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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 rescues (1975)
Michael Fitzhubert (Dominic Guard) has spent the night on Hanging Rock, looking for clues. When his servant Albert (John Jarratt) finds him the next day, he is exhausted and unable to speak. As he’s stretchered off the mountain, he hands ... [read more]
Barry Humphries’s ode to Arthur Boyd (1994)
Australian comedian, Barry Humphries recites an ode to painter Arthur Boyd at the opening of a Boyd retrospective exhibition. [read more]
Spanish spiritual architecture (1974)
Spanish architect Antonio Gaudí believed that architecture and religion were inseparable. The clip shows detailed coverage of Gaudí’s Parc Güell. [read more]
‘Hell on earth’ (1984)
A group of alcoholics gather in the park and discuss life and its hardships. [read more]
Grief over adoption (1999)
Val and her twin brother Steve discuss the emotional impact of allowing her illegitimate daughter to be adopted out. [read more]
‘Chile’s economic saviour’ (1986)
Dictator General Pinochet has made Chile poorer than ever. The US Envoy Langhorne Motley says Chile is 'in good hands’. [read more]
Jenny Kee at play (1980)
Fashion designer Jenny Kee finds inspiration for her colourful designs from the Australian bush. [read more]
Keeping Australia posted (1988)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the organisation’s new corporate image and its range of postal services. [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]
Chocolate dipping department (c1926)
Women seated at tables carefully dip each individual chocolate and place them neatly on trays to dry. Their speed indicates they are familiar with this repetitive task. Men stand over the mixing machines which house boiling hot liquid chocolate. A ... [read more]
Aoi’s life (1991)
Thai prostitute Aoi talks about her work and her dislike of it. A man in a bar says he is looking forward to having sex with a Thai prostitute as he has had experience with many nationalities. [read more]
Traditional pig slaughter (1979)
A group of Italian friends slaughter a pig by cutting its throat. [read more]
‘True freedom is choice’ (1990)
Interviewed in a London club, Lord Alistair McAlpine, Broome entrepreneur, talks about his attitude to his investments in Broome, WA, and his attitude to business in general. [read more]
Dipping sheep (1899)
A farmer pushes sheep underwater with a plunger as they pass through an arsenic sheep dip. [read more]
Torres Strait Islands sequence (1921)
This sequence shows dance performances by men, women and children, a large spinning toy game, string figure designs on Murray Island and a model boat regatta on Coconut Island. [read more]
Pussy pumps up (1979)
In Pussy Pumps Up, which can be viewed here in full, a feline female figure assumes more masculine characteristics. [read more]
First Australian notes (c1910)
This newsreel item shows an Australian one pound banknote with 'Bank of New South Wales’ printed on it. [read more]
Modelling fashion (c1927)
Fashionable garments are modelled displaying a range of designers clothes include a dress by couturier Melnotte Simonin; a hand-embroidered coat with fur trim by designer Jacques Heim, a painted velvet georgette fabric again by Melnotte Simonin ; a broad cloth ... [read more]
