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Contacts are not mates (1990)
Police Sergeant Micky McClintock (Gary Sweet) has abseiled down dozens of stories of one of the city’s tallest buildings to place himself in a position to talk to a 'jumper’, someone who’s threatening to suicide. [read more]
‘Togetherness’ (1964)
In this regular segment, Mavis Bramston stars Gordon Chater, Barry Creyton and Carol Raye present satirical ‘news items’ before launching into a rendition of ‘Togetherness’. Written by Barry Creyton, the song was performed every week, interspersed with spoken verses about ... [read more]
Frank Thring and his stars (1931)
Dressed in a dinner suit, Frank Thring – film director and head of Efftee Film Studios – addresses the audience in a speech to camera which introduces the studio’s first all-Australian talking picture program. Thring outlines his hopes for the ... [read more]
‘You don’t track boys down, you lure them!’ (2004)
Saskia (Hannah Greenwood) bullies geeky young Gerald Semple (Damian Neate) into helping her find Max Hammer (Cameron Nugent) on the internet. To enter the Webweave chat room she has to create an avatar. When she aggressively enters the chat room ... [read more]
Shanty town (1981)
Unemployed people were forced to build their houses out of scrap and discarded materials. They established a trading post where clothing was donated. Indigenous Australians were not able to receive the dole and were issued meagre rations. One of the ... [read more]
‘Follow that sheep’ (2005)
The errant washing is now heading towards Mrs Whistlehead’s farm with Bottle Top Bill (voiced by Graham Matters) and Corky (voiced by Emma Jane Hyland) in hot pursuit aboard their ‘special flying machine’. Fearing Mrs Whistlehead’s wrath they urgently try ... [read more]
Rabbit census (c1955)
CSIRO officers from the Wildlife Survey Section conduct a census on rabbit numbers in their field experiment enclosure c1955. [read more]
‘Cyclone Tracy’ (2010)
This clip tells the story of Cyclone Tracy, a painting by Rover Thomas produced in 1991. [read more]
November victory (1955)
On 8 November 1954, Federal Parliament authorised a Bill to secure the right of employers to recruit labour for the waterfront, overturning the tradition of waterside labour being picked by the union. This clip dramatises the campaign that made the ... [read more]
Looking for wild honey (2006)
A car drives into Mt Liebig. The young woman talks about Mt Liebig and how it is ‘a good and strong place’. Shots of the residential area of Mt Liebig. A map shows the location of Mt Liebig in proximity ... [read more]
‘This inequality must end’ (1950)
A tilt down the façade of Burnham Lodge reveals ‘50 empty rooms’ that are contrasted with scenes of a family living in tent-like 'country homes for the Evicted’. A brother washes his younger sibling’s face while his mother hangs out ... [read more]
Travelling dogs (2006)
As Dion is drawing dogs, Joie Boulter tells us that Dion is going through a phase where all the dogs he draws are angry. Dion’s grandpa John Beasley talks about Dion’s drawings, and how he draws dogs in all different ... [read more]
‘It’s none of our business’ (1982)
One of the white stockmen (John Jarratt) tells the senior men in the Aboriginal camp that they will get no tobacco, flour or sugar if the women neglect their work as domestics for Mrs Gunn. When one elder threatens his ... [read more]
Asian village and street scenes (c1928)
This clip shows elephants carrying goods on their backs in South-East Asia; village huts by a river, filmed from onboard a boat; and street scenes in a larger city. [read more]
1930s port city (c1932)
This clip shows the busy port of a Chinese city in the 1930s. It includes scenes of locals living on houseboats and other boats moving through the water and passing under the city’s bridges. [read more]
Fast forward (1989)
Gribble Junior (Lachlan Jeffrey) has stolen the magic remote control from Pete (Sam Vandenberg) and is now wreaking havoc with it at school. As Pete struggles to get the remote back, innocent bystanders are caught in the crossfire with comical ... [read more]
Dancing flowers (c1955)
A group of flowering plants – violet, white, orange, and purple – slowly blossom against a background of greenery. This is captured using time lapse photography methods. [read more]
Connecting Sydney and Newcastle (1968)
A map outlines the different road and ferry connections that have linked Sydney and the industrial centre of Newcastle, to the city’s north. These include the 1820 Old Putty Road, the 1844 St Albans Route and the Wisemans Ferry-Spencer deviation. ... [read more]
Anmatyerre (2000)
Teddy Briscoe and his family unload the newly purchased horses. Teddy‘s son Johnny welcomes us to his home, Pulardi (Desert Bore). Children gather around the stockyards as Johnny tells us that the children will learn to ride on the pony. ... [read more]
Cricket comparisons (1987)
Former Australian cricketers Ian Chappell and Ray Lindwall compare the Australian teams of 1948 and the mid-1970s. [read more]
