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A fire emergency (1932)
Members of the NSW Fire Brigade tackle a blaze at a paper mill until the fire is brought under control. The smoking wreckage and the building’s shell is all that remains. As orchestral music builds over the soundtrack, the ... [read more]
Alpine holiday (1932)
This clip shows the gathering of people, probably members of the Farey family, at an alpine lodge. They are all well dressed in suits and hats. [read more]
Queen Street and Victoria Bridge (1899)
This actuality footage shot in 1899 shows electric trams in Queen Street, Brisbane, with the Treasury building and Victoria Bridge in the background. [read more]
Wedding (1988)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the Lettergram service as a replacement for the congratulatory telegram, traditionally sent to a couple just married. [read more]
Caring for a pet is hard work! (2005)
B Max has invented a robotic rabbit to keep the white rabbit company but it doesn’t work. Razzles makes a list about how to look after the rabbit, and in an animated sequence each of the dogs shows what they ... [read more]
‘I’m going to have to cut you short …’ (2002)
The CNNNN news team receive more live reports on the ‘Lunchgate’ saga, including insider interviews and expert opinions. [read more]
Trouble in paradise (1982)
After his morning run, architect Steve West (Richard Moir) celebrates with his partner Vicky (Anna Jemison) and business associate Philip Lawson (John Gregg). The squatters, occupying a disputed row of terrace houses, are being chased out as they toast the ... [read more]
Creation story (1991)
An aerial view of Arnhem Land where artist David Malangi lives. Narrator Ernie Dingo introduces the cosmology encapsulated within Aboriginal creation stories before introducing us to Malangi and his family. [read more]
‘Buy Australian goods’ (1924)
Packaged bundles of Australian woollen goods are ready for despatch to the capital cities nationwide. An intertitle introduces Miss Australia who appeals for the viewers’ support. A woman stands against a brick building behind a large Australian shaped sign which ... [read more]
Janet’s sixth birthday (1941)
Children wearing party hats at the Dyer family home are seated around a table. Janet, the birthday girl, wears a blue dress and matching ribbon in her hair. A suitably coloured birthday cake topped with six candles is iced with ... [read more]
Painting and welding (2008)
The boys work on their bush toys in the community workshop, painting and adding finishing touches. [read more]
Mr G (2007)
Mr G (Chris Lilley) rehearses Annabel Dickson – The Musical, an original work inspired by a real incident, the death of one of the school’s students from a drug overdose. [read more]
‘Halls Creek drop-in centre’ (2001)
Sergeant Neil Gordon befriended an Aboriginal boy who now resides with him. The local kids are often there playing pool and socialising and consequently Sergeant Gordon has labelled his home the 'Halls Creek drop-in centre’. [read more]
Beneath his captor’s skin (2007)
Eli (David Lyons) sets about discovering the identity of the person who ordered his kidnapping and tries to further needle his captor, John (Travis McMahon), with the aim of shifting the power balance between them and gaining an upper hand. ... [read more]
A caring mother (1988)
A female freshwater crocodile returns to the riverbank where she’d laid her eggs. Now she’s drawn back by the sounds of her young trying to escape from their eggs. She’ll provide protection for each of them as they make their ... [read more]
Violence (1976)
This clip juxtaposes the sounds of heavy breathing, a party with male voices and wolf whistling against the images of women’s faces, a bedroom with a woman in bed, and the ground outside, setting up a tension that leads to ... [read more]
Live broadcast (1954)
During her 1954 tour of Australia, Queen Elizabeth II opens state parliament in Hobart and Melbourne, and is greeted by adoring crowds in both cities. The ABC stages a live radio broadcast from the centre of Melbourne. [read more]
‘We Are Going’ (1986)
In this clip, Oodgeroo Noonuccal reads her poem ‘We Are Going’ in full to an appreciative audience at the Harold Park Hotel in Sydney in 1986. [read more]
Miscellaneous reminders (1970)
This segment rounds up the program with a list of reminders and instructions for efficient business mail management. [read more]
Crying (1997)
Lena (Jamilla Frail) and Vaughn (Luke Carroll) walking on the road. A car pulls up. Vaughn talks to the driver, his friend (Allan Campbell). Lena stands a little distant, disinterested. She looks into the car to see a young mother ... [read more]
