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False alarm (2007)
Jim (Ben Oxenbould) is taking holidaymakers Adam (Andy Rodoreda), Grace (Diana Glenn) and Lee (Maeve Dermody) out on the water in a dinghy in search of a good place to fish. They settle in a quiet spot, drop anchor and ... [read more]
A road from Wewak to Maprik (c1963)
This clip shows the role of Army engineers and a unit of the Army Reserve (then called the Citizens Military Force) in the construction of a road from Wewak to Maprik. [read more]
Canada’s leaders (c1941)
This clip from a Menzies home movie features the Prime Minister of Canada, McKenzie King, and the Governor General of Canada, the Earl of Athlone and his wife Princess Alice. [read more]
Kidnapped (1999)
Melanie (Alyssa McClelland) is in the back of the vehicle as it speeds along the road. The three youths who have kidnapped her bicker between themselves, having landed in even hotter water with the impulsive decision to take a prisoner. ... [read more]
Shell shock (1981)
Max (Mel Gibson) and the Feral Kid (Emil Minty) are alone now on the tanker. All their support crew have been killed defending it. One of the attackers has his metal claws stuck in Max’s shoulder. Max’s shells have spilled ... [read more]
Yamaz Sibarud (1898)
A man, identified by British Library records as ‘Maino of Yam’, sings a traditional song entitled Yamaz Sibarud. He sings the song a capella. The recording fades out as the man continues to sing. [read more]
Surviving an accident (1995)
Car drivers describe what they gained and what they lost from their car accident. [read more]
Post Office makeover (1987)
This clip shows the newly refurbished interior of Lakemba Post Office in Sydney, followed by the sprucing up of a similarly older style post office. [read more]
Changing (1987)
Banduk Marika walks amongst the Sydney population. She speaks about the use of Dreaming symbols and the restriction that occurs as a result of each family member being responsible for different symbols and stories. [read more]
FaxPost (c1988)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the Faxpost and Lettergram service. Not strictly animation, the footage has been shot at low speed to create the impression of very high speed travel through empty Sydney CBD ... [read more]
Serbian identity (1997)
Author Dusko Tomic talks about how, on a Paris radio program, he identified as a Serb for the first time. While proud of Serb inventor Nikola Tesla, he expressed shame for the atrocities against humanity carried out during the Bosnian ... [read more]
A dreadful position (1934)
Maitland (John Longden) is overcome with guilt over his indiscretion with Alma Lee (Charlotte Francis). Six months later, her pregnancy has become the talk of the town. On a cliff above the beach, he confides in his friend, Dr Everard ... [read more]
Philomac escapes Henty’s brutality (2007)
Storytellers Donald Kemarr Thompson and Alec Petyarr Peterson begin the story of Willaberta Jack with the brutal treatment Henty inflicted on Philomac, including chaining him up overnight to a metal block cemented into the ground. They explain how Philomac escaped ... [read more]
‘This is Streeton!’ (1988)
Johnno (Damien Walters) is checking his hearing aid when the local bus arrives, bringing a newcomer to the town. It is Tony (Joe Petruzzi), the Italian migrant, eager to begin a new life in Australia. Intrigued, Johnno follows Tony to ... [read more]
Worlds apart (1999)
In the underground world of North Col, Noah’s sister Becky (Kate Keltie) helps Dr Pretorius (Gerard Kennedy) try to work out what has happened to Noah (Jeffrey Walker). At the same time, Noah is trying to rescue Sundance (Daniel Daperis) ... [read more]
A man without a past (1989)
Joseph Mueller (Max von Sydow) is cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel (Nancy Black). She questions Joseph about the evidence of his identity being destroyed in the bombing of Dresden in the Second World War. Iya Zetnick (Julia Blake) appears on ... [read more]
Crash landing (1992)
Two of the Doug Anthony All Stars (Tim Ferguson and Richard Fidler) emerge from the rubble after their submarine is blasted into space. The event is reported by Shitsu Tonka Corporation’s newsreader (Khym Lam) in a broadcast that is beamed ... [read more]
Rehabilitation (c1940)
At Franston Home in Victoria, children undergo rehabilitative hydrotherapy in the swimming pool. A boy is levered out of the water in a stretcher-like machine and lifted onto a bench beside the pool. The next boy is braced to the ... [read more]
Honey ant (2005)
A group of women sitting on the ground digging with digging sticks. One of the women speaks about how the poison that will be dumped by the government will destroy their bush foods – honey ants, goannas, kangaroo, emu, bush ... [read more]
White Rose Flour Mill (c1927)
The clip begins with a scene at the front of the White Rose Flour Mill building on Bulwara Road, Ultimo. People walk by. A truck and car are shown driving down the street and people talking outside the building. John ... [read more]
