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‘Lousy, no-good bludgers’ (1998)
Brett (David Wenham) provokes a fight with Jackie (Jeanette Cronin), Glenn’s girlfriend, as the police arrive at the front door. Sandra (Lynette Curran) tries to jolly her son along, then defends him against the cops. Michelle (Toni Collette) and Glenn ... [read more]
‘That’s the Rinso way’ (1946)
An opening credits sequence introducing the stars of Easy Does It is accompanied by a musical soundtrack. The first scene is at a grocery counter where a grocer (Dan Agar) attempts to sell a box of Rinso to his customer ... [read more]
The summer of 77 (2001)
The Summer of 77 can be viewed here in its entirety. Cathy (Mary-Ann Henshaw), age 36, recalls a youthful summer holiday romance involving herself (Brooke Ryan), surfer boy Mick (Tristan Roache-Turner) and her best friend Anna (Kassandra Lee). The older ... [read more]
‘Stranger in My Country’ (1973)
This is a 30-second excerpt from the beginning of 'Stranger in My Country’, written and performed by Vic Simms. Simms recorded this song from his LP 'The Loner’ during a single one-hour recording session in a mobile studio in Bathurst ... [read more]
The prime minister is missing (1985)
Radio and television carries news of Harold Holt’s disappearance. Holt’s widow, Dame Zara Bate, remembers the day her husband vanished. [read more]
Prices and wages (1948)
A woman in the butchers can only afford to buy cheap meat; a young boy doesn’t have enough money for a chocolate; a woman is outraged by the cost of vegetables from the grocer; a man in a café is ... [read more]
Sandra visits her son in jail (1998)
In one of the film’s flashes forward, Sandra Sprague (Lynette Curran) visits her son Brett (David Wenham) in his prison cell. He is upset when she comes alone. He had asked her to bring Michelle, his girlfriend, but she wants ... [read more]
‘Your blood runs with the river’ (1983)
The growing attraction between Brenton (John Waters) and Delie (Sigrid Thornton) is resolved over an evening meal on the otherwise deserted Philadelphia. [read more]
‘God, with a better suit’ (2001)
Diane Davis (Mandy McElhinney) explains to legal aid solicitor Stephen (Mitchell Butel) that she and her husband Wayne (Steve Rodgers) have been turned down by 14 legal firms, all of whom have claimed connections to Centabank. Stephen explains their options ... [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]
Anti-fascist exhibition (1987)
The Contemporary Art Society of Australia, of which Yosl Bergner and fellow artists are members, mounted an anti-fascist exhibition in Melbourne and Adelaide in late 1942. Bergner talks about his paintings of Aboriginal people. [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]
Mr Ten Questions (2006)
Andrew Hansen, as Mr Ten Questions, attends a promotional press conference with Hugh Jackman. [read more]
Korean liberation (1994)
Australian veterans of the Korean War recollect the day of their liberation from prisoner of war camps. [read more]
Boys – lay down your lives for the empire (1990)
It’s 1914 and Australia is preparing for a war in Europe. In voice-over, Scratch (Lachlan Jeffrey) recites the reasons why Australia’s young men should fight for the King. When Sydney rabbito Ned Crocker (Nathan Croft) is asked when he is ... [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]
The battle for Menin Road begins (1917)
A line of soldiers marching forward from Ypres, along the Menin Road. Motorised traffic returns to the town through the centre of the road, horse-drawn limbers on the right. The soldiers have exchanged their slouch hats for the relatively new ... [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]
The national interest (1993)
Prime Minister Paul Keating outlines the basic principles of the Mabo legislation, the Native Title Act 1993. While Indigenous Australians, landowners and governments will not get everything they want from the legislation, Keating says the national interest will be served. [read more]
‘Do the Rat’ (1994)
Keith the Koala (voiced and operated by Mal Heap), Kylie the Kangaroo (voiced and operated by Kelly Wallwork) and Robbie (Kylie Hogart) perform an appalling rendition of ‘Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport’ at the talent show hosted by the Ferals’ ... [read more]
