Weaver) takes her new housemate Stork (Bruce Spence) to Monash University, where she helps him look in the newspaper for a job. Stork has reveries about storming the Supreme Court as a revolutionary for the workers, or being ... [read more]
German mortar attack (2008)
In this flashback to the First World War, Jack (Jai Koutrae) cowers in his trench as a shell explodes, showering him with debris and dust and temporarily deafening him. [read more]
Returned Anzacs (c1917)
This segment from an Australasian Gazette newsreel shows returned Anzacs marching through Melbourne streets as part of the 'Fill-the-Gap’ recruitment drive. A marching band leads a parade of returned Anzac servicemen holding placards that say 'Wanted – A man to ... [read more]
Someone else’s land (2005)
Joanne Garngulkpuy talks about why people come to Darwin. John Greatorex tells us the history of the missions in the area, and how the different clans that were centralised in the settlements ended up living on land belonging to other ... [read more]
Lucky strike at Larkinville (1938)
Western Australia, 1932. Two gold prospectors – Jimmy Eastwood and Jack Hogan – along with their dog, Spot, strike gold at Larkinville. For Spot, this is more a ‘comedy of fleas than a saga of riches’, but for the two ... [read more]
Thursday Island cross-dressing (1937)
Soon after arriving on Thursday Island, Daubenny (Lloyd Hughes) pays Mendoza (Ronald Whelan) 1,000 pounds for his boat and his house on the island. While the crowd follows Mendoza to the nearest hotel to knock down his cheque, Daubenny meets ... [read more]
‘Reign over us’ (1977)
Eighteen thousand of the Queen’s loyal subjects greet Her Majesty in Royal Park Victoria in 1977. The royal party stands on the dais while 'God Save the Queen’ is sung by the massed crowd. The royal party then drive, waving, ... [read more]
‘Who’s paying my bus fare?’ (2003)
Johnny Spitieri (David Wenham) is giving evidence before the Criminal Intelligence Commission, inquiring into the corrupt dealings of a Gold Coast accountant, Warren Halliwell. Spitieri confuses the QC, Mr Dent (Jonathan Biggins), and then demands to know who’s paying his ... [read more]
‘I’ve got your picture, she’s got you’ (1992)
Kerry (Belinda McClory) is shadowing Jack (Richard Sutherland) and his new girlfriend (Ola Chan), one of the nurses from the hospital. Her voice-over shows how close to the edge she is. The lovers are stopped in the street by a ... [read more]
What was this pain about? (1986)
Liz affirms her commitment to love, but vows never to repeat (or at least try never to repeat) the experience of loss she has felt after the end of the relationship with Steve. She quotes Neil Finn, Bob Dylan and ... [read more]
Walking on water (1988)
There’s a brooding calm before the next storm breaks over the paperbark swamp. The jacana chicks are hatching, watched over by their concerned male parent, while the mother is protecting her patch from other predatory female jacanas. [read more]
Manila Bay cruise (1974)
The then Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda Marcos host a Manila Bay Cruise on 12 February 1974 for the then prime minister Gough Whitlam and his wife Mrs Margaret Whitlam. [read more]
Caterpillar (2004)
Thomas Stevens, Max Stuart and Peter Renehan all speak about the importance of the custodianship of the land, and explain that when the land is not cared for, the people get sick. [read more]
‘What were you up to last night?’ (1971)
Detective Sergeant Vic Maddern (Michael Pate) and Detective Alan Curtis (Grigor Taylor) interrogate Les Baker (Danny Adcock) about the robbery at Grace Falconer’s house. Miss Falconer (Sheila Florance) is unconscious in hospital, watched over by Dr Sutherland (Edward Howell). Meanwhile, ... [read more]
