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Researching family history (1996)
Bernadette Yhi Riley undertakes research into the life and career of her great-grandfather, Aboriginal tracker Alexander (Alec) Riley. We see her researching her family history in archives, libraries and at Dubbo Gaol. [read more]
A dancing stagehand (1932)
Tommy Dodds (George Wallace) demonstrates his storytelling skills to an unseen audience of musicians in the orchestra pit, during rehearsals for a new show. He is a stagehand, but he says he learned to dance while working on a pig ... [read more]
Pony club (2001)
Tess Silverman-McLeod (Bridie Carter) reveals that she has no home to go to and Claire McLeod (Lisa Chappell) finally invites her to stay at Drover’s Run. Having fired her men for stealing fuel, Claire sets out to muster the cattle ... [read more]
ANZAC Day Promotion (c1916)
This ANZAC Day cinema advertisement from approximately 1915 begins with a re-enactment of Australian soldiers in trenches under fire wearing gas masks and ends with an intertitle that says ‘A nation’s manhood is straining at its task of carving ... [read more]
Ange and Annie (2007)
Ange and Annie were dating and decided to cool off. In this clip we witness their reunion. [read more]
Strong spirit (1999)
Over shots of landscape, an elder named Napanangka tells us about Moonga Moonga, a strong spirit who makes children from other cultures sick, and that 'he is bad and cheeky to people from other countries’. In order to sing these ... [read more]
Tony proposes (1980)
Tony Duff (Sam Neill) finally gets up the courage to propose to Lucinda Vane (Wendy Hughes) but he is too late. Lucinda has fallen in love with someone else and denies ever having given Tony reason to believe he had ... [read more]
‘Where have you been?’ (1985)
Fran (Noni Hazlehurst) has disappeared, leaving her friend and neighbour Marge (Annie Byron) to look after Fran’s three kids. When Fran returns home after three nights away, she introduces Jeff (Alan Fletcher), a barman she picked up on the first ... [read more]
Santa lands at Farm Cove (1929)
This clip from a silent, black-and-white cinema advertisement for Anthony Hordern & Sons shows Santa landing on Sydney Harbour by seaplane and being rowed ashore to Lady Macquarie’s Chair where he is welcomed by a large crowd. [read more]
Target demographic (1992)
Frank, a political direct mail consultant, shows how electoral rolls can be analysed to reveal particular demographic groups in an electorate. He says political parties can then more effectively target issues specific to particular groups. [read more]
‘Bloody dusty’ (2005)
The sun rises on the mining fields. Sam contends with the isolation by digging in old belongings stored in the shed. Her dog is still missing. She calls the dog’s name down the mining shaft. [read more]
Face preparation for clown make-up (1985)
A light touch of cold cream is smoothed over the face before painting on the clown make-up. The cold cream protects the skin and makes the eventual application of the grease paint much easier. [read more]
‘You’re dumping me because you’ve got cancer?’ (2005)
Nick (William McInnes) and Meryl (Justine Clarke) break up in a public park, beside a group of families playing cricket. Nick tells her he’s not in a position to start a relationship. Meryl reacts angrily. He then explains why. Meryl ... [read more]
‘Give it a go’ (1980)
Jean Paget (Helen Morse) tells solicitor Noel Strachan (Gordon Jackson) of her first meeting with Joe Harmon (Bryan Brown) while on an enforced trek across Malaya with a group of fellow Englishwomen and their children. Among others in the flashback ... [read more]
Gough’s world tour (1974)
This clip begins with Prime Minister Gough Whitlam drawn as a giant airship. He is being held down by a large group of people, including then Labor Party President Bob Hawke, who is holding on by one hand. Queensland Premier ... [read more]
Australian night sky (1993)
Australian painter Tim Storrier creates a nocturnal landscape painting from photographs and his imagination. [read more]
‘I’m no pianist’ (1984)
Composer George Dreyfus was commissioned to write the music for the television series Rush. The series was set in the goldfields in the 1850s. George went to the ABC music library and found a recording of an old folk ... [read more]
Church in Chile (1986)
The Roman Catholic leader, Cardinal Fresno, is against the brutality of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Some citizens express disagreement with the Church’s position. [read more]
Winston Churchill (1953)
This clip from a Sir Robert Menzies home movie begins with a close-up of Sir Winston Churchill. It then shows him sitting on a rock beside a small waterfall, playing fetch with a dog. We then see Sir Robert and ... [read more]
Ricko turns nasty (1996)
Tracy (Bojana Novakovic) is being passed over the heads of her friends at a party. Toby (Heath Ledger) reminds Jared (Laurence Breuls) that he is meant to be going out with Toby’s sister, not flirting with Tracy. They start pushing ... [read more]
