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Welcome to Faireezia (2005)
This is the Faireez series theme song that opens each episode. It introduces and reinforces the setting, characters and back-story. [read more]
‘Dead doesn’t mean dead’ (2006)
The news of what the men did has hit the media and the victim’s Aboriginal relatives charge that it was racism that kept them from reporting it immediately. Billy (Simon Stone) and his girlfriend Elissa (Alice Garner) are woken in ... [read more]
Fiona aloner (2002)
Miller (Richard Wilson) introduces himself to Reilly (Douglas Smith). Inviting him to join him in his outdoor hangout, Miller makes his feelings about Aggie (Jade Ewen) known. Reilly’s interest is piqued by the sight of another local, teenager Fiona McDaniel ... [read more]
Wild river (1980)
Bob Brown takes a rubber dinghy through some spectacular rapids at the head of the Franklin River in Tasmania. In voice-over he recalls his first trip down the river and the powerful impact it had on him. [read more]
World class (2003)
This clip describes the constant disruptions to the boys’ preparation for an exhibition, and the discouragement of art as a vocation. Noel White’s daughter and excerpts from White’s diary describe the interference from the Native Welfare Department, and White’s concern ... [read more]
‘What’s your favourite car, Australia?’ (c1976)
The ad features a montage of Australian outdoor scenes including the beach, sporting events (yachting, golf, cricket and football), the Australian flag and native fauna. These are intercut with 1970s Holden models. The advertisement employs a jingle sung by a ... [read more]
‘Mothers don’t give up their babies easily’ (c1988)
Kate visits a volunteer organisation to get help to locate her birth parents. Barry (Nick Enright) explains why there is so much secrecy around the details of adoption. [read more]
Origami gangster (1999)
Jimmy (Heath Ledger) meets Alex (Rose Byrne) in a pub in Chinatown, but she’s followed by Les (Kiri Paramore), another small-time hood who wants to get on Pando’s good side. Les calls Acko (David Field), who’s out looking for Jimmy. ... [read more]
‘Have you ever been unfaithful?’ (1984)
Sitting up in bed on a hot night, John (John Hargreaves) discusses infidelity with his wife Helen (Wendy Hughes). He tells her he would know if anything was wrong with his marriage, which makes her angry. She is enraged by ... [read more]
The politics of protest (1980)
Local residents discuss tactics to protest logging in Terania Creek, northern NSW. [read more]
Touring Service reps and mapping expeditions (c1956)
A Shell representative makes notes describing the construction occurring in his area to pass the updated information to the Shell Touring Service. A landslide and floods are shown as the voice-over continues to explain how the Service contacts Shire Councils ... [read more]
Darwin streets and Chinatown (c1926)
In this short clip, the camera observes part of Darwin’s town centre, main street and shopfronts. People walking along the footpaths under shopfront verandahs look at the camera. A Chinese family walks into one of the shopfronts before the clip ... [read more]
‘Let’s try to put it all behind us’ (1988)
Richard Eastwick (Hugo Weaving) has a second son, Richie (Robert Menzies), who has returned from the Second World War a broken man. He was a prisoner of war of the Japanese and seems unable to settle to life back in ... [read more]
Fulfilling her father’s dream (1985)
Carol (Nicole Kidman) is feeling the pressure from home to work harder on her training and her attitude towards competition. At dinner, Peter Trig (Terence Donovan) criticises her laidback approach to her last race, while she is trying to get ... [read more]
Cyclone Tracy (1974)
This excerpt of an ABC radio interview consists of a first-hand account from a survivor of Cyclone Tracy – ABC radio news journalist Mike Hayes. In it, Hayes speaks off-the-cuff to fellow journalist Bruce Grundy about the myriad ... [read more]
It’s no longer cradle to grave stuff (2006)
Cobar Shire is as big as Tasmania and until recently was served by Dr Kevin Coleman. He’s spent 11 years in Cobar thriving in the complete care of his patients. But now he’s finding the job less than satisfying with ... [read more]
Nanna’s tree (2003)
A car drives along a stretch of desert road, mother and father in the front, two young girls in the rear seat. The father, annoyed by the commotion of the young girls in the back, brakes hard, and the vehicle ... [read more]
‘Island of happiness’ (c1940)
The last minute of this 1940s travelogue gives an idea of the style of travelogues of the time. The commentator signs off with a positive farewell. The closing title is included. [read more]
Burial (2001)
Voice-over narration tells us that it is here the dead were buried – right here. Images of ghost gums fill the screen. The narration emphasises through repetition that it is 'here’ the people were buried. The ghost gums they say ... [read more]
Mornington (c1925)
A panoramic shot of the seaside resort town of Mornington in the 1920s. We see the beach, cars parked along the wharf and boats. [read more]
