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Flagging a cab (2000)
Lance (Gavin Ritchie) and Murray (Shane O’Mara) try to hail a cab, but with no success. Finally, an idle cab presents itself as an option. Lance and Murray jump in, only to be accosted by the cab driver, who tells ... [read more]
‘You always were dark’ (2002)
Luke (Kirk Page) and Grandma Nina (Freda Glynn) walk into the old mission house. Here, Grandma Nina encounters ghosts of yesteryear. They find out that Grandma Nina’s mother has long passed away. Once again, we are at the waterhole. Luke ... [read more]
‘He’s a bloody ratbag, Barbara’ (1977)
Barbara (Kris McQuade) asks her girlfriend’s advice in the pub – should she take Len back? We hear Len’s love letter to her on the soundtrack, as they drink. It continues as the image shifts to Newcastle, where Len (Bryan ... [read more]
‘There’s been a mistake’ (1974)
Bill Donald (Robert McDarra) arrives in the psychiatric hospital for treatment for his alcoholism, but discovers he’s in the wrong place. A sadistic orderly (Bill Hunter) begins a quiet campaign of humiliation and bullying, as Bill complains that he’s not ... [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]
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]
Modern alchemy (2004)
Inventor John Walker has found a way of turning landfill into compost, a form of contemporary alchemy. It’s a system capable of functioning on a huge scale, very economically. [read more]
Polish Catholics (1991)
We see a full Catholic ceremony, and hear that ninety per cent of Poles are Catholics, and that 40 years of communism did not destroy their faith. This is followed by a plain communist-style civil wedding taking seven minutes. [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]
Dipping sheep (1899)
A farmer pushes sheep underwater with a plunger as they pass through an arsenic sheep dip. [read more]
‘Outstripped by Cupid’s arrow’ (1989)
Whilst continuing to play music, Leo watches with growing concern as Consuela dances with her new suitor. Voice-over narration is by Ruth Cracknell. [read more]
Like brothers (2005)
Kaleb Comollatti talks about meeting his two friends John Stacey and Dallas McNamara, and how he started bull riding. We see Kaleb go through his preparation before riding a bull. [read more]
Pulling a stunt for a tank of petrol (1977)
With no money for petrol, Jack (Bill Hunter) works an old trick on a country petrol station owner. Uncle Joe (Zac Martin) acts as decoy and almost gets shot. [read more]
Postbusters (1989)
This clip shows a range of activities of Australia Post’s Security and Investigation Service. [read more]
Jared in despair (1996)
Jared (Laurence Breuls) and Rachel (Jessica Napier) are both agitated: Rachel because she found Tracy (Bojana Novakovic) after she had been killed, Jared because he knows he should have acted to save her. It dawns on Rachel that Jared was ... [read more]
‘Dear Avery…’ (1995)
Avery (Martin Jacobs) receives a letter from Catherine (Gillian Jones), a woman he met in Paris. Jeremy Fliszar (Jacek Koman) calls Sorel Atherton (Angie Milliken) with a request about her husband Christopher Houghton (also Martin Jacobs), who is currently in ... [read more]
