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From slurry to clinker to cement (c1926)
This clip shows part of the process of refining slurry into clinker then cement. The slurry is agitated by large paddles in a basin, then shown in a rotary kiln being fired by pulverised coal. The dried slurry in the ... [read more]
Bushells tea factory (c1925)
This Bushells Tea cinema advertisement from approximately 1925 uses a documentary style to show the process of producing it from the harvesting of leaves to a tea party in a garden. It begins with a woman picking tea leaves, ... [read more]
Street procession, Townsville (c1934)
A procession of 500 participants (both men and women) ride the streets of Townsville to start the rodeo to be held at nearby Mt St John. A brass band marches and crowds gather to watch the parade. Men standing on ... [read more]
Relationships between men and women (1995)
The curator of Australian drawings at the National Gallery of Australia, Andrew Sayers, displays Joy Hester’s work. He comments on the clarity of her portraits. Janine Burke, biographer and author, comments on Hester’s influences. [read more]
Child road accident (1998)
The ambulance is called to assist fifth grader Peter, the victim of a car accident. Paramedic Tony Cuthbert comments on the need to insist on hospital care sometimes. [read more]
Sherlock is missing (2000)
Lauren (Jasmine Ellis) is horrified to discover that the nelf Horace (Frank Gallacher) has tricked her. Max’s (Jordan White) dog Sherlock has been sent to the animal shelter instead of the nelves. [read more]
True story (2006)
Rupert Kathner (Ben Mendelsohn) announces his filmmaking vision: a projector atop the tallest city building screening his movies on white clouds in the sky, the entire world his audience. [read more]
A new day (1979)
Private eye Larry (John Flaus) gets the news that Leilani (Amanda Berry) has been found. As surfers take to the early waves at Palm Beach, fugitive Paul (Bryan Brown) wakes up in his hideout on the cliffs, as the police ... [read more]
‘What will they see?’ (2002)
Yvonne Margarula tells us about how she inherited a beautiful land, but asks what the children will see when they become adults. Footage of Ranger Mine, operational since 1979, shows the land being carved up, and a map locates the ... [read more]
Les Presages (c1936)
In the final scenes from Léonide Massine’s symphonic ballet Les Presages, dancers from the Ballets Russes du Monte Carlo move frenetically across the stage, performing a series of strange gestures and jutting arm movements as they go. The final curtain ... [read more]
A small scientific satellite (1967)
In this clip the WRESAT Project is outlined, construction of the cone is shown, and a range of experiments carried out to test the satellite’s structural design are detailed. [read more]
Work (1988)
Two women describe the hard physical work of the Women’s Land Army and express their pride in their achievements. Black-and-white stills and colour footage show the women at work. [read more]
This is not your land (2002)
Vaughn (Damian Pitt) and Lena (Dannielle Hall) come to a cornfield. Both hungry, they decide to help themselves to the crop. The farmer catches them in the act. A heated exchange between Vaughn and the farmer leads to Lena questioning ... [read more]
Australian fauna and landscape (1930)
Members of the expedition party and others stand around the site of a large termite mound. Title cards then introduce the next sections which show a shark being caught, crocodiles being hunted, and cockatoos in flight. A pan across the ... [read more]
Realities (1992)
At a meeting of the Ganiga tribe, Joe and his ally, tribal elder Popina Mai, speak about the plan for Ganiga to work on the plantation. The coffee prices are falling and Joe Leahy needs their help. The next morning, ... [read more]
‘Mind over matter’ (1985)
En route to crocodile country, reporter Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) asks Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) about his age and background. Mick’s business partner Wally (John Meillon) tries to embroider the legend but Mick sets her straight, suggesting a rough childhood ... [read more]
Counteraction centres on revegetation (1955)
Details the principal methods used by the Snowy Mountains Scheme to prevent soil erosion caused by construction. [read more]
Safety training, injury prevention (1964)
The safety essentials of training and compulsory workwear on the Snowy Mountains Scheme are emphasised. [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]
