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‘A kingdom of night-time pleasures’ (2001)

English writer Christian (Ewan McGregor) recalls his great love for Satine (Nicole Kidman), a courtesan at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in bohemian Montmartre. [read more]

Indefinable moods (2001)

A series of abstract symbols and recognisable images – such as sky, grass and a house – metamorphose against the backdrop of a colourful Australian landscape. [read more]

Aerial acrobatics and flying formations (c1935)

From inside an open cockpit, John Mack captures three Tiger Moths flying in a staggered formation close by. A single plane does some aerial acrobatics including a loop-the-loop, a falling leaf and flying upside down. [read more]

A troublesome parson (1937)

Reverend Abel (George Doran) starts a series of fights with various passengers and crew, including Mr Packer (Desmond Hay). Chief Officer Vowels (William Carroll) warns the parson to stop making trouble. Miss Fortescue (Mollie Kerwin) attempts to follow Packer into ... [read more]

Mercenaries, misfits and missionaries (1996)

Peter Barter, the Governor of Madang Province, comments that democracy thrives in Papua New Guinea after twenty years of independence. [read more]

Catriona Brown (2005)

Actress Catriona Brown asked still photographer Carol Jerrems to take photos of her for her portfolio. Jerrems agreed if she could also use them for her own portfolio. Brown describes how Jerrems included two 15-year-old boys and how Jerrems introduced ... [read more]

Railcar and swimming (c1926)

This clip contains two sequences. In the first, a railmotor pulls around a corner and passes by the camera before pulling into a station. Various shots of this scene show different aspects of the station. A second sequence shows a ... [read more]

View of Brisbane, c1929 (c1929)

Aerial views show Brisbane’s city centre as well as rural settings by the Brisbane River in approximately 1929. [read more]

‘Don’t come back, Tessa’ (1994)

Tessa (Pamela Rabe) is remembering the night, at age 16, that her life changed forever. She closes a window and, at the next moment, her sixteen-year-old self (Simone Pengelly) falls into the room, in the midst of a miscarriage. Later, ... [read more]

‘I like Aeroplane Jelly’ (1938)

A popular radio jingle advertising an Australian brand of jelly crystals. The song was recorded in 1938 and broadcast on Sydney radio in the 1940s – up to 100 times a day. [read more]

Wet markets, Penang (c1970)

Typical scenes at an open wet market in Penang, Malaysia, include men carrying and weighing baskets of fish; hawker stalls and vegetable sellers; and the pedestrians, cars, bicycles and trishaws which fill the streets. The clip ends with a man ... [read more]

Phidias and his art gallery (1961)

Artist Jeffrey Smart is 'Phidias’ who takes his young audience on ‘a walk through the art gallery’ featuring artworks from viewers in Melbourne, Sydney and ‘all the way from Perth’. He uses the first picture he selects – a painting ... [read more]

A completely animal nature (1973)

In court, Dr Sort (Penne Hackforth-Jones) describes Alvin’s condition – satyromania – 'the male equivalent of nymphomania’. Alvin and girlfriend (Elli Maclure) argue with a disgusted taxi diver (Peter Cummins). Dr Sort’s lawyer (Jon Finlayson) questions Alvin about his exploits, ... [read more]

Archer’s cabaret (1993)

Australian singer Robyn Archer has specialised in cabaret singing. Archer talking about her craft is intercut with performance pieces. Archer also talks about the beginnings of cabaret in Paris in the 1880s. [read more]

Pool and films (1998)

Poet Les Murray and writer Bob Ellis recall their favourite films over a game of pool. Ellis and Murray recall The Hustler and repeat some lines from the American classic. [read more]

A blue charger and an angry cop (1975)

After his car is run off the road and his female companion killed, Inspector Fang (Jimmy Wang Yu) chases the attackers in a blue Chrysler Charger, along country roads near Sydney. [read more]

Napperby (2000)

Interspersed with historical footage showing Napperby, Teddy Briscoe tells us about past musters and the many Indigenous men involved in them. Teddy tells us all the areas where mustering took place. [read more]

Redback (1995)

You can view the animated short Redback here in its entirety. A man, then a boy, try to kill a redback spider. But hard as they try, the redback lives on and has its revenge. [read more]

‘You think I’m cheap’ (1972)

Pete and Elly have been missing for two days, since the picnic. Clyde (John Wood) and Mara (Kate Fitzpatrick) talk about whether they have just run away. Clyde thinks that Mara’s desire to do the same is irresponsible. Mara decides ... [read more]

Meeting (1981)

A story about an event that occurred in 1933 is introduced. A meeting takes place where the story about an Aboriginal man accused of stealing a bullock is told. The group of people begin to negotiate who will play what ... [read more]

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