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‘Use ice for food protection’ (c1934)
An ice delivery man carries a block of ice from his truck into a suburban home. A woman opens an Iceway ice refrigerator to show how the block of ice cools and preserves food. The male narrator promotes the benefits ... [read more]
‘Rewind and learn’ (2007)
Yuma (Cassandra Glenn) and Kyanna (Christine Glenn) are desperate to return to their own lives. Kyanna cooks for the family – father Henry (Myles Pollard), stepmother Roz (Jen Apostolou) and brother Heath (James Fraser) – in an attempt to get ... [read more]
Opal expertise (2004)
Opal miner Mark Jackson takes his opal find to his father Stuart, who is a licensed valuer and opal cutter. Cutting and polishing rough stones can increase or decrease their value. [read more]
Vietnam flashback (1985)
While Greg (Mark Kounnas) and Jackie (Mouche Phillips) Wilson enjoy the freedoms of island life by taking the boat to the mainland for an appointment, a spot grass fire throws Vo Diem (Phu An Chiem) back to memories of war-torn ... [read more]
‘White man, black man be friends’ (1950)
Wally King (Chips Rafferty) and his stockmen ride to the waterhole on the land they have come to occupy at Bitter Springs. Tommy (Tommy Trinder) gets a shock as he takes a drink from the spring: the Aborigines are there ... [read more]
‘I sit next to Toby!’ (2003)
Mr Tesslar (Robert van Mackelenberg) introduces his science class to his newest piece of equipment, the MFE machine. Garth (Brook Sykes), the school bully, is totally bored by the whole thing until new girl Dina (Saskia Burmeister) upsets Elizabeth ... [read more]
Prime Minister Andrew Fisher and King O’Malley (1913)
This clip shows prime minister Andrew Fisher and King O’Malley, minister for home affairs, laying a foundation stone each. There is a pan across the crowd in attendance. [read more]
Patrick makes contact (1978)
Patrick (Robert Thompson) contacts Kathy (Susan Penhaligon) while she is typing. Kathy establishes communication with Patrick and asks Matron Cassidy (Julia Blake) to witness her discovery. Patrick refuses to respond. After Matron Cassidy leaves, Patrick transmits the word ‘secret’ to ... [read more]
APEC motorcade (2007)
Julian Morrow, playing a security guard, leads a fake Canadian motorcade into the APEC restricted area, carrying Chas Licciardello dressed as Osama Bin Laden. [read more]
Environmental impacts (1979)
Bird lover and ornithologist John Waugh talks about the abundance of birdlife in the Towra wetland area of Botany Bay. Bernie Clarke from the Botany Bay Planning and Protection Council talks about the impact of redirected wave energy, caused by ... [read more]
Lightning strikes (1983)
Mr Telford (Martin Vaughan) arrives at the stables with his son Cappy (Steven Bannister). Telford tells Tommy the strapper (Tom Burlinson) to take Phar Lap for his morning workout and work him hard. On the training track, other trainers joke ... [read more]
We Are Going (1987)
Aerial views of Minjerriba (Stradbroke Island), and Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) walking along the beach with children. Oodgeroo tells us the inspiration for her poetry, and its role in personal and political resistance to white oppression. [read more]
Armchair critics (1965)
Two viewers (Carol Raye, Gordon Chater) prepare to tune in to The Mavis Bramston Show. [read more]
Witchety grubs are healthy (2006)
Witchety grubs being prepared for consumption. A group of young women are gathered at the waterhole and are preparing bush tucker to feed the young kids to make them strong. [read more]
Spearing kangaroo well (2005)
A dead kangaroo sits on the ground between Camphoo and Crook Hat. The elder hooks the stick under the sinew of the kangaroo, and turns it to remove the long tendon. They then take the kangaroos guts out so that ... [read more]
‘Have you ever met an Aboriginal [person]?’ (1993)
Black-and-white historical interview footage gets the response of white folk to Aboriginal people. The footage, shot on city streets, and in homes of white folk, reveals how they view Aboriginal people. [read more]
Library of grief (1993)
We see war graves in Europe, and learn about the ongoing responsibilities of the War Graves Commission to maintain the 1,000 cemeteries along the Western Front. Some bodies are still being found from the First World War. [read more]
What’s Robbie plotting? (1991)
Brother Robbie (Henri Szeps) has arrived at the Beare family home with a most uncharacteristic offer. He wants to take his mother out to the art gallery. Of course this would have nothing to do with his desperate attempt to ... [read more]
‘Would you stay with me tonight?’ (2000)
After they’ve witnessed the disinterment of Andreas’s wife’s grave together, Andreas (Charles Tingwell) and Claire (Julia Blake) walk on the pier at sunset. Andreas asks Claire to stay with him overnight and she agrees without hesitation. They go to his ... [read more]
‘Win some, lose some’ (1978)
Tony (Richard Moir) greets his old friend Jerry Maguire (Chris Haywood), who arrives in a souped-up Holden Monaro. Jerry explains that he’s doing well in his criminal pursuits, due to a new philosophy – look out for number one. [read more]
