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Male koala grunting (1968)
The voice-over announces 'the male koala grunting’. We hear a series of deep-voiced grunts similar to the sounds of a large pig. [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]
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]
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]
Kiap farce (1990)
While Dr Nelson is seated, male villagers painted white and wearing leaf headdresses perform around him with an audience in the background. In voice-over and interview, Nelson tries to explain the ‘farce’ going on as a way for the villagers ... [read more]
Selling Aboriginal art (1998)
The clip shows Aboriginal artists in Port Keats, Northern Territory, acting as their own agents to sell their art direct to customers. Greg Willard, manager of the Port Keats Art Centre says that some of the work being painted for ... [read more]
Birthright (1993)
The narrator explains over black-and-white drawings that the missionaries frowned on what they saw as a heathen custom of women and men ‘riding the waves of heaven’ and the activity of surfing languished for a time. But surfing eventually again ... [read more]
A country’s shame (1997)
It is 1993. Dr John Hewson exclaims to the Parliament that the passing of the 'Mabo Bill’ will be a day of shame for Australia. Titles on the screen summarise the key points of the native title legislation. Cut to ... [read more]
‘Sue me, Phil’ (2008)
Dominick Dunne reacts angrily to the declaration of a mistrial in the Phil Spector murder case. [read more]
Harvesting peanuts (1954)
This clip shows the harvesting of peanut plants. The harvester’s blade cuts the tap roots of a line of plants, which are then removed from the soil by hand and stacked in stooks to dry. A newly picked peanut kernel ... [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]
Stealing bits and pieces (1986)
We are introduced to the history of the Carey family’s long business association with cars. In what was formerly the family home Carey parts the venetian blind to reveal a view of the car yard and the street below as ... [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]
Brick walls (2002)
Marnie (Carmen Glynn-Braun) is on a swing. She trains the camera towards the brick wall. The wall looms large, and then retreats as Marnie swings to-and-fro. [read more]
Embers (2004)
The crafting of the number seven boomerang refines what was once a tree stump and root, to create a weapon that is used for both self-defence and hunting. The Elders watch over the work, while telling us how they once ... [read more]
A trip to Kundjabe (2001)
The family travel to Kundjabe to fish. The women bait the hooks with worms, while they talk about the different types of food available to them. There is a great familiarity with how the family relate to this place. [read more]
A new Australian film (2005)
Margaret Pomeranz reviews Rowan Wood’s feature film Little Fish, his second after his debut sensation The Boys. She uses clips from the film to enhance the review of the storyline and the actors’ performances, who in this case include Cate ... [read more]
