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‘I’ve got smokes’ (2005)

The nearest neighbour (Gerard Kennedy) to Sam (Ngaire Pigram), is somewhat of a recluse and abrupt. Sam knocks on his door and offers him smokes in exchange for information about the history of the young girl whose ghost is haunting ... [read more]

Sharing culture and country (2002)

A clip from Mike Willesee’s The Hunting Party (1990) shows David and others in a swamp hunting for goanna. The group convince Willesee to enter the water on the premise of there being no crocodiles. Gulpilil in voice-over tells us ... [read more]

Jumping high (1998)

The high jumper is Tim Forsyth, one of Australia’s leading high jumpers at the time the footage was filmed. He won bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. His partner, Evelyn, realises that his ... [read more]

Sugar cane (1998)

Grace is walking through the sugar cane fields. In flashback the two sisters, playing in the cane fields, place necklaces around each other’s necks, laughing with glee. Grace walks back through the sugar cane. Thunder clouds roll overhead. Loretta strokes ... [read more]

Anzac recruits (c1915)

Two Anzac recruits pose for the camera, holding out their sleeves with armbands which read ‘Anzac recruits’. Another recruit puts money in the donation box. A wooden display pays tribute to the ‘1915 heroes of Gallipoli’. The clip ends with ... [read more]

Boy meets girl (2002)

Charlie (Wayne Munro) is in the shop. His head is turned by a stranger from the city. Charlie is getting served when he notices the stranger has dropped her wallet. Charlie rings the stranger with the intention of returning her ... [read more]

Pioneer tour bus trip (c1946)

This clip begins with a Pioneer tour bus pulling away from the camera and driving along a dirt road in the bush. The camera then films the bus from another angle as it passes through similar landscape. The next shot ... [read more]

Byron Bay’s history (1996)

The Byron Bay area was formed 20 million years ago by volcanic activity. Forest Ecologist, Rob Kooyman, explains the history through to Aboriginal settlement. [read more]

It’s a trap (2005)

In their quest for the precious liquid ember berries, the faireez have survived a climb up the mountain and think they are safe. Unbeknown to them the wicked Jumpalina is watching and her henchmen Sir Jumphrey and the Spyballs set ... [read more]

Shell road maps and services (c1956)

Shell road maps are shown coming off the printing press. A series of Shell road maps show the main and supporting roads, tracks, railway lines, distances and cities and towns. Voice-over explains that the maps are reprinted with corrections every ... [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]

Conrad Martens’s sea and sky (1978)

Watercolourist Conrad Martens painted scenes of the colony from 1835 to 1878. He held a particular interest in meteorology which inspired his greatest work. Landscapes depicting weather conditions of Sydney are accurately captured in his paintings. [read more]

Canned and dried fruit (1934)

This clip shows fruit pickers in an orchard gathering fruit from the trees. They collect them in sacks strapped over their shoulders or drop them into wooden crates. Some of the picked fruit is laid out on panels to dry ... [read more]

Argentine ants (1968)

In this television advertisement, seen here in its entirety, Trapper Tom (Barry Crocker) is hunting Argentine ants in a forest. He comes across a reward sign posted on a tree and explains how children can obtain a ‘licence to hunt ... [read more]

Byfield National Park (1992)

Peter Garrett visits the pristine Shoalwater area, where the Federal Government has granted licences for sandmining. He says that the mining will have a devastating effect on the beautiful area. [read more]

Lisette’s life decision (2004)

Seventy-nine-year-old Lisette Nigot has decided to end her life. She is healthy and of sound mind and wants to maintain control over her life. [read more]

Little girl lost (2005)

It is dark on the mining plain, and Sam (Ngaire Pigram) drives her car towards home. Sam fiddles with something near the passenger seat, her eyes momentarily averted from the road. When Sam again looks up, the apparition of a ... [read more]

Weaning numbats (1996)

Numbat mother India moves her young into a tall dead tree. Daughters Sam and Tam go with her. Son Kim arrives later. [read more]

Redeveloping Pyrmont (1994)

Pyrmont is the peninsula suburb immediately west of the city of Sydney. It has heritage housing, affordable apartments and semi-industrial buildings. Traditionally working class, the suburb has moved upmarket. It is close to the city and Darling Harbour, a tourist ... [read more]

From cannibalism to tourism (1987)

Three Italian tourists discuss the changes brought to New Guinea by 'the explorers’, and debate whether Papuan New Guinean cannibalism was a cultural practice or borne of necessity. [read more]

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