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Distributor under construction (1973)
Tree surgeons and DMR workers relocate an ornamental tree in the path of the distributor. The supporting steel false work emphasises the height of the new structure. Concrete decks of the north and southbound carriageways are ... [read more]
‘Follow that sheep’ (2005)
The errant washing is now heading towards Mrs Whistlehead’s farm with Bottle Top Bill (voiced by Graham Matters) and Corky (voiced by Emma Jane Hyland) in hot pursuit aboard their ‘special flying machine’. Fearing Mrs Whistlehead’s wrath they urgently try ... [read more]
Panorama of Footscray (c1911)
This clip views the Melbourne suburb of Footscray from an elevated position. The camera pans clockwise to record a panoramic view of the buildings, streets, landmarks and layout of the area as it was in December 1910. [read more]
A Sydney story (1985)
Sydney, Australia, is established as the location of the film and the narration introduces the film’s premise and establishes the filmmaker as the story-teller. [read more]
You’re on your own (1999)
Australian aviator Sidney Cotton was given a special unit in wartime Britain to photograph German installations and activities. Air Chief Marshal Sir Cyril Newall and future James Bond author Ian Fleming, who was then personal assistant to the Director of ... [read more]
Creation (1992)
Benny Tjapaltarri and Mick Ngamurarri tell us the significance of the Dreaming, and how the Dreaming ancestors created the landscape. [read more]
‘What’s today’s adventure, Bill?’ (2005)
The opening titles for The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill show Bottle Top Bill (voiced by Graham Matters), his best friend Corky (voiced by Emma Jane Hyland) and their surrounding environment being constructed from items found around the home. Today’s ... [read more]
The workman’s nightmare (1951)
In this silent short film, seen here in full, a young man (John Straford) falls asleep at work. During a nightmare, his ladder attacks. [read more]
Manufacture of khaki (c1916)
This brief fragment with intertitles shows part of the process of manufacturing khaki cloth including sewing, cutting, folding and the finished rolls of khaki. A woman works beside a large machine which produces large sheets of khaki cloth. She re-threads ... [read more]
Hot to trot (1977)
A cartoon adventure featuring Captain Goodvibes, the pig of steel, and his sidekick Astro. You can watch Hot to Trot here in its entirety. [read more]
‘I wanted to get closer to reality’ (2006)
In an excerpt from the only surviving interview with Bob Mathews, one of the founders of the Realist Film Unit, he describes the beginnings of his interest in film. Meanwhile, filmmaker John Hughes looks through the old film canisters Mathews’s ... [read more]
The silly faces of George Wallace (1999)
Stand up comic and film star George Wallace struts his stuff in this compilation of his film roles. [read more]
Bridge of brotherhood and unity (1997)
To the sound a Bosnian vocal group performing, people stream back into Sarajevo at the end of the Bosnian War as United Nations peacekeepers and international media look on. It is an emotional reunion between friends and relatives after a ... [read more]
Yindi goes exploring (1996)
After overcoming an earlier threat to his survival from a car accident, Yindi the koala emerges from his mother’s pouch. He starts to explore the world, unaware that a new threat to his safety is just around the corner. [read more]
Truss timber (2001)
At the timber mill where large logs are cut for girders, a member of NSW State Forests explains the qualities of local hardwood timber needed for RTA bridge conservation projects. Girders are cut from logs ... [read more]
Saving Villers-Bretonneux (c1919)
The German spring offensive of 1918 has pushed the Western Front back across a large area, reversing the British gains since mid-1916. Australian troops have retaken the town of Villers-Bretonneux, south of the Somme River, after the Germans held it ... [read more]
A perfect holiday destination (1938)
Away from the bustle of the city and the strain of everyday life, the islands of the Great Barrier Reef offer a place for relaxation. In the bushland, birds fill the trees. Closer to shore, springtime has delivered an abundance ... [read more]
Who will win Nurse Pam’s heart? (1990)
The saintly Dr Raymond Good (Brian Nankervis) and the dastardly Dr Richard Lovechild (David Swann) vie for the attentions of newcomer Nurse Pam Sandwich (Jean Kittson). [read more]
A lifelong ritual (1997)
Through illness, adolescence, travel, married life and old age, a woman (voiced by Arianthe Galani) recalls a lifelong ritual, started by her father when she was a baby, of taking a picture of herself every other day. [read more]
The new boy in the school of hard knocks (1980)
Tasmanian star recruit Geoff Hayward (John Howard) arrives at the club to face strong resentment from the less well-paid players and the coach, Laurie Holden (Jack Thompson). As the season begins, the football media asks some tough questions. [read more]
