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Delie meets her destiny (1983)
Philadelphia Gordon – Delie (Sigrid Thornton) – accompanied by her Uncle Charles (Charles Tingwall) arrives in Echuca. She sees the great River Murray for the first time and meets her soul mate, Brenton Edwards (John Waters). [read more]
‘And so it came to pass’ (1918)
Ralph Manton (Roland Conway) has taken shelter at Kooringa Station after the road to Melbourne has been blocked by flood. Ralph takes a shine to Joan Stockdale (Evelyn Black), only daughter of the owners of Kooringa, and she to him. ... [read more]
’Dearest, I love you’ (1929)
The love of Paula Marsh (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) for Lee Travers (Josef Bambach) is undermined by Paula’s feelings of remorse over her activities as a thief. [read more]
The Anzac Hostel for returned soldiers (1919)
This clip from a short documentary shows returned First World War servicemen lying in their beds, attended by nurses at the Anzac Hostel in 1919. They sew, carve decorative wooden pieces, play musical instruments and weave baskets. [read more]
American hotdogs (1957)
On a beautiful day at Bondi, two members of the American surf lifesaving team and one from the Hawaiian team take to the water to show off the latest surfing techniques. They are in Australia for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, ... [read more]
Predicting the future (1993)
Elizabeth Hearne and her husband have come for genetic testing of her foetus. Elizabeth’s family has a genetic history of muscular dystrophy and Elizabeth has seen other members of her close family with this terrible and disabling disease. [read more]
Costs and profits – how price grows (1948)
With the aid of cartoons, an argument is made which illustrates the chain of supply for manufacture and the associated costs. Manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer each take their own profits before passing on the inflated costs to the consumer. Figures ... [read more]
Coober Pedy (1949)
Along Skipper’s patrol route through the inland of Australia, Coober Pedy is a community like no other. Its inhabitants live and work underground in dugout houses to avoid the extreme weather conditions above. Miners dig for opals underground, Skipper drops ... [read more]
A pack of rabid dogs (2007)
On the eve of the semifinals, the Newtown Jets go up against St George. Newtown coach Jack Cooper (Matthew Johns) gives some last minute instructions before handing over to his captain, 'Grub’ Henderson (Matt Nable), whose message is blunt – ... [read more]
‘A new nation flexing its muscles’ (1954)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive in Sydney aboard the Royal ship SS Gothic, to be greeted at Farm Cove by Prime Minister Robert Menzies, and the Governor-General, Sir William Slim. The ... [read more]
A nuclear future (1976)
Reg Sprigg is taking Bill Peach for a 4-wheel drive trek to the far reaches of his extraordinary Flinders Ranges property, Arkaroola. Street and Peach sit perched over a rocky cavern, while Sprigg tells a story relating to the property. ... [read more]
Profound impact (1987)
In 1939, for the first time, a French and British contemporary art exhibition was brought to Melbourne. It is the first large collection of cubist, post-expressionist and surrealist art exhibited there. It wowed the artists and public but had its ... [read more]
Two dopes and a dog (1939)
George (George Wallace), Henry (John Dobbie) and their dog Aloysius are trapped in the haunted house, the lair of master criminal Dr Sunderman. They encounter a variety of scary effects designed to frighten them away. [read more]
History (1982)
A villager efficiently recounts the colonial history of Papua New Guinea. His comments are illustrated with archival stills. [read more]
‘Flowers for Miss Manners’ (1931)
Paula Marsh (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) prepares for an evening at the Hotel Plaza. In the hotel dining room she takes her first look at society matron Mrs Nash (Nellie McNiven) wearing the pearls her father has asked ... [read more]
A fight to the death (1936)
Moopil (not credited) leads his renegade band in a raid on Mara’s tribe. In the midst of the great battle, when Moopil tries to abduct Beatrice (Margot Rhys), Mara (Dennis Hoey) strangles him. [read more]
Surfing, a national sport (1949)
Commentator John Moyes explains that men are making surfboards out of plywood. A line of surfers carry their boards down to the shore and paddle out towards the breakers. The camera follows their path, capturing them from just in front ... [read more]
‘A place to live’ (2006)
Against a background of postwar optimism and a public mood for social change, Bob Mathews and Ken Coldicutt make a film about Melbourne’s housing shortage, A Place to Live (1950). [read more]
On the Danube (1989)
A massive engineering feat to provide dams and hydro-electricity, begun a decade before in the communist era, is now being questioned by scientists and the ordinary people of Hungary, who were never consulted when the project got underway. [read more]
’We’re going shopping’ (1980)
Tony Barber announces that he and the winner Grant are going shopping, and the doors open to reveal a studio set full of prizes. As new champion, Grant could only afford the first prize, a ’zippy little economical’ motor scooter. ... [read more]
