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‘I can cope with that’ (1998)

Concert pianist, Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981) and her brother violinist Yehudi Menuhin are backstage after a performance. Heirs to the Aspro fortune, Lindsay and Nola Nicholas meet them and within months Hephzibah marries Lindsay and Nola marries Yehudi. Shirley Nicholas, Lindsay’s ... [read more]

‘What were you up to last night?’ (1971)

Detective Sergeant Vic Maddern (Michael Pate) and Detective Alan Curtis (Grigor Taylor) interrogate Les Baker (Danny Adcock) about the robbery at Grace Falconer’s house. Miss Falconer (Sheila Florance) is unconscious in hospital, watched over by Dr Sutherland (Edward Howell). Meanwhile, ... [read more]

Topsy turvy Misrule (1973)

Father (Leonard Teale) is anxious about his important dinner party. He is trying to get Esther (Elizabeth Alexander) and the children organised but Judy (Jennifer Cluff) and Pip (Mark Clark) are late and get into trouble. [read more]

Young David Williamson (1994)

Australian playwright, David Williamson, returns to his country school. He recalls the embarrassment of being tall and the beginnings of his interest in writing. [read more]

‘It all began with Mrs Flynn’ (1989)

After forming a musical trio with the local greengrocer, Mr and Mrs Flynn decide to advertise for another musician. Voice-over narration is by Ruth Cracknell. [read more]

A letter from Poland (1978)

Dana (Basia Bonkowski) arrives home from work to find a letter addressed to her in a handwriting she doesn’t recognise. With apprehension she reads the letter. [read more]

My Aunty got taken away too (2011)

Daniel (Daniel Connors) is sitting with Linden (Christoper Edwards). Linden asks Daniel about his Aunt Cindy and says, ’my old aunty got taken away when she was little’. He goes on to tell Daniel how the old people used to ... [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]

‘Who’s this Mullet bloke?’ (2001)

Eddie (Ben Mendelsohn) visits Tully (Susie Porter) at the kindergarten where she works. She punches him in the mouth, as a warm welcome home. He is dismayed to find out she’s married to his brother Pete. In the police station, ... [read more]

‘You’re all useless’ (1994)

Bill Heslop (Bill Hunter) entertains a Japanese resort developer (Ken Senga) and his interpreter (Kuni Hashimoto) at a Chinese restaurant. The meal is free, because Bill Heslop has done the owner (Jon-Claire Lee) a favour with the immigration authorities. Bill ... [read more]

Lobster pot follies (1998)

Lobsters are enticed into the submarine pot by tasty bait. Once inside the pot the adult lobsters are trapped. We see the lobster’s point-of-view as it is brought on board the boat. The fishers cheer on seeing the size of ... [read more]

Action stations! (1995)

The bell is sounded. The fire fighters race for the truck and are away in seconds. [read more]

Milk bar (c1940)

This clip shows a young girl and boy riding their bicycles to the local milk bar where they join their younger sister and drink milkshakes at the counter. [read more]

Quintessential paradise (2005)

Exotic images of the Hula girl continued during the Second World War with the presence of American forces stationed in Hawaii. Joe O’Neil, antiques and souvenir collector, displays his collection of Hula girl souvenirs and explains their fascination. The end ... [read more]

‘Free stress for your work day’ (2000)

Trang (Deborah Le) gets ready for school but her mother Trieu (Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hien) asks her to stay home and help Uncle Le (Hieu Phan) in their garage garment factory. Trang’s year 12 brother Vu (Jazz Ly) offers to ... [read more]

Prison listener scheme (2000)

Harry Papadopoulos, a prisoner in Port Phillip Prison, explains how the prison listener scheme operates. He says that some prisoners self-harm or get distressed by upcoming court cases, family and financial matters. Harry says that they get 250 calls a ... [read more]

City West Development Corporation (1994)

The City West Development Corporation is making major changes to the traditionally working class suburb of Pyrmont, Sydney. The residents feel that some changes are detrimental to their lifestyles and the heritage of the area. They are consulting with various ... [read more]

Myanmar’s child soldiers (2002)

Myanmar contains one of the greatest concentration of child soldiers in the world. Rebel groups like the KLNA (Karen Liberation Army) are in conflict with government forces along the Myanmar-Thai border. ‘Hoh’ is a former child soldier who deserted ... [read more]

Food and shelter (1974)

A public centre is set up as a temporary refuge for people displaced by the cyclone. Meals are provided along with medical services such as typhoid and tetanus vaccinations. [read more]

‘I want to be a writer’ (1979)

Harry Beecham (Sam Neill) has waited two years for Sybylla (Judy Davis) to agree to marry. As drought grips the land again, he comes for an answer, but Sybylla explains why she cannot. [read more]

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