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‘A real partnership’ (1982)
Australian correspondent Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) thinks he’s alone in his office in Jakarta, but freelance cameraman Billy Kwan (Linda Hunt) has his own key. Billy offers to help Hamilton to get an interview with the head of the read more]
A treasure hunt at Katoomba (1936)
At Echo Point in the Blue Mountains, lovers Jack (Harry Cantor) and Jill (Margaret Jackson) begin their quest to find a £500 cheque hidden in the area. They proceed along the Prince Henry Cliff Walk followed by other sightseers and ... [read more]
‘Stranger in My Country’ (1973)
This is a 30-second excerpt from the beginning of 'Stranger in My Country’, written and performed by Vic Simms. Simms recorded this song from his LP 'The Loner’ during a single one-hour recording session in a mobile studio in Bathurst ... [read more]
Beginnings of Eureka (2005)
Drawings and archival photographs depict the events that lead to the battle between gold miners and authorities at the Eureka Stockade. It describes the emergence of Peter Lalor as the leader of the Stockade and how the diggers used the ... [read more]
‘There’s nothing going to stop him.’ (2002)
The price paid by Peter Andrews and his family for his pursuit of an idea has been enormous. Andrews, his wife and his son describe that time when Peter’s obsession lost them the farm and his marriage. [read more]
Putting in a good word (1949)
The yearly muster of brumbies goes on, with Matthew O’Riordan (John O’Malley) riding with other local graziers. At home, his wife Jane (Thelma Scott) takes care of the youngest children, including Cathie McAllister (Charmian Young). Jane’s youngest boy, Michael (Jimmy ... [read more]
‘One of the world’s finest boulevards’ (c1929)
This clip shows St Kilda Road and Flinders Street Station, Melbourne in approximately 1929. Commuters spill out of the train to the main intersection outside the railway station. [read more]
Heat of the Pilbara – ‘white with salt’ (2006)
Blue skies, as the camera pans down, the frame rests on 'Wickham, Western Australia’. A Torres Strait man recalls how he came to work on the railway and stayed. As he describes his experiences we see film of black and ... [read more]
‘They won’t charge’ (1987)
The 4th and 12th Regiments of the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade have formed into three lines. Lieutenant-Colonel Bourchier (Tony Bonner) leads them off, from a walk to a canter, maintaining the lines. The Turkish observers radio to their commander ... [read more]
A richer dust (1944)
Pete (Peter Finch) has been wounded in an action to take an enemy gun post. Bluey (Grant Taylor) orders a withdrawal, so Milo (Chips Rafferty) slings his wounded mate over his shoulder and carries him out. Pete only survives long ... [read more]
‘Can I come?’ (1997)
On a cold winter’s night in 1954, Maria Buloh (Melita Jurisic) abandons her three-year-old daughter, Sonja (Arabella Wain). [read more]
‘Australia will be there’ (c1916)
This is a 30-second clip from a simulated recording of Australian troops docking in Egypt after their voyage from Australia to take part in the First World War. They are greeted by jovial ‘Tommies’ and a band that plays 'Advance ... [read more]
‘There’s something I want to ask you’ (2009)
Joe (Clive Owen) enters the bedroom of his eldest son Harry (George MacKay), who has recently arrived from the UK. Joe starts talking about his relationship with Harry’s mother (Joe’s first wife). They discuss the break-up, which Joe justifies as ... [read more]
Philip vows vengeance (1918)
Joan (Evelyn Black) has thrown herself in the river and drowned rather than bring disgrace on her family. Her mother (Ida Gresham) finds her suicide note too late, and faints. Philip (Boyd Irwin) finds her body in the river, still ... [read more]
‘Why can’t you give yourself?’ (1982)
British embassy staffer Jill Bryant (Sigourney Weaver) tells her new lover Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) that a Chinese ship is en route with arms for the Indonesian Communists. She wants him to leave before the country explodes in violence but ... [read more]
‘… the ball got a bit of lift’ (1984)
Now the English cricket captain, Douglas Jardine (Hugo Weaving) is determined to return from the upcoming Australian tour with the Ashes. He’s obsessed with the batting of Donald Bradman (Gary Sweet) and determined to discover his weaknesses. He talks to ... [read more]
Part of the team – win or lose (2005)
Holly (Dominique Crawford) convinces a nervous Jacinta Peterson (Greta Larkins) to play, and although intimidated by the comments of the Rams, Jacinta gives it her best and shoots her three-pointers. Her father Coach Peterson (David Roberts) and her brother Joel ... [read more]
‘In the immortal words of Julian Caesar …’ (1988)
Gamma celebrates its newfound tourist attraction (and source of income) with a street parade featuring the Roman boat. Mayor Bainbridge (Paul Chubb) then launches ambitious plans for Gamma’s future – a Roman temple and bubbler complex. Peter (Clayton Williamson) and ... [read more]
‘God, with a better suit’ (2001)
Diane Davis (Mandy McElhinney) explains to legal aid solicitor Stephen (Mitchell Butel) that she and her husband Wayne (Steve Rodgers) have been turned down by 14 legal firms, all of whom have claimed connections to Centabank. Stephen explains their options ... [read more]
The wizard of the wire (c1939)
Dressed in Spanish matador costume with flowing crimson and white cape, Con Colleano commences his elaborate Spanish-flavoured circus routine. High upon the tightwire, he dances, bounces, twirls and balances, before executing a backward somersault that reveals crimson pants beneath his ... [read more]
