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One degree (2005)

As Jasper Morello (Joel Edgerton) reflects on the navigational error which resulted in a man’s death and may have cost Jasper his career, his wife Amelia (Jude Beaumont) hands him the letter assigning him to his next voyage. [read more]

Mum, dad, brother and bird (1999)

The narrator (voiced by William McInnes) introduces us to his home and family, with a focus on his brother. [read more]

HMAS Sydney’s Carley float (2004)

A tiny, war-ravaged liferaft from the HMAS Sydney is our only physical link to Australia’s worst-ever naval disaster. [read more]

‘You ever shot a horse?’ (1971)

At the Matlock police station, Sergeant Bert Kennedy (Vic Gordon) gets a call from Mrs Templar about an injured horse. Detective Curtis (Grigor Taylor) and Constable Hogan (Paul Cronin) set out to investigate. Meanwhile, Les Baker (Danny Adcock), currently a ... [read more]

Jenolan Caves (c1929)

A tour group visits Jenolan Caves, New South Wales in 1929, and observes the extraordinary stalactite and stalagmite rock formations. [read more]

Tracy is dead (1996)

Diane (Linda Cropper) wakes Jared (Laurence Breuls) to tell him a girl has been found dead on the beach. The media flood into town and the two key police officers on the case (Chris Haywood, Essie Davis) start to amass ... [read more]

‘We Are Going’ (1986)

In this clip, Oodgeroo Noonuccal reads her poem ‘We Are Going’ in full to an appreciative audience at the Harold Park Hotel in Sydney in 1986. [read more]

Teen smoking (1994)

Rebellious teenagers smoke to annoy their parents. A mother and daughter discuss why the girl ran away from home. [read more]

Recordings (1999)

Tensions emerge between housemates Daisuke (Toshiyuki Chiba) and Hana (Mikiko Ooka) as he prepares to leave Australia. [read more]

‘I Am Woman’ (1972)

This version of Helen Reddy’s iconic hit single and feminist anthem was recorded at Sun West Studio on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. [read more]

A short man that smoked a pipe (2003)

Aggie Abbott recalls that when her family heard that her sister had a little white child, they travelled by camel from Ross River to see her. A re-enactment shows a young Zita running through the scrub. Zita, now in her ... [read more]

Mother and daughter (1973)

Young office worker Jeni (Jeni Thornley) is having a conversation with her mother in the kitchen while they wash the dishes together. [read more]

‘I can’t help what I feel’ (1978)

Beth (Margaret Cameron) has left her husband and wants to live with her lover, Terry (George Shevtsov). Terry rejects the proposal, saying he does not feel the same way about Beth. [read more]

Boyd dynasty (1985)

The Boyd family has produced four generations of painters, as well as a noted sculptor, architect and novelist. Arthur Boyd’s early works are landscapes from Port Phillip Bay. He uses a palette knife to paint his self-portrait. [read more]

Family reunion (2006)

Tutu (voiced by Emily Hunt), Chump (voiced by Patrick Floersheim) and Stretch (voiced by Annie Lindner) attempt to rescue Zef (voiced by Jono Wood) who is trapped in ‘The Badness’ place. [read more]

Romeo and Juliet (1928)

Romeo slays Tybalt in a street fight, but then is banished. Juliet (George Browne) laments at the news and seeks the Friar Lawrence’s help. The final tragedy unfolds as Juliet lies ‘dead’ only to be discovered by a distraught Romeo ... [read more]

Mr Johnson gets heavy (1990)

Danny (Ben Mendelsohn) arrives at the Johnson house for his first date with Joanna (Claudia Karvan). Mr Johnson (Tim Robertson) scares the daylights out of him, with very specific warnings that Joanna is only too familiar with. Danny is relieved ... [read more]

Marking Nanna’s grave (2006)

Aaron Pederson and his family come together to place a cross on their grandmother’s grave. They remove the existing plaque which said nothing of who she was, and replace it with a cross with her full details and a photo. ... [read more]

Acoustic warfare (2005)

HMAS Rankin is taking part in Silent Fury, an exercise with the US Navy. The submarine must avoid detection and make it past 'enemy’ ships and helicopters to be victorious. Acoustic warfare specialists explain how they won the exercise. [read more]

Fire! (1992)

Lightning starts a fire in an old stump near the schoolhouse and everyone works together to put it out. [read more]

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