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Residents’ demonstration (1974)
On 12 December, at the beginning of school holidays, Balmain families assemble down at Mort Street for a demonstration to stop the containers being trucked through their streets. Children hold up signs, a representative from the transport committee speaks to ... [read more]
‘Then there was Ned’ (1983)
Lee Whitmore narrates her childhood recollection of a regular family visitor, Ned Wethered. [read more]
Centre for Social Studies (1998)
Feminist and concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin establishes the Centre for Social Studies in Bethnal Green, London with her second husband, Richard Hauser. [read more]
Packed lunch (1985)
Bob (Gerry Sont) collects his father’s deliveries from ‘boss’ Fred Morgan (Peter Whitford) and the workers all enjoy a laugh at Fred’s expense. [read more]
Inside Hieronymous (2005)
Following their collision with the airship Hieronymous and their discovery of the skeletons of its crew, Dr Claude Belgon (Helmut Bakaitis) convinces Captain Griswald (Tommy Dysart) to continue their voyage to the island. [read more]
Slipknot (2002)
After a group of nine young men get turned away by bouncers at a selective Melbourne nightclub, ‘onesixone’, John Safran helps them pose as American nu-metal band Slipknot to gain entry into the club. [read more]
Dream sequence (1979)
Kate Davis (Chantal Contouri) is enjoying a picnic with boyfriend Derek Whitelaw (Rod Mullinar). Horrified to discover her food has been spiked with human blood, Kate turns to Derek, who now appears to be Hyma Brotherhood member Hodge (Max Phipps). [read more]
‘All these memories of you’ (2001)
Eddie Maloney (Ben Mendelsohn) hitches a ride back home to Coollawarra, his home town, as his brother Pete (Andrew S Gilbert) negotiates his way out of some free fish. At home, Pete’s wife Tully (Susie Porter) reiterates her opposition to ... [read more]
Commitment to work (1992)
Dr Hollows expresses the view that people should concentrate on getting a job done properly. He says he inherited this ability from his parents, and attributes his success to it. [read more]
Sydney Research Group (1993)
In 1941 the HMAS Sydney was sunk by a German ship off the coast of Western Australia. There were no Australian survivors. There are conflicting opinions about whether the HMAS Sydney sent a distress signal and why there ... [read more]
‘Gidday, I’m Otto von Meister’ (1995)
Otto von Meister (Mark Mitchell) and his nephew Conrad (Fletcher Humphrys) arrive at Townes Downs with a busload of unfortunate Russian tourists. Supervised by Trish Emu (Kylie Belling), the tourists are desperate to use the toilet. Otto doles out the ... [read more]
Business as usual (2005)
The United Nations has just completed a report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo detailing how President Joseph Kabila and his cronies are pillaging the country of its mineral riches, aided and abetted by African and other foreign companies. [read more]
Three ships (c1939)
This clip consists of three segments of newsreel footage, shot at Cockatoo Island dockyard in Sydney Harbour, showing the launching of three ships during the Second World War. [read more]
Who are you? (1999)
The mysterious stranger Jobah (Samuel Johnson) and Princess Neri (Marnie Reece-Wilmore) learn more about each other. Neri explains why she helped him escape from her uncle’s prison and Jobah reveals that he is the Prince of Bandor. [read more]
‘Boogie Wonderland’ (2006)
Mumble and his Adelie friends have returned to the Emperor colony so that Mumble (Elijah Wood) can try once again to woo Gloria (voiced by Brittany Murphy). His attempt to mime while Ramon (Robin Williams) sings My Way has not ... [read more]
Selling Aboriginal art (1998)
The clip shows Aboriginal artists in Port Keats, Northern Territory, acting as their own agents to sell their art direct to customers. Greg Willard, manager of the Port Keats Art Centre says that some of the work being painted for ... [read more]
For better and for worst (1993)
On home video, we see Ann and Jim exchange vows as they wed in prison in 1991. Jim expresses his love for his wife. Interviewed two years later, Jim describes how, upon release from prison, he killed her with a ... [read more]
Growing up Aboriginal (1991)
Actor Stephen Albert and writer Jimmy Chi, the author of the musical play Bran Nue Dae, talk about childhood, education and identity, intercut with one of the musical numbers from the production, historical footage and archival photographs. [read more]
Slow down (2002)
Shane (John Moore) and Robby (Wayne Munro) kick back and have a few cold beers. Robby is determined to go to Coober Pedy to mine opals but his older brother sounds sceptical. [read more]
Two roots (2004)
During a palaeontological excavation volunteer Nicola Barton found a remarkable fossil. The tooth contained two roots indicating a mammal. Dr Thomas Rich from Museum Victoria and the School of Geosciences, Monash University declared that it belonged to a mammal, not ... [read more]
