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Homecoming (1997)
Two men sit by a waterhole. Mandildjara people are picking fruit from trees, and digging in the earth for food. A man cracks something three times, then tosses a dead goanna onto the soil. The narrator tells us that it ... [read more]
The rehearsal (2004)
It’s week five of nine weeks of rehearsals, and the conductor of the Messiah, Clive Pascoe, tells his choristers they’re nowhere near ready. He’s a tough leader but the troops know that he has to be firm to achieve the ... [read more]
Bankers, bookies and bad news (1920)
The Galloways have come to the city unannounced, to withdraw emergency funds from Mrs Galloway’s inheritance. Their son Gilbert (Rawdon Blandford) abandons them at home while he goes to the races with Olive, his mistress (Marie La Varre). Jo Galloway ... [read more]
Debt collecting on deck (1928)
HMAS Sydney rushes to engage the Emden off the Cocos Islands, after picking up the alarm signal sent from the wireless station at Deception Island. The Sydney crew man their stations, but one crewman decides it’s time to collect ... [read more]
Seeing clearly (2011)
The bed-bound Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling) is starting to rally after her stroke, buoyed by the thought of seeing her grown children later in the day. Basil (Geoffrey Rush) and Dorothy (Judy Davis) have both arrived in the country but ... [read more]
Grim drought’s devastating hand (1920)
The drought has dried up rivers and creeks and cracked the earth around Wallaby Station, but Jo Galloway (Charles Beetham) holds on grimly. His stockmen cut down trees to feed hungry sheep. They are so hungry the stockmen have trouble ... [read more]
Kangaroo hunt (1931)
Kangaroos are hunted in the bush to be collected for museums and zoos. A kangaroo hide is presented to the camera. Kangaroos hop into a fenced enclosure and are trapped there. Two men force a hat on one reluctant kangaroo ... [read more]
The end of an era (1975)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) informing the public of the split of the Postmaster-General’s Department into two independent Commissions. [read more]
Rabbit eradication (1954)
This clip summarises the advised methods used to remove rabbits from farming land. Farmer Heck Bradley’s neighbour’s paddock is shown three months after a successful eradication campaign. Bradley and his neighbours decide to undertake a similar project on their adjoining ... [read more]
Rabbit poisoning (1954)
This clip shows a farming property being prepared for the first stage of rabbit eradication – poisoning. [read more]
‘Australia is also at war’ (1976)
The Sullivan family, like people everywhere, gather around their radio to hear the declaration of war. Featured in this clip are Dave (Paul Cronin) and Grace Sullivan (Lorraine Bayly); their children Kitty (Susan Hannaford), Terry (Richard Morgan), Tom (Steven Tandy) ... [read more]
A word about the ghost! (1990)
It is the first night at music camp. In the dormitory, the main characters are introduced – the mischievous Flea, his side kick Martin and the girls Greta (Erica Kennedy) and Sarah (Cathy Godbold), along with the serious Jason (David ... [read more]
Fraser challenges for the leadership (1974)
This clip begins with ‘Bill Snedden’s Bus Tours’ taking passengers on a trip to ‘Death Valley’, where they are warned, ‘Beware hot coals’. Snedden takes off his shoes, socks and trousers and walks over the hot coals. The passengers, his ... [read more]
A tribute to Tamworth (1995)
Townsfolk and visitors to the Tamworth Country Music Festival pay tribute to the town. [read more]
Peacetime pursuits (1976)
Dave Sullivan’s (Paul Cronin) younger brother Harry (Michael Caton) and his wife Rose (Maggie Dence) arrive at the Sullivans for an evening’s homemade entertainment. They are greeted by Grace Sullivan (Lorraine Bayly) and the children, Kitty (Susan Hannaford), Terry (Richard ... [read more]
‘The rustle of tropical palms’ (c1940)
In this 1940s travelogue we see a traditional dance of the Balinese women The Dance of the Eyes. We are told that it is rarely performed. [read more]
Col’n Carpenter (1988)
Col’n Carpenter (Kym Gyngell) arrives at a date’s house to pick her up. The door is answered by her father (Mark Mitchell). [read more]
‘The young and the bloody useless’ (1996)
Lani (Robyn Loau), the bottle shop girl, stops Mick (Jeremy Sims) as he leaves the pub. They discuss poetry, which is Mick’s hobby. Lani’s brother wants to know who she’s talking to. At the Punchbowl bank, two detectives (Graeme Blundell ... [read more]
‘I’m the bloody plumber round here’ (1979)
Max (Ivor Kants), the plumber who claims he’s really a folk-singer, demonstrates his musical ability with an angry song about Jill (Judy Morris). She tries to complain to the maintenance supervisor, but gets nowhere. Max follows and gets angry that ... [read more]
