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An ordinary inner-city street (1990)
We are introduced to the residents of Union Street on an 'ordinary’ Sunday. The odour of cooking wafts from a Greek household to that of an elderly Anglo-Australian woman who wrinkles her nose in distaste. Her cat jumps through a ... [read more]
Coming out (2005)
A memorable moment for someone who is gay must be the moment they tell their family. Monica’s family are fantastic. As conservative Catholics they are shocked, but their love for their daughter shines through and exposes the hypocrisy of the ... [read more]
Between worlds (2005)
Tommy tells us about the massacre on the plains, Aboriginal peoples executed by stockmen. This is woven into his recount off his experience as a young boy – being called 'white boy’ by the blackfellas, and 'black boy’ by the ... [read more]
‘Hooked on money’ (1982)
In the Mincoh offices the telephones run hot as news of the war in Namibia and the company’s resultant share-price surge spreads. Liz (Tina Bursill) fields a call from a journalist while receptionist Jacqui (Mercia Deane-Johns) asks Dick Coleman (Ronald ... [read more]
It’s not cricket (1984)
The English team is split over their Captain’s tactics. The gentlemen players are not happy and the team manager, Pelham Warner, is distressed and alarmed at the danger being done to Empire politics. Later, His Royal Highness, the Nawab of ... [read more]
‘Persil dazzle’ (1946)
In their bridal suite, a newly married couple on their honeymoon (Muriel Howard and Albert Chappelle), retell in song the story of how Persil Washing Powder brought them together and transformed a ‘drab and dreary’ Miss into a Mrs! The ... [read more]
All that promise (2000)
Grant was an adorable child star who could dance and sing and play the drums. He gave it all away when the kids at school teased him about his work in television ads. Later when he tried to get back ... [read more]
‘No baby’s breath’ (2002)
Visiting a florist to order flowers for the funeral, Anna (Maria Theodorakis) and Charlie (Vince Colosimo) argue over Gavin’s stipulation that there be no baby’s breath. At the funeral Anna is angry when she sees that baby’s breath flowers have ... [read more]
Sticking together (1985)
Warrigal (Tommy Lewis) is confronted with the reality of losing his 'brother’ Captain Starlight (Sam Neill) as the gang makes plans to escape to America. Meanwhile, the troopers are perfecting a killing machine to ambush the outlaws while Jim’s wife ... [read more]
‘Still beautiful when you’re asleep’ (1998)
Gordon (Peter Fenton) and Cynthia (Sacha Horler) wake after a rough night. He has told her he doesn’t love her anymore; she refuses to accept it. Drunk and miserable the night before, she broke a plate on his head. In ... [read more]
Crime scene (1978)
An attempted break-in at the mill is foiled by security guard Les Stanford (Ken Snodgrass). The following day Detectives ‘JJ’ Jeffrey Johnson (Peter Adams) and Mike Georgiou (John Orcsik) investigate. Mill owner Ralph Kingston (Roger Newcombe) and his employees Peter ... [read more]
‘One wrong decision’ (1999)
Desperate for a swim, Jimmy (Heath Ledger) buries an envelope containing $10,000 in the sand at Bondi beach. While he’s in the water, street kids Helen (Mariel McClorey) and Pete (Evan Sheaves) steal the money. The ghost of Jimmy’s brother ... [read more]
Before school (1951)
Children make their way to school. On arrival, they realise their dog has followed them. Before lessons begin, school banking deposits are taken in the classroom by the children’s teacher Mr Lowe. Mr Phillips, of the Commonwealth Savings Bank, arrives ... [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]
Jack Johnson training (c1909)
In a medium shot, the camera films American boxer Jack Johnson training in preparation for a fight. A small crowd has gathered as Johnson warms up, wrestles and then practises with a sparring partner. A man with a stopwatch moves ... [read more]
Surfers Paradise (c1960)
A Surfers Paradise title card opens this segment which includes shots of typical Queensland holiday units, hotels and motels, and swimming pools. The main streets are filled with billboards and signs, motels, cafes and pubs. The ‘Beachcomber’ nightclub is shown ... [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]
Work and play (c1925)
From a raised position, the camera films the children as they file off from school assembly and walk to class. They march in step with each other, forming perfect lines, and each row peels off as the other ends. This ... [read more]
Children playing war games (c1941)
Two children, Kay and Barry Roberts, play in the garden. The young boy (Barry), dressed in an army green helmet and holding a toy rifle, takes aim at a fake enemy off camera. The clip ends with him lying on ... [read more]
‘Through that door!’ (2006)
Mrs Foil (Amanda Bishop) suggests that Shane’s picture belongs in the Art Museum. Setting off through a red door in an attempt to find it, a disembodied voice reminds Shane (Shane Dundas) and David (David Collins) that they have forgotten ... [read more]
