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History (2008)

A boy (Joel Edgerton) speculates on his father’s stories, silences and past as a Lithuanian refugee. [read more]

Ice carving made easy (2004)

Jeff Tarrant is a master ice carver and is creating a centrepiece for a banquet. [read more]

‘Where’s Jack’ (1991)

Joe (Jerome Ehlers) asks business contacts Rocky Borgetta (Donal Gibson) and Claw Miller (Joe Bugner) where his brother Jack is. He tells Leonie (Linda Blair) that everything’s settled. [read more]

Sunday in Melbourne (1967)

Air Vice-Marshall Ky and his wife, on their visit to Melbourne, meet Vietnamese students at Victoria’s Government House, before attending a final press conference. [read more]

‘No thin-hipped women’ (1997)

Ralph (Matt Day) is nervous as he prepares to leave his parents’ property in western Queensland, bound for Nashville. His father (Roy Billings) has to stiffen his resolve, and give him some good advice about women. Ralph’s mother (Annie Byron) ... [read more]

Patrick’s fury (1978)

Dr Roget (Robert Helpmann) attempts to kill Patrick (Robert Thompson) with a lethal injection. Patrick responds by unleashing his psychokinetic powers. [read more]

‘Something amazing has happened’ (1999)

Ruth (Kate Winslet) and her friend, Radhi (Genevieve Lemon), meet Ruth’s mother, Miriam (Julie Hamiton), in a Delhi restaurant. Ruth tells her mother she has found what she is looking for in India. Mum tells Ruth that her father is ... [read more]

‘Don’t get on while I’m here’ (2005)

Tracy (Cate Blanchett) has been hiding in a bedroom while Lionel Dawson (Hugo Weaving) receives a heroin delivery. When she returns he’s getting ready to inject. Tracy is angry that he has forgotten she is there. Next morning, Tracy swims ... [read more]

‘Bring your eyeliner’ (1986)

Anna (Saskia Post) is dressed up for a job interview. Her boyfriend Sam (Michael Hutchence) asks if she’s coming to watch his band. [read more]

‘Are you done?’ (2002)

Terminally ill Gavin (David Bonney) has received an injection but he’s taking longer to die than his mother (Judi Farr), brother (Nathaniel Dean), sister-in-law (Anna Lise Phillips), and friends Anna (Maria Theodorakis) and Charlie (Vince Colosimo) expected. They give him ... [read more]

School bullies (1987)

Danny (Noah Taylor) gets a dunking from classmates for writing secret love poetry; Trevor (Ben Mendelsohn) rescues him and wins favour from his love interest, Freya (Loene Carmen). [read more]

‘I’m right into passion’ (1989)

Ted Egan visits opal town Mintabie and Yvonne, an old friend who lives there. [read more]

‘A hard God’ (1980)

In constant pain, Dan (Graham Rouse) suspects that he is dying. As he prepares to meet his maker he asks his wife Aggie (Dawn Lake) what she thinks about God, confiding in her his own doubts. [read more]

‘You can’t run this place without us’ (2001)

Claire McLeod (Lisa Chappell) confronts her staff after discovering they have been stealing fuel. Sister Tess (Bridie Carter) and staffers Meg Fountain (Sonia Todd) and Jodi Fountain (Rachael Carpani) look on. [read more]

‘Pommy’ and ‘Aussie’ (1964)

Carol Raye and June Salter sing a song about being Australian versus being English. [read more]

Mr Ten Questions (2006)

Andrew Hansen, as Mr Ten Questions, attends a promotional press conference with Hugh Jackman. [read more]

Europe – almost there! (1948)

This clip from a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, begins with a title card that says ‘Europe – almost there!’ This is followed by street scenes in a European city, and Sir Robert Menzies’ daughter, ... [read more]

On board recreation (1948)

This clip from a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, shows Sir Robert and Dame Pattie’s daughter, Heather Henderson with a friend, playing quoits on deck. [read more]

Hester history (1995)

Joy Hester (1920-1960) was an artist who drew passionately. Her upbringing by a cold and domineering mother, and a father who died when Joy was twelve, formed her outlook on life. Contemporaries commenting on her life and work include writer ... [read more]

‘Maranoa Lullaby’ (1950)

Harold Blair sings 'Maranoa Lullaby’ on an unreleased recording from 1950. [read more]

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