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Matilda needs Mutt (2008)
Matilda is taken to hospital, and Mutt is the culprit. ‘In the doghouse’, Mutt is chained up, unable to touch his beloved ball. Matilda returns, all patched up, and Mac, alone, trudges up the hill to milk her. But Matilda ... [read more]
‘Things could get quite interesting’ (2002)
The Out There opening titles, accompanied by title track 'Doing What I Do’, introduces the main characters. The offbeat Miller (Richard Wilson), who by his own admission is ‘not what you call popular’, gives a direct-to-camera personal take on newcomers ... [read more]
Undercover headquarters (1998)
Ellen ‘Mack’ Mackenzie (Anita Hegh) drives Peter Church (Peter Phelps) back to undercover headquarters after picking him up from the police station. He was 'arrested’ as part of a successful drug sting where he played the buyer. Church is still ... [read more]
Delegates 2 (1928)
This clip, shot outside Melbourne Trades Hall, shows individual shots of key Labor personalities attending the 1928 Victorian party’s Easter conference. [read more]
Hot to trot (1977)
A cartoon adventure featuring Captain Goodvibes, the pig of steel, and his sidekick Astro. You can watch Hot to Trot here in its entirety. [read more]
You must be joking! (1998)
Julia’s new friend Eddie (John Brumpton) takes her down the road to buy her an ice cream. The lady serving calls Julia (Heather Rose) ‘poor little thing’ to Eddie and charges him $6, at which Julia types into her voice ... [read more]
‘Nonna’s spy ring’ (1999)
Josie (Pia Miranda) laments the lack of privacy in her life. Every afternoon she must visit her grandmother, Nonna Katia (Elena Cotta), where everything she does is already known, courtesy of Nonna’s network of spies. At Nonna’s house, Josie and ... [read more]
‘I’m Max’ (2001)
Max (Michael Tuahine) works at a fish processing factory, where he locks eyes with the boss’s daughter, Dimitra (Phaedra Nicolaidis). Walking home, a co-worker (Duncan Young) warns Max away from Dimitra and they fight. Max then meets Harry (Tony Barry), ... [read more]
‘An army always marches on its stomach’ (1943)
An injured soldier in the jungles of New Guinea struggles as he runs out of food. An aircraft drops food rations nearby. Meanwhile, back in Australia, two female volunteers package the emergency food parcels to be sent overseas. Back in ... [read more]
Reflections on Marxism (1991)
Jim McClelland reflects that Marxism was just as much a dogma as religion. He talks of the collapse of communism in the USSR and his own disillusionment with Trotskyism. [read more]
‘Persil dazzle’ (1946)
In their bridal suite, a newly married couple on their honeymoon (Muriel Howard and Albert Chappelle), retell in song the story of how Persil Washing Powder brought them together and transformed a ‘drab and dreary’ Miss into a Mrs! The ... [read more]
Opening titles (1986)
This is the opening title sequence for season 1 of The Flying Doctors. The style and theme remained constant throughout its seven-year run with changes in content dictated largely by cast movements. Characters featured are Dr Tom Callaghan (Andrew MacFarlane) ... [read more]
‘Something to fall back on’ (1981)
Michael’s father told young Michael that the world was divided into three groups, 'fools, crooks and gentlemen’. By deciding to be an artist (theatre director) young Michael fell into the fool category. His father argued medicine would give him 'something ... [read more]
London, 1945 (1945)
This is mute footage shot around London while Deputy Prime Minister Forde was attending the Commonwealth Statesmen’s Meeting held from 4 to 13 April 1945. [read more]
Darwin town (2002)
We see patients in a renal ward as Dr Paul Snelling, the director of Northern Territory Renal Health, tells us that Darwin has a 10 times higher incidence than anywhere else in the country, of which Aboriginal people represent 80 ... [read more]
An honourable man (1974)
Prime Minister Billy Hughes (Martin Vaughan) and his secretary, Percy Deane (Harold Hopkins), are playing golf to unwind from the stresses of parliament. The conscription referendum has just been lost by Hughes. His golf ball disappears into the rough. Angry ... [read more]
‘Mystery man’ (1990)
Mrs Williams (Rhondda Findleton) tells her other boarders and her children, Cherry (Rebecca Smart) and Sam (Steven Scott-Young) that a new boarder is moving into the house. Later in the evening as Cherry is wearing her pretend barrister’s wig in ... [read more]
Sydney Harbour and Bridge scenes (c1932)
This home movie clip, shot by the Archibald family, is taken from on board a boat in Sydney Harbour. It shows various steamships and boats on Sydney Harbour as well as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, soon after it was completed ... [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]
Different worlds (1984)
Kev (Ray Meagher) complains that his dinner is cold and won’t give Ampy (Charito Ortiz) money for her mother. His mood is not improved when she implies criticism of his daily visits to the pub after work. This is nothing, ... [read more]
