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Bank loan (2002)

Emerging film producers Jason Gooden and Julian Saggers have applied to a bank to borrow $240,000 to continue making their under-funded feature film. Jason explains that the bank thinks it is a housing loan. He ends by saying ‘we will ... [read more]

‘Dead doesn’t mean dead’ (2006)

The news of what the men did has hit the media and the victim’s Aboriginal relatives charge that it was racism that kept them from reporting it immediately. Billy (Simon Stone) and his girlfriend Elissa (Alice Garner) are woken in ... [read more]

Looking for answers (1995)

At Ubri, the rival scientific research station, Hellegren (Nicholas Bell) is determined to find out what or who travels and communicates with the whale. He brings in Mr Forsyth (William Gluth) to help him. Neri (Marzena Godecki) reflects on her ... [read more]

‘Ten years on’ (1995)

In the decade since That Eye, the Sky (1986) was published to rave reviews, there has been a theatrical version by Justin Monjo and Richard Roxburgh and now a film adaptation by Melbourne director John Ruane. Andrea Stretton teases out ... [read more]

‘We are at war’ (1985)

On 8 December 1941 John Curtin announces Australia is at war with Japan. He declares Australia must look to the United States rather than the United Kingdom for security. [read more]

Judging a book by its cover (2007)

This is the opening title sequence to the series. Chief Librarian Frances O’Brien (Robyn Butler) prepares for her day at the Middleton Interactive Learning Centre, and later leads a meeting with staff members Dawn (Heidi Arena), Matthew (Stephen Ballantyne), Ky ... [read more]

Lutheran Sunday School picnic (c1966)

This clip captures a Lutheran Sunday School picnic at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve just outside Canberra in 1966. A minister addresses the family crowd seated on picnic blankets. [read more]

‘You used to like me, Lois’ (2011)

Drunk and emotional at one o’clock in the morning, Karen (Shai Pittman) turns up at her mother’s house to confront her about their tattered relationship. A neighbour complains and Lois (Marcia Langton) comes out of the house to see her ... [read more]

Child’s play (2002)

A black-and-white clip shows the dramatisation of a story told by the old people in Central Australia. Children are playing games – clapping, drawing in the dirt. A woman announces that some children are going to go with her to ... [read more]

Death at first sight (1988)

Workers in the funeral industry describe their reactions the first time they saw a dead body. [read more]

‘We know everything’ (2007)

Constable Graham McGahan (Brendan Cowell) receives his first visit at the police caravan from Lucky Phil (Simon Laherty), who’s mildly retarded but has a great skill with numbers. McGahan kids him about the police knowing everything; Phil asks him if ... [read more]

Postal delivery officers (1989)

This clip shows postal delivery officers in a range of mail delivery situations, and includes an interview with a female motorbike delivery officer. [read more]

Midwives turned into witches (1993)

Natural birth pioneer Dr Michel Odent says that midwives always attended at births until the Catholic church stopped this practice in the 17th century. [read more]

No work (1982)

We see all the characters in a typical day – babysitting, doing house work, going to the dole office, eating fish and chips at the beach and shopping for hair dye. [read more]

Making bush toys (2008)

In this clip the Titjikala boys talk about making bush toys and demonstrate the process and method used. [read more]

Long-grassers (2005)

Archival images of long-grassers are juxtaposed with contemporary images of homeless Aboriginal people. We also meet an Aboriginal man from Bathurst Island who, for his own reasons, lives as a long-grasser in Darwin. [read more]

Doggie departures (2000)

The Animal Memorial Cemetery and Crematorium is the final resting place for people’s pets. [read more]

Young David Hicks (2004)

David’s father, Terry Hicks, talks about David’s troubled teenage years and his love of the country and farm life. David’s friend, Megan Harrison, says David was keen on horses. [read more]

‘Loyalty, dedication, discipline’ (2005)

Jay ‘Spasm’ Filkins (Sean Kennedy) is caught adjusting his skateboard in class. The teacher tries to humiliate him with a maths question but Spasm has all the answers – and a quick getaway. He bolts on the board, pursued by ... [read more]

Fighting a fire (1920)

The whole family joins a desperate battle to save the fencing around the crops, to no avail. Youngest son Joe (Arthur Wilson) thinks the fire is a splendid sight. Dad (Percy Walshe) sees it as potential ruin. Mrs Rudd (Beatrice ... [read more]

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