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Picking up Boo (1977)
Sandy (John Jarratt) waits in the car while Scollop (Mel Gibson) and Robbie (Phil Avalon) pick up Boo (Steve Bisley). Boo asks girlfriend Gloria (Karen Williams) to tidy up while he’s away. The four mates hit the road travelling north. ... [read more]
From slurry to clinker to cement (c1926)
This clip shows part of the process of refining slurry into clinker then cement. The slurry is agitated by large paddles in a basin, then shown in a rotary kiln being fired by pulverised coal. The dried slurry in the ... [read more]
Alfie Clay and Elley Bennett (1951)
Aboriginal featherweight Alfie Clay arrives in Sydney from Cloncurry, Queensland, to try his hand at boxing in the city. He arrives on the doorstep of fighting trainer Ern McQuillan’s gym. Clay works out in the gym with a punching bag, ... [read more]
Satine, the sparkling diamond (2001)
Christian (Ewan McGregor) is captivated by the courtesan Satine. Toulouse-Lautrec (John Leguizamo) promises Christian he will meet Satine alone. The same promise is made by Moulin Rouge impresario Zidler (Jim Broadbent) to his wealthy financial backer, the Duke (Richard Roxburgh). ... [read more]
‘Stupid and infantile’ (1987)
On a return visit to Melbourne, Frank has had a heart attack. In hospital, Frank (Leo McKern) insists he will go back up north as soon as he can go, with or without Frances (Julia Blake). She reassures him that ... [read more]
‘Who killed Elvis?’ (2001)
After the funeral, relatives and friends gather at Lola’s house for a dinner cooked by Manola, Lola’s sister (Lourdes Bartolomé). Lucia is unaware that her pet goat Elvis has provided the main course. Lucia (Alice Ansara) takes her mother’s sleeping ... [read more]
‘Optimism wears out with your boots’ (1938)
John Ainsworth (Lloyd Hughes) has been out of work for months when he runs into two old university acquaintances. They take a drink at a city bar, where a man selling shoelaces approaches. Joe Larkin (Alec Kellaway) is actually an ... [read more]
Modernising the country cousins (1938)
The gala reopening of Cecille’s dress shop is threatened by an unpaid debt of £1,000. As Jill (Shirley Ann Richards) introduces her fabulous new fashions, Dave (Fred MacDonald) and his new sweetheart Myrtle (Muriel Flood) mount a guerrilla campaign against ... [read more]
The mall (1982)
Debbie and Gina (Tina Waller and Lorraine Palamara) hang out at the mall. Not having money doesn’t stop them enjoying the merchandise but they are easy pickings for the store detective. [read more]
Meeting new friends (2002)
The brothers have flown to Melbourne with their lawyer Frank Malone (Robert Taylor). At a house by Port Phillip Bay, Frank outlines the job – they’re going to steal the bookies’s take from the Melbourne Cup. Dale (Guy Pearce) realises ... [read more]
‘Rollerskater in the park’ (1896)
A bearded man smoking a cigar rollerskates before a ring of onlookers in a park. While skating, he lifts his jacket to display to the crowd a white hand on the seat of his trousers. [read more]
Paul Keating multiple choice (1989)
Host Wendy Harmer interviews an audience member about then prime minister Bob Hawke’s resolution to clean up the language of politicians in parliament. [read more]
‘Describe your life’ (1992)
The Doug Anthony All Stars (Tim Ferguson, Richard Fidler and Paul McDermott) are filling out the Shitsu Tonka census. They come to a section labelled ‘Describe your life’. [read more]
‘Go in hard’ (1998)
Elvis Maginnis (Marcus Graham) is close to a result in his investigation into the murder of his girlfriend’s husband. But car dealers Mickie MacEvoy (Nick Waters) and his son Michael MacEvoy (Stephen Curry) possess documents that could throw a spanner ... [read more]
Male koala grunting (1968)
The voice-over announces 'the male koala grunting’. We hear a series of deep-voiced grunts similar to the sounds of a large pig. [read more]
‘A genuine relationship’ (2008)
Narrator Rachel Perkins and interviewees Emeritus Scholar Inga Clendinnen and Associate Professor James Kohen impart the story of a cross-cultural relationship between Lieutenant Dawes and Aboriginal woman, Patyegarang. Readings of Dawes’s diaries reveal their conversations. [read more]
A compromise (2008)
Narrator Rachel Perkins gives the historical context to the lives and situation of this episode’s focus individuals – Simon Wonga and William Barak. Writer Bruce Pascoe of Boonwurrung heritage and historian Professor Janet McCalman expand on the cultural and spiritual ... [read more]
Aborigines’ Advancement League (2008)
Historians Professor Marcia Langton of the Yiman-Bidjara Nation and Professor Gordon Briscoe of the Maraduntjara Nation discuss the situation of Aboriginal people in south-east Australia in the 1930s, with particular reference to the incarceration of children for labour. Narrator Rachel ... [read more]
‘You ever shot a horse?’ (1971)
At the Matlock police station, Sergeant Bert Kennedy (Vic Gordon) gets a call from Mrs Templar about an injured horse. Detective Curtis (Grigor Taylor) and Constable Hogan (Paul Cronin) set out to investigate. Meanwhile, Les Baker (Danny Adcock), currently a ... [read more]
‘The Sydney’s first shot for Australia’ (1916)
A radar operator receives a brief message from an island near Cocos Island, saying that an ‘enemy cruiser’ has landed men on the island. The Sydney rushes to the scene as the Germans destroy the radio and capture the island’s ... [read more]
