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The ‘impossible’ somersault (c1939)
During the second part of his rehearsed routine, Con Colleano displays his quick footwork, flair and showmanship. He executes a handstand on the wire, a backward somersault and a toe-to-toe forward somersault before dismounting. The camera then records Colleano rehearsing ... [read more]
Falling from the sky (2004)
Warren H Williams introduces us to his aunt Mavis Malbunka who tells us the Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) story. Mavis Malbunka is a senior custodian and tells us that Tnorala was created when a baby in a coolamon (or turna) fell ... [read more]
General disquiet on the Western Front (1918)
The Australian prime minister, Mr WM Hughes, arrives at one of the châteaux used as headquarters by the Australian Imperial Force during 1918, accompanied by the newly appointed commander of the Australian Corps, Lieutenant-General Sir John Monash. Later, the deputy ... [read more]
Hitler’s fifth columnists (1941)
This clip opens with type scrolling over a background screen declaring that Australia is at war and threatened by a ruthless enemy. The enemies, according to the newsreel, are ‘agents of Germany’ or ‘Hitler’s 5th columnists’ who attempt to undermine ... [read more]
The Birdsville Track (1954)
A pan across a skeleton-littered desert of ‘prehistoric bones’ sets the scene. As the camera sweeps across this vast landscape, the voice-over narration tells of the Aborigines, explorers, settlers, prospectors and drovers who travelled up and down the land defying ... [read more]
A wilderness revealed (1982)
The Carnarvon Gorge has a very special appeal to contemporary visitors like John Marr, who is leading this expedition of mostly amateurs through the gorge. There’s a sense that the place meant something special for the Aborigines who had a ... [read more]
Remembering the beginning (1982)
Over a glass of champagne Angela (Penne Hackforth-Jones) and Stephen (John Hargreaves) discuss the beginning of their relationship and it’s revealed that Stephen is married. [read more]
The Elders will decide (2005)
This is the critical moment when Robert must hear his fate. Although the magistrate and the police prosecutor are there and contribute, it’s the Elders who confront Robert with what he’s done and it’s they who will decide his punishment. ... [read more]
Kangaroo embryo (1965)
This clip shows a kangaroo external embryo suckling in its mother’s pouch in the early stages of its development. The pouch opening is held open to allow the camera to film in close-up as the voice-over explains how the four-month-old ... [read more]
‘Who’s the lucky man?’ (1996)
Vick-Anne (Rebecca Frith) surprises Ken Sherry (George Shevtsov) with a preview of her wedding dress. He is brutal in his response to her excitement. Dimity (Miranda Otto) is bewildered when her sister takes off through the streets of Sunray, heading ... [read more]
Quintessential paradise (2005)
Exotic images of the Hula girl continued during the Second World War with the presence of American forces stationed in Hawaii. Joe O’Neil, antiques and souvenir collector, displays his collection of Hula girl souvenirs and explains their fascination. The end ... [read more]
Fatso the wombat (2000)
By day nine of the Sydney Olympic Games, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has moved to ban the appearance of the wildly popular but unauthorised Olympic mascot, Fatso the fat-arsed wombat. Here, Director-General of the International Olympic Commitee, François ... [read more]
‘Boot Boys Wanted’ (1914)
This clip from a silent Kiwi Shoe Polish cinema advertisement shows boot staff from the Imperial Hotel resigning from their work to join the war. Having all his staff resign, the hotel manager makes a sign that says 'Boot Boys ... [read more]
The possibility of divorce and remarriage (1991)
Frances’ parents are separated and her mother has found a new partner whom she loves and wants to marry. Frances (Naomi Watts) is worried that her mother’s optimism that the church will accept the divorce and her remarriage might be ... [read more]
The recruiting blokes came through town (2010)
The soldiers are being taken to their new location, the Messines Ridge in Belgium, when Woodward (Brendan Cowell) strikes up a conversation with the father and son under his command. Jim Sneddon (Alan Dukes) explains that his son Walter (Alex ... [read more]
The Adams family (1956)
Keith F Adams, his wife Audrey, his sister Margaret and their dog Tiger prepare for the long journey north to the Northern Territory. The equipment and provisions are laid out on the lawn of the family home in Perth. The ... [read more]
Mini beat-the-buzzer (1971)
A mini beat-the-buzzer competition takes the teams into the last advertisement break before the final round. [read more]
Anzac Day 1946 (c1946)
This colour home movie clip shows the official Anzac Day parade through central Sydney one year after the end of the Second World War in 1946. [read more]
The disappearing Dakota (1961)
As spring brings warmer temperatures, preparations begin for the summer exploration season. The Royal Australian Air Force Dakota is made ready for flights into the interior, in support of a ground team travelling in a ‘tractor train’. The Dakota ferries ... [read more]
Planting the flag (1954)
The ten men who will man Mawson Station for the next year wave goodbye from their Weasel, which heads back over the ice to their new base. The ship heads east, hoping to explore the region around Prydz Bay and ... [read more]
