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The taverna in the desert (2004)
It’s the opening night of one of Australia’s most isolated restaurants. We’re at the new premises of the Greek Taverna owned by Anastasios and Maria Kiossos, known locally as Tom and Mary. And it’s a Greek restaurant to cross the ... [read more]
‘Yarra River Blues’ (1962)
'Yarra River Blues’ is one of two Australian tracks to feature on Georgia Lee’s 1962 album ‘Georgia Lee Sings The Blues’. [read more]
‘How extraordinary we are’ (2003)
A group of women speak with passion about the wonder of childbirth and the joy of having a child and how that has changed their lives. [read more]
‘I’m finished with the church’ (1980)
Having fallen in love with Jack (Simon Burke), Joe (Patrick Phillips) is heartbroken when the parish priest, in the confessional, tells Jack their association is a mortal sin. Jack decides he must end their ‘affair’, to him an intense though ... [read more]
‘Who do I live with now?’ (1997)
Bojan (Kristof Kaczmarek) quits his remote job with the Hydro-Electric Commission to live with daughter Sonja (Rosie Flanagan) in Hobart. Bojan takes her to a dilapidated house he calls a ‘wog flat.’ [read more]
The only Turk at school (2000)
Thirty-year-old Kuranda recalls his time at school in Emu Plains in Western Sydney where he was the only Turk in a school of 900 pupils. He was called a 'wog’ and 'gobble, gobble’ (Turkey). He even pretended to celebrate Christmas ... [read more]
The news (1997)
At police headquarters, Inspector Malcolm Thorne (Gary Day) asks Detective Steve Hayden (Peter Mochrie) where Tessa is. When Steve acts defensive, Thorne pressures him to keep the case on track. At the zoo, employee Sally Hicks (Cathy Campbell) gives a ... [read more]
Fraser has the numbers (1983)
Malcolm Fraser (John Stanton) is being interviewed by journalist Stuart Littlemore (playing himself). The Liberal leader will not be drawn on his party’s plans for the Supply Bill in the Senate. His desire to block Supply is assisted when a ... [read more]
‘The native problem’ (2005)
Historical footage of a newsreel titled The Native Problem in Queensland depicts John Bleakley, Chief Protector of Aborigines, removing Indigenous people to the mission reserves. [read more]
London, the Blitz, April 1941 (1941)
This clip from a home movie taken by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, captures London during the Blitz. It begins with an intertitle that introduces the subject and records that is ‘London the Blitz April 16th, 1941,’ 25 days ... [read more]
HMAS Sydney’s Carley float (2004)
A tiny, war-ravaged liferaft from the HMAS Sydney is our only physical link to Australia’s worst-ever naval disaster. [read more]
The wool industry (1938)
A close-up of a ‘modern stud’ sheep is shown to be the product of a ‘century’s breeding’. Sheep are hand-shorn by manual clippers; a flock of sheep at shearing season is shown; sheering sheds are filled with men shearing sheep ... [read more]
Luna Park (2011)
Basil (Geoffrey Rush) takes a Sydney Harbour ferry after visiting his mother for the first time. [read more]
How to be earnest (1989)
Denton and co-host ‘Gwen from ABC Documentaries’ (Genevieve Lemon) introduce the episode topic, heroin. [read more]
The Great Leader (1997)
At a celebration at Kim Il Sung Square for the founding day of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (the DPRK or North Korea), a woman speaks to camera about her happiness and her devotion to the Great Leader, ... [read more]
Imitating the teachers (1987)
When actor Max Gillies was 12 years old, he and a school friend imitated his teachers. One of the teachers encouraged them, and he found himself having to do repeat performances of his impersonations of all the teachers in the ... [read more]
It gets in the blood (2005)
Lauren Moret, a nuclear weapons scientist, says that when depleted uranium burns after use in weapons, the radioactive gas released into the atmosphere has deadly effects when ingested into the bloodstream of humans. [read more]
‘Go back to Russia’ (1981)
Journalist Wilfred Burchett reported the Vietnam War from the 'other side’. After he lost his passport the Australian Government refused to issue him with a replacement. He is seen at a press conference after he entered Australia with his birth ... [read more]
The Sydney Opera House sails (1973)
The exterior walls of the Sydney Opera House were inspired by the sails of the pleasure craft on the nearby harbour. [read more]
The Rushin bear and flying Turk (1915)
A large bear (representing the Russian forces) carrying a bayonet is accompanied by the caption: ‘I’m out to give Mr Turk a bad time’. In a boat landed nearby, the hand of the artist draws a fez-capped turkey (representing the ... [read more]
