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Debt collecting on deck (1928)
HMAS Sydney rushes to engage the Emden off the Cocos Islands, after picking up the alarm signal sent from the wireless station at Deception Island. The Sydney crew man their stations, but one crewman decides it’s time to collect ... [read more]
A chance reunion (2003)
At a bus stop, old school friends Phaedra (Susan Prior) and Tia (Olivia Pigeot) run into each other for the first time in ages. They chat away, catching up with what they’ve been up to in the intervening period. [read more]
The day in court (2006)
The McDougalls hold up a flag of a boxing kangaroo and say they hope to give the Americans a trouncing. We see them at home preparing for their day in court. They then drive into Perth for the hearing by ... [read more]
Riding on the sheep’s back (1976)
Bill Peach takes us inside the great shearing shed at Dunlop Station where we talk to the owner, Barney Murray. The clip shows the old sheds and rusted farming machinery, as well as the site of Dunlop’s old wharf. Dunlop ... [read more]
Time for a feast (1936)
Having conjured a table and tablecloth out of nowhere, a young man (Doug Rosenthal) uses his new magical powers to produce a banquet of drinks, cakes and fruits. After eating all the food in front of him, he finds his ... [read more]
Neurosurgery and the soul (1996)
Two neurosurgeons discuss the scientific and mechanical nature of their work and one lightheartedly wonders: if a soul exists, where it would show up on a scan? [read more]
Drugs and prostitution (1985)
A female streetwalker is seen talking to clients. She also talks with her pimp. She explains that she is unable to give up drugs. [read more]
First clean your pig (1979)
The slaughtered pig is washed and shaved with care. It is then hung up and beheaded in the traditional way of slaughtering pigs. [read more]
Life a wreck (1991)
Alwyn Peter looks back on his life with regret. He was tried for killing his girlfriend and his marriage broke up because of his alcholism. [read more]
Dame Nellie Melba and her cockatoo (c1927)
Dame Nellie Melba walks along the veranda of the house, puts up an umbrella and walks into the garden. She then dances and sings beside a cockatoo. [read more]
Tramcar, San Francisco (c1977)
This clip shows a tram being turned around on a circular track, so it can head back up the hill on its return route. [read more]
Ten sticks, ten goose (2001)
Traditional owner of Kakadu, Bill Neidjie, talks to us about growing up in Kakadu. Children are shown how to get bush tucker food. [read more]
Childhoods (1985)
Joan Goodwin (age 73), May Pennefather (age 75) and Audrey Blake (age 68) each talk about their childhood growing up in Australia during the 1930s Depression. [read more]
Col’n Carpenter (1988)
Col’n Carpenter (Kym Gyngell) arrives at a date’s house to pick her up. The door is answered by her father (Mark Mitchell). [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]
I don’t want your lousy money (1969)
Tony (Rod Mullinar) tears up a cheque given to him by his lover, Paul (Sean McEuan). Tony says he already has everything Paul aspires to. [read more]
Palermo 10 (2004)
In this section, Palermo: ‘History’ Standing Still catches up with itself. It represents 1999, the year the film’s footage was shot. [read more]
The recruiting blokes came through town (2010)
The soldiers are being taken to their new location, the Messines Ridge in Belgium, when Woodward (Brendan Cowell) strikes up a conversation with the father and son under his command. Jim Sneddon (Alan Dukes) explains that his son Walter (Alex ... [read more]
Matilda needs Mutt (2008)
Matilda is taken to hospital, and Mutt is the culprit. ‘In the doghouse’, Mutt is chained up, unable to touch his beloved ball. Matilda returns, all patched up, and Mac, alone, trudges up the hill to milk her. But Matilda ... [read more]
The Boys’ and Girls’ Travelling Library (c1946)
Children from a school in Arcadia gather around the back of the red-and-white boys’ and girls’ travelling library truck. Some of the children are shown climbing in to the back and emerging with books in their hands. The teachers mark ... [read more]
