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Swanston and Collins Streets (c1910)
A point-of-view shot of a tram crossing Princes Bridge towards the city shows Flinders Street Station on the left of the frame, and St Paul’s Cathedral on the right. Further along Swanston Street, horse carriages can be seen travelling on ... [read more]
‘Baffled, dismayed and slow to understand’ (2003)
Many of the soldiers who were now POWs had come out of the Depression and hadn’t had much education. For many of them, Changi became their university. [read more]
Arriving at Aileron (1970)
Bob Randall drives his wife Amy, her cousin Florence and their children from Darwin to Aileron to enable the women to visit their mothers and family. [read more]
Sheep dog trial (1915)
A largely static wide shot of a typical Australian showground captures a sheepdog trainer and his sheepdog herding three sheep into a pen. [read more]
Women’s business (1997)
Women performing chores. The clip shows the different social responsibilities of different members of the community. [read more]
Life’s expectations (1997)
An ethnic young man outlines his wishes for life: money, success in business and community respect. [read more]
Kiwirrkurra (2000)
Aboriginal artists Brandy Tjungurrayi and Charlie Wallabi paint their country. [read more]
‘We didn’t really know what we were doing’ (2008)
Cast and crew discuss the dangerous shooting of The Man from Hong Kong (1975). [read more]
‘Local mountain hillbilly’ (1994)
Local people’s comments on the Waters family and father Ces’s autocratic methods are intercut with Ces’s son Troy exercising with a punching bag and talking about his feelings after winning a bout. [read more]
Polish ecology (1991)
After 40 years of communism, Poland was left with highly polluting industries. The citizens are now demanding change. We see images of factories over a Polish song sung by a group of children. [read more]
‘Work or die’ (2000)
Slave labourers were used by German industry during the Second World War. Siemens, BMW and Krupp are named. Survivors Kitia Altman and Abraham Biderman recall the horrors of being slave labourers. [read more]
How to build some character (1999)
Wace (Hugh Jackman) and his brother Barky (Mary Denniss) argue about their mother and father, while playing darts with Trunny (Aaron Blabey) and Coppa (Andrew Wholley) at the King’s Hotel. Wace lectures his little brother about the virtues of keeping ... [read more]
Watsons Bay (1962)
Title cards introduce this segment which begins with panning scenes of Watsons Bay and its adjacent park and pier. Families wade happily in the water. A shot looking back to the houses on the hill ends this clip. [read more]
Learning curve (2002)
Emerging film producers Jason Gooden and Julian Saggers are re-editing their feature film. The intertitle tells us that producers have removed most of the footage directed by the second director Dennis Whitburn and gone back to the footage directed by ... [read more]
Maintaining cultural traditions (2008)
Frances Daingangan sees the influence of Bollywood and western culture on her children and grandchildren and wants them to also be exposed to Indigenous traditions. She goes to see Uncle Phillip Gudthaykudthay, a famous artist and traditional sorcerer, who also ... [read more]
‘My heart would melt’ (2004)
Afghan Shah recalls how he courted Habiba and won her heart. Both people were the innocent victims of landmines. [read more]
Access by water (1967)
This clip looks at the waterways – river and sea – in what was then known as Phuoc Tuy Province of South Vietnam. [read more]
‘I died that night with my son’ (1999)
Mother of murdered teenager Michael Marslew, Joan Griffiths recalls the day she identified her son’s body in the morgue. She hoped that it was a mistake and when she saw him he looked asleep. She sees that image every night. ... [read more]
‘Menstruation blues’ (1993)
Australian singer Robyn Archer performs the song 'Menstruation Blues’. 'I explore anything that I want to’, says Archer. [read more]
