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Do-it-yourself wireless (1925)

Mr Jones unpacks all the parts of his newly bought wireless and tries to construct it. Two weeks later he demonstrates the wireless to his friends but to his disappointment, it doesn’t work. [read more]

Ambo stress (1998)

While waiting for a call, paramedic Paul McMurtrie talks about the stress ambulance officers experience in the course of their work. He says that while officers can separate their emotions while at the scene, they can feel the effects later. [read more]

Chaos (1986)

Caroline (Caroline Gilmer) tries to hide from the storm with her two small granddaughters Molly (Kate Ritchie) and Meghan (Kendall Monaghan). Meanwhile their mother, Connie Hampton (Tracy Mann), tries desperately to contact boyfriend Tony Baker (Noel Hodda), a navy lieutenant ... [read more]

And then there were nun (1992)

Former Sisters talk about their reasons for leaving the order. Some realised as they approached 30 that they wanted to have a family after all, others saw that the world was accepting women in a broader range of roles than ... [read more]

‘Mind over matter’ (1985)

En route to crocodile country, reporter Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) asks Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) about his age and background. Mick’s business partner Wally (John Meillon) tries to embroider the legend but Mick sets her straight, suggesting a rough childhood ... [read more]

It’s time (1972)

A group of celebrities, led by Alison McCallum, sing the ALP It’s Time song for the 1972 federal election campaign. [read more]

Cattle drive (2008)

The Drover (Hugh Jackman) prepares to lead the Faraway Downs cattle to Darwin. He explains the rules to Lady Ashley (Nicole Kidman), Nullah (Brandon Walters), Bandy Legs (Lillian Crombie), Kipling Flynn (Jack Thompson) and the rest of the team. [read more]

Changing (1987)

Banduk Marika walks amongst the Sydney population. She speaks about the use of Dreaming symbols and the restriction that occurs as a result of each family member being responsible for different symbols and stories. [read more]

Arcades (1992)

The filmmaker visits Paris, firstly on a tourist barge on the Seine, then exploring its old shopping arcades. Meanwhile, academic and author Susan Buck-Morss describes Benjamin’s masterwork, Das Passagen Werk (1927–40), or The Arcades Project, that was built around a ... [read more]

Modelling fashion (c1927)

Fashionable garments are modelled displaying a range of designers clothes include a dress by couturier Melnotte Simonin; a hand-embroidered coat with fur trim by designer Jacques Heim, a painted velvet georgette fabric again by Melnotte Simonin ; a broad cloth ... [read more]

You’re on your own (1999)

Australian aviator Sidney Cotton was given a special unit in wartime Britain to photograph German installations and activities. Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Newall and future James Bond author Ian Fleming, who was then personal assistant to the Director of ... [read more]

Freedom machine (1995)

While the camera caresses the gleaming panels of a car, drivers describe in voice-over their emotions about cars. [read more]

Fire at Hornsby (c1908)

People look at the burnt out shell of a building in Hornsby as the camera pans across the damage. [read more]

New China (1997)

Young Chinese fashion designers Guo Pei and Sun Jian talk about the differences between themselves and their parents, how modern Chinese youth really just want to make money, and how they have no interest in politics. [read more]

Aoi’s life (1991)

Thai prostitute Aoi talks about her work and her dislike of it. A man in a bar says he is looking forward to having sex with a Thai prostitute as he has had experience with many nationalities. [read more]

Nominating (1993)

Essie and some of the 'A-Team’ are travelling in the car on Council Nomination Day, finding people in the community who are registered to vote to sign the A-Team nomination forms. [read more]

Schools for farmers (c1950)

This 16-minute film, seen here in full, targets NSW farmers in marketing agricultural educational programs on offer during vacation time at Hawkesbury College. [read more]

Aunty Flo (1998)

Aunty Flo sits in the foreground, behind her stretches the countryside. She tells us about her experience of being moved to Toomelah Reserve. [read more]

Interviews (1983)

The interviews with 'experts’ are interrupted by various cinematic devices – sound, graphic questions crawling across the bottom of the screen and the actual image changing optically until the talking head has been removed completely. [read more]

Reporting current events (1928)

A car pulls into frame with three reporters seated in the back. The reporters, returned from witnessing a fire, dictate the story to typists in the typing room. The typists busily type up the story at their desks. This clip ... [read more]

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