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Young music (1986)
The young congregation takes the lead in reading from the Bible and singing catchy songs accompanied by guitar. Please note there are some intermittent audio and visual glitches in this clip. [read more]
Children’s games (c1909)
Adults and children hold hands and form a large circle in the back garden to play the children’s games 'ring-a-ring-a-rosie’ and ‘oranges and lemons’ as children pass underneath the arms of the two adults. [read more]
Iron battleships (2000)
HMS Warrior was built by the British in 1860 to be the most advanced and deadly warship of its time. She carried 26 guns, was fuelled by coal and could sail at 14 knots. The Warrior heralded a new ... [read more]
‘I came to apologise’ (2006)
Stewart (Gabriel Byrne), Carl (John Howard) and Rocco (Stelios Yiakmis) come to a traditional ceremony, where the dead girl’s family and friends are gathered to mourn. Stewart apologises to the girl’s father, who throws dirt on him and spits on ... [read more]
Buckin’ bull (1995)
Bull riding is a dangerous sport. Riders are mounted while the bull is restrained in a chute. This bull tries to get out of the chute. After release the roughrider breaks his leg. [read more]
The father of graffiti (1994)
Artists discuss the influence of Arthur Stace’s 'Eternity’ graffiti on their work and its meaning to Sydneysiders. [read more]
Shickered (1935)
Grandad Rudd (Bert Bailey) and Mr Banks (Bill Stewart) leave the pub in a state of complete inebriation. Mr Banks offers Mr Rudd a lift on his horse. Back at the Rudd household, Mrs Banks (Marie D’Alton) and her daughter ... [read more]
She can sing (1998)
Amy (Alana De Roma) and Robert (Ben Mendelsohn) arrive back from the park to a street full of police. Tanya (Rachel Griffiths) wants him charged with abduction. Robert tells the police that the child can sing. Senior Sergeant Thurgood (Dennis ... [read more]
All the way with LBJ (1983)
Former Australian Prime Minister William McMahon says that the US provided full briefings to Australia about the Vietnam War. The Australian presence was viewed as essential to the success of the war. Vietnam veteran Brian Day says that amongst ... [read more]
Preparation (1956)
This clip gives an overview of the setting up of telephone, telegraph and broadcast equipment prior to the commencement of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. The Duke of Edinburgh opens the Games on 22 November 1956. [read more]
‘I am not prepared to learn how to kill’ (1990)
The consequences of Will’s (Tamblyn Lord) moral position are hard for him and for his family. His mother, Elizabeth Barnes (Penne Hackforth-Jones), is presented with a white feather by a neighbour Mrs Wilkes (Eve Godly) accusing Will of being a ... [read more]
Trouble with coppers (2003)
While Ned Kelly (Heath Ledger) dallies with Julia Cook (Naomi Watts), the English wife of his employer, Dan Kelly (Laurence Kinlan) and Joe Byrne (Orlando Bloom) throw Constable Fitzpatrick (Kiri Paramore) out of the Kelly farmhouse, after his drunken advances ... [read more]
They know about you (1992)
Governments collect and process data for a range of reasons, including law enforcement, ascertaining voting trends and surveillance of citizens. Databanks exchange information to refine that information. The narration suggests that this may be a danger to our democratic society. [read more]
‘Women are never true’ (1996)
Sandra, the hospital deputy (Kerry Walker), goes backstage on opening night to introduce the show, unaware that they will perform Così Fan Tutte, not a variety show. Her confusion becomes highly audible as the curtain goes up. Doug (David Wenham), ... [read more]
You can ask me anything! (1985)
Dad (Dennis Miller) tries to tell Ben (Ken Talbot) the facts of life, but Ben wants to know ,why are there starving people in the world? And the biggest question of all – how can people carry on living happily ... [read more]
‘Separate and different’ (1989)
This series has magnificent shots of Australia – from the tropics to the edge of Antarctica and across 4,000 kilometres of continent. The program captures the diversity of the country’s unique animal life as it may have appeared to the ... [read more]
‘Honest Toil March’ (1924)
This 1924 gramophone recording of W Rimmer’s ‘Honest Toil March’ is performed by the Australian Newcastle Steelworks Band. [read more]
Ba Ria, Dat Do, Long Tan, Binh Ba, Binh Gia (1967)
This clip looks at the settlement areas, both intact and destroyed by war, in what was then known as Phuoc Tuy Province of South Vietnam. [read more]
‘Make your money fight’ (c1941)
A black-and-white animated propaganda advertisement which uses patriotic slogans, a stirring music score, a commanding voice-over narration, recognisable Australian symbols and clever animation to persuade the Australian public to contribute to the war effort by investing in the Commonwealth Government’s ... [read more]
Eviction plan (1990)
Mr Kolopolis (voiced by Angelo Pannas) devises a plan to evict the squatters in an attempt to protect his daughter from the advances of Johnny Foetus (voiced by Adam Cullen). He approaches the residents about signing his petition asking council ... [read more]
