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Baby numbats (1996)
Dr Tony Friend fits radio collars to numbats in Western Australia to monitor their lives. The clip follows the life of a mother and four babies. After birth the babies cling to their mother’s fur and suckle until they can ... [read more]
We’re here to help (1998)
Tanya (Rachel Griffiths) chases the child welfare officers (Malcolm Kennard and Jan Friedl) away, after they have come to check up on Amy (Alana De Roma). Amy is being home-schooled, but the welfare officers say they have had reports of ... [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]
Band of brothers (1917)
Infantry and transport now move up through Bapaume, a short time after its occupation by the Australian 30th Battalion on 17 March 1917 (see clip two). On 19 March, the band of the 5th Australian Infantry Brigade plays in the ... [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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Charlie and Dolores get married (1950)
On a park bench, Charlie (Cynthia Bidencope) and Dolores (Lilian Fetherstonhaugh) bashfully sit beside each other. Charlie takes Dolores’ hand and kisses her before proposing to her. Dolores nods her head in agreement and Charlie’s heart races. They kiss once ... [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]
Grandma’s letter (1988)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) advertising the use of the correct postcode in addressing letters. [read more]
Beach scenes (1932)
A beach scene from the 1930s is captured on this home movie clip taken by Leslie Francis Farey. People are shown lying on the beach and a group of people swim between the flags while surfers catch waves using longboards. [read more]
‘Little baby one’ (1993)
A family are looking for bush potato, a much-loved favourite. Women using tools to dig up the potato show us that it takes great effort to gather it – but, we are told, the expenditure of energy is worth it. [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]
‘I’ve done bad things’ (2004)
After an unhappy first night in Jindabyne Heidi (Abbie Cornish) returns to the pub during the day. Joe (Sam Worthington), who has seen her the night before, buys her a drink. That night, they begin to confide in each other. [read more]
Lionel Murphy (1970)
Federal Opposition shadow minister Lionel Murphy pledges his government’s opposition to the Vietnam War. He says ‘we are here to end the war in Vietnam’. [read more]
The Spirit of Progress (1937)
Embodying the most modern developments in railway construction at the time, the all-steel air-conditioned passenger train Spirit of Progress boasted ‘comfort, strength and safety’. [read more]
‘Inspectors of the Underworld’ (1993)
Australian painter Tim Storrier depicts a snake in his painting and talks about his childhood experiences. [read more]
