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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]
A Bali experience (c1971)
This clip shows a tourist group visiting a Balinese village and family compound where turtles are sold by the roadside. A salt-making settlement nearby is shown where, the voice-over explains, salt is boiled inside large cauldrons within huts. The group ... [read more]
The obsession with slim (2003)
In a world obsessed with slim, these women explain how they felt about the body changes that happened to each of them during and after pregnancy. Zoe Carides recalls her mother’s comment just a week after Zoe had given birth ... [read more]
A future governor-general (1961)
The very first Four Corners opens with vox pops in a busy Sydney street, asking people whether a future governor-general should be British or Australian. The reporter is Bob Sanders. [read more]
In native Australia (1917)
This is the entire footage with French intertitles. Highlights include a sequence where young Aboriginal men throw their spears at a target, then form a line and begin moving forwards and backwards, and finally charge with spears raised at the ... [read more]
Food rations in Cuba (2002)
An older man in the street says socialism has ensured that the people don’t starve. Basic food is available to all citizens. No other South American country can claim this. Fidel Castro is a hero to the older Cubans. [read more]
‘First time in H Division?’ (1994)
Prisoner Dale has been sent to H Division for assaulting a prison officer. He is on remand, awaiting trial, but the officer in charge tells him he has no rights in prison, only those that the prison officers give him. ... [read more]
Griffin’s vision (1988)
Cumbria, 1348. It’s night, during a full moon. The boy Griffin (Hamish McFarlane) collapses onto the snow and experiences one of his visions. His brother Connor (Bruce Lyons) sees this as a sign they must embark on a quest to ... [read more]
‘Your blood runs with the river’ (1983)
The growing attraction between Brenton (John Waters) and Delie (Sigrid Thornton) is resolved over an evening meal on the otherwise deserted Philadelphia. [read more]
Anzac Day bomb (1980)
A smoke bomb is detonated at the Martin Place Cenotaph in Sydney on Anzac Day. In a train station photo booth, perpetrator Ray Unit (Michael Callaghan) describes the act. [read more]
Return to Kuala Telang (1980)
Jean Paget (Helen Morse) returns to the village to consult with head man Mat Amin (Zain Ariff) on the construction of a well. [read more]
Cooper Creek in flood (1954)
The parched remains of dead cattle are spread across the dry creek-bed of Cooper Creek. Then, a once in a lifetime flood creates an inland sea. With the creek in flood, Tom is shown ferrying his load across the waters ... [read more]
A typical teenager (2005)
Cuinn is a typical teenager. He’s 16 years old and full of curiosity. He’s creative, thrillseeking and learning to break away from his parents’ world. But according to the latest science, his brain is still very unformed and won’t be ... [read more]
A mother’s love (1974)
James Casey (John Meillon) visits his estranged wife Constance (Noeline Brown) to demand her help in granting their terminally ill son’s second wish. [read more]
Refugee Studies Centre (2002)
Hoi Trinh is an Australian-Vietnamese lawyer. Oxford University has accepted him into one of the few academic courses dealing with refugees in the world. The clip shows Hoi in class with his teachers Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill and Professor Andrew Shacknove. [read more]
Jimmy Little’s final word (1964)
In this clip Jimmy Little talks about the importance of the recently passed Civil Rights Bill in the Northern Territory, the destruction of Aboriginal peoples’ cultural landscape and way of life, the impact of pastoralism on their land, the role ... [read more]
‘You can’t have both’ (2006)
Tory (Sibylla Budd) tells Will (Matthew Newton) to leave, after he refuses to call off the bet. On the trading floor soon after, Brex shares begin to tumble. Will and the rest of the traders lose a fortune in a ... [read more]
Background (2007)
As part of the medical process Rachel talks with a psychologist, Dr Marie O’Shea. [read more]
Breakthrough (1985)
Alex McClelland speaks about writing to Prime Minister Gorton to no avail. When he finally finds someone that believes he was imprisoned in the concentration camp at Terezin, misfortune strikes. McClelland is pouring through Gestapo records when he makes the ... [read more]
Paul’s arrival (1982)
Student doctor Paul Armstrong (Simon Burke) arrives at the VD (venereal disease) clinic in Melbourne. Dr Linda Carmichael (Gerda Nicolson) introduces Paul to a hung-over Dr Eric Linden (Chris Haywood). [read more]
