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‘Rollerskater in the park’ (1896)
A bearded man smoking a cigar rollerskates before a ring of onlookers in a park. While skating, he lifts his jacket to display to the crowd a white hand on the seat of his trousers. [read more]
Dancing in the garden of Eden (1933)
Dad Hayseed (Cecil Kellaway) is surprised when his peaceful Sunday is disturbed by a line of tap dancing girls in hiking shorts. He goes to quieten them down and meets the Townleighs, a well-to-do Sydney family enjoying a ramble in ... [read more]
The rat’s tale (1932)
Rat tails bring a reward of sixpence each (equivalent to about $5 today) and Lord Howe Island locals join the hunt for the pests. Two women take their three fox terriers to smoke out a family of rats hidden in ... [read more]
The shadow of death (1987)
On the way down to the valley, Ruby (Melita Jurisic) finds Mr Bennett (Martyn Sanderson), an old man from the valley where she grew up. He is suffering from exposure. He dies during the night and Ruby brings his body ... [read more]
Wrangles and rows (1964)
A very serious speech about the dangers of war and the responsibilities of the Australian people. Menzies delivered it after returning home from Great Britain as the justification for going overseas and to thank his colleagues who looked after the ... [read more]
New clues in the ‘Pyjama Girl’ mystery (1939)
The clip opens with the discovery of new evidence in 1939. Believing that the lake near Albury where the woman was found might hold the key to the mystery, the local fire brigade, on direction of Superintendent Matthews, drain the ... [read more]
‘It’s a constant struggle’ (2003)
A group of women that includes Jackie Kelly, a Federal Parliamentarian and a Junior Minister in the Howard Liberal Government, talk about how to deal with their children’s acquisitiveness. Jackie Kelly recalls growing up in a family of six children, ... [read more]
Anya arrives (2001)
Anya (Romane Bohringer) arrives at Danny’s (Noah Taylor) share house in Brisbane. Introduced to Sam (Emily Hamilton), Jabber (Haskel Daniel), Derek the Bank Clerk (Robert Rimmer) and the rest of the tenants, Anya announces she refuses to watch TV and ... [read more]
‘Bonza is tops, Bonza is ace!’ (1992)
Poss (Erin Pratten) is astonished when the spruikers from the ‘Bonza’ cereal TV advertisement come right out of the TV set and into the living room. They persuade Poss and her friend Kim (Maria Nguyen) that buying ‘Bonza’ breakfast cereal ... [read more]
‘Is Cinderella stupid?’ (2002)
Kath (Jane Turner) despairs over finding the money to pay for a pumpkin-style coach for her wedding. Kim (Gina Riley) is unsympathetic – she’s busy trying to 'crack onto the net’ and enlists help from Brett (Peter Rowsthorn). [read more]
Unity is strength (1987)
Premier Bjelke-Petersen says the union protest will be a 'fizzer’ and adds in his own inimitable style, 'don’t be bulldozed into anything that you don’t want to be bulldozed into’. Unionists protest outside Queensland Parliament and are arrested under the ... [read more]
The building of a dream (1954)
Once the site for the oil refinery has been identified, the work begins. The land is surveyed, grass is burned off and the land is cleared. Meanwhile, ‘the dream comes true in miniature’ as a model layout of the refinery ... [read more]
The proposal (1973)
Margaret recalls the day that Peter proposed. She knew from the moment they met that they would get together, especially as her mother always adored him and encouraged the relationship. [read more]
‘Life is like a song’ (1998)
Della (Gillian Jones) definitively ends her relationship with Dale (Aaron Blabey) then performs at a casino. [read more]
Meet the players (1980)
This first episode of Sale of The Century opens with a voice-over showcasing the prizes on offer, including a Mercedes Benz and a yacht. Host Tony Barber bounds on to the stage in his grey suit to rapturous applause from ... [read more]
Discrimination (2003)
Bernie compares the nature of a male jockey’s career to her own. Former champion Roy Higgins reveals his concerns about female riders going head-to-head with male ‘kamikaze’ jockeys. A race writer wonders whether women are aggressive enough, while trainer Betty ... [read more]
‘He’s trying to pinch my missus!’ (1986)
Roly (Allan Penney) discovers his wife Mavis is overseas with Alec Moffatt. Eddie (Kelly Dingwall), nurse Ophelia Cox (Gosia Dobrowolska) and Dr Proctor (John Howard) attempt to calm Roly. Eddie and his brother, Wally (Philip Quast), are told by a ... [read more]
‘God is better than football’ (2003)
As Harvie’s Alzheimer’s disease worsens, his nursing home is visited by a church group, entertaining him with the song 'God is better than football, God is better than beer’. Harvie sees in his imagination the residents of the home animated ... [read more]
Polarising the community (1978)
The former Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, who dismissed the Labor government in 1975, is giving his very first interview for the media since that time. Paul Murphy tries to pin him on the polarisation of Australia at that ... [read more]
‘Your help is needed’ (c1916)
This cartoon begins with a caption that reads, ‘the German monster threatens the world with bloodshed, slavery and death’. An animated King Kong-like monster wreaks havoc on the world, destroying villages, women and children. At the end of the clip, ... [read more]
