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Frank Thring and his stars (1931)
Dressed in a dinner suit, Frank Thring – film director and head of Efftee Film Studios – addresses the audience in a speech to camera which introduces the studio’s first all-Australian talking picture program. Thring outlines his hopes for the ... [read more]
‘Mission of mercy’ (1941)
In a dramatic re-enactment, set on a remote homestead in Australia’s outback, a station worker is suffering an attack of acute appendicitis. A member of the homestead radios for help to a hospital hundreds of kilometres away at the base ... [read more]
You can’t serve chicken without stuffing. (c1942)
This is a complete colour Tandaco Prepared Stuffing cinema advertisement from approximately 1942. It begins like a feature film with a title and melodramatic music and cuts to a woman crying as she peels onions for her roast chicken stuffing. ... [read more]
‘An army always marches on its stomach’ (1943)
An injured soldier in the jungles of New Guinea struggles as he runs out of food. An aircraft drops food rations nearby. Meanwhile, back in Australia, two female volunteers package the emergency food parcels to be sent overseas. Back in ... [read more]
Ode to a bulldozer (1948)
The clip shows the International TD-24 bulldozer at work performing an impressive array of land clearing tasks. [read more]
Dutch deliveries (1993)
Natural birth pioneer Dr Michel Odent endorses the practice of giving birth at home, as practiced in the Netherlands. [read more]
Barry Humphries’s ode to Arthur Boyd (1994)
Australian comedian, Barry Humphries recites an ode to painter Arthur Boyd at the opening of a Boyd retrospective exhibition. [read more]
Touring the historic Rocks (1983)
A look at the Rocks area, focusing on restored old buildings, and tourist attractions including retail outlets. [read more]
Access by water (1967)
This clip looks at the waterways – river and sea – in what was then known as Phuoc Tuy Province of South Vietnam. [read more]
Dam workers (1964)
This clip looks at the individual workers present on a dam worksite on the Snowy Mountains Scheme. [read more]
Politics in PNG (2004)
Several New Guineans express dismay at the corruption of local politics. One person says things were better under Australian colonial rule. [read more]
Sunshine performance (1980)
Members of the drama group from The Lorna Hodgkinson Sunshine Home begin their live performance at the Sydney Opera House. [read more]
Stupid dog! (2000)
Horace reluctantly helps Tina find Max’s (Jordan White) dog Sherlock at the animal refuge. [read more]
Helicopter transport (c1949)
A helicopter transports barrels of oil from a site at Bwata and returns carrying pipelines. [read more]
‘An extension of your personality’ (1988)
Time-based portraits at a family home and Housing Commission flats in Erskineville and Redfern. [read more]
Scotties (1983)
While spending the day sick at home, Julie Fry (Rebecca Stewart) develops a theory about paper and tissue boxes. [read more]
Kymmy arrives too late (2000)
Kymmy (Olivia Patten) arrives at the foster carer’s (Heather Mitchell) home in the city but misses her appointment with the department. [read more]
Destiny Deacon (2010)
Hetti Perkins visits artist Destiny Deacon at her house in Melbourne. Deacon gives Perkins a tour of her studio. [read more]
Mary has a new magazine (2007)
Ethel (Auriel Andrews) arrives at Mary’s (Marlene Cummins) and they prepare to settle in for a night of naughtiness. [read more]
Ja’mie (2007)
Ja’mie (Chris Lilley) starts a student representative council and looks at changes that can be made around the school. [read more]
