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The fire service (1949)
Shots of bushfires burning are followed by a forest destroyed by fire. The voice-over explains that, to minimise the effect of bushfires, organised firefighters practice emergency response with ‘properly designed’ equipment. Entering a forest on an access road, the team ... [read more]
The zipper is to blame (1998)
Changes in women’s fashions and demeanour through the 20th century are playfully portrayed in this clip, which features Kate Champion and voice-over narration by Arthur Dignam. [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]
Children join the bus (1993)
Young children in Moree are given permission to go to the swimming pool with the university students led by Charles Perkins. The children scramble onto the bus, and begin to sing a contemporary popular song. On the bus, they are ... [read more]
Firestick farming (1997)
The narrator tells us that, according to Mandildjara beliefs, an evil spirit lives beneath the lake and wanders it searching for Mandildjara people to devour. In sepia tones, there is a re-enacted sequence of Warri and Yatungka breaking tribal laws ... [read more]
The contestants (1911)
Against the backdrop of foliage, the first 15 contestants sit for the camera. The girls, dressed in their best attire, are seated next to large numbered cards. At what seems to be the prompt of an off-screen suggestion, some of ... [read more]
The popular sport of surfboarding (1925)
This is a segment from the newsreel The Spectator Magazine. Three surfboard riders take off on a full wave at the north end of Bondi Beach, riding large Hawaiian-style longboards. They are shown from the side, then filmed from the ... [read more]
Uni types and Popeyes (2007)
Buffer (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor), Charge (John Batchelor) and Blake (Matthew Holmes) talk women and toxins over their meal. Their banter is interrupted by the arrival of Federal Agent Martina Royce (Yvonne Strechowski). Meanwhile Nav (Saskia Burmeister) and Leading Seaman Communicator ... [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]
Ilia, the opal miner (2004)
Twenty three-year-old Ilia Katsapouikidis decides to mine opal following his grandfather Kyriaki’s profession. Ilia joins Kyriaki’s friend Georgie Athanasiadis as a partner in the enterprise, hoping to benefit from Georgie’s experience. [read more]
Constructing the expressway (1968)
Aerial shots of section one of the expressway show work completed by mid-1964, a year into construction of the Sydney-Newcastle expressway. A map illustrates the first two sections of the expressway including the interchange at Mount White. The Department of ... [read more]
The city of Geelong (1957)
Against a series of scenic shots of the city and its bustling streets, a voice-over introduces the 90,000 strong seaport city of Geelong on the shores of Corio Bay. As the voice-over explains the reasons for the city’s prosperity, images ... [read more]
The killing times (2008)
Author Steve Kinnane of the Miriworng Nation sets the historical context of the clip. Western Australian police are reacting to calls from cattle farmers to enact revenge for loss of stock at the hands of Aboriginal hunters. Historian Professor Marcia ... [read more]
Sun rises on the memorial (2001)
The sun rises from the darkness, its yellow and red falling across the country. An elder in voice-over speaks of his experience of working in a cemetery. As he speaks, he is pouring concrete. He is making a monument. He ... [read more]
Into the history books (1983)
In the panic and confusion of the Labor government’s sacking and the packing up and the frenzied shredding of documents, Gough Whitlam stands alone, a tragic figure, before all his friends and colleagues. He is called to the steps of ... [read more]
Escaping from the Taliban (2002)
Three Afghans have escaped from the Taliban and arrived in Australia as asylum seekers. They express their views of life in Australia and the reasons for escaping from Afghanistan. [read more]
Out of the darkness (1993)
A dancer emerges from the darkness, entering the glow of the ceremonial fire. He moves deliberately, then kneeling by the fire, shakes his shoulders. He takes brushes from the fire, and scatters the embers over his back. Elders walk by ... [read more]
‘It’s a constant struggle’ (2003)
A group of women that includes Jackie Kelly, a Federal Parliamentarian and a Junior Minister in the Howard Liberal Government, talk about how to deal with their children’s acquisitiveness. Jackie Kelly recalls growing up in a family of six children, ... [read more]
‘How’s your day been sweetheart?’ (1987)
It is nearly two years since Suzi Lovegrove learned she had contracted HIV/AIDS. Her husband Vince asks how her day has been. In voice-over, Vince explodes some of the myths about 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]
