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‘Will the storms ever end?’ (1996)

A hand fumbles for a box of matches on the floor of a car, lost amongst other junk. Shane Francis (David Ngoombujarra) one hand on the steering wheel, eyes fixed on the road, strikes the match with his freed hand. ... [read more]

‘The luckiest chicks in the world’ (2008)

Sisters Ella (Laura Gordon) and Taylor (Charlotte Gregg) leave a meeting with Alphonse Gangitano (Vince Colosimo) in a car driven by Carl Williams (Gyton Grantley). The sisters were due to testify against Gangitano after seeing him commit a murder. Gangitano ... [read more]

The wool industry (1938)

A close-up of a ‘modern stud’ sheep is shown to be the product of a ‘century’s breeding’. Sheep are hand-shorn by manual clippers; a flock of sheep at shearing season is shown; sheering sheds are filled with men shearing sheep ... [read more]

The strike spreads (c1917)

‘Produce Merchants’ unload perishables from a ship on the docks, possibly part of the New South Wales General Strike of 1917. [read more]

Mr Chedworth gets the sack (1939)

Mr Chedworth (Cecil Kellaway) has been summoned to the office of his employers, Messrs Mason (Harvey Adams) and Welch (Ben Lewin). After 24 years of service, they tell him he is to be retrenched in a cost-cutting exercise. Mr Mason ... [read more]

‘Sarong Body Magic’ (1968)

A woman’s voice-over accompanies a figure seen from the waist down wearing a Berlei ‘Sarong Body Magic’ girdle. Two versions of the girdle – a pant and panty girdle – are shown on the figures. As the girdle adjusts to ... [read more]

‘Boys club’ (1996)

Detectives Frank Holloway (Colin Friels) and Rachel 'Goldie’ Goldstein (Catherine McClements) interrogate the 'negligee bandit’ at the station. When some of the other officers try to get a glimpse of the suspect, Goldie is not amused. [read more]

The three musketeers (1968)

As a bigger swell hits Noosa Heads in the winter of 1966, Nat Young, Bob McTavish and George Greenough try out their new boards, getting playful on the waves. [read more]

Dressing the wounded in the field (1917)

Troops move forward in shallow trenches newly won from the enemy, past the wrecks of two tanks, and with shells bursting around them. Stretcher-bearers and walking wounded return in the other direction, past the wreckage of battle. In the field, ... [read more]

‘The front office doesn’t believe in promises’ (1980)

After the transfer of prisoners in the middle of the night, Mr Norton (Max Phipps) comes to apologise to Jackson (Bryan Brown) for the breaking of the deal. Norton talks about the fear he felt as a young prison officer, ... [read more]

Arriving in town (2007)

Jason (Gregory Cross) arrives in town. His Pop (Kelton Pell) is there to greet him and show him around, reminiscing, but Jason is not easily impressed. [read more]

A vision in the desert (1991)

John ‘Dingo’ Anderson (Colin Friels) has become the laughing stock of the town, for believing a fake telegram that said Billy Cross wanted to record one of his songs. John accuses his wife Jane (Helen Buday) of not believing in ... [read more]

The touring talkies (c1929)

A fleet of Studebaker sedans along with executives from Shell, Studebaker and Hoyts meet the ‘Talkie Truck’ as it pulls in to Melbourne. The executives shake hands with the sound technicians and engineers. The truck then pulls into a service ... [read more]

The mug politician (1991)

Jim McClelland had been a minister in the Whitlam Labor Government (1972-1975). He talks to Dinny O’Hearn about being a politician and his naivety in thinking that this meant changing the country. Instead he discovered that it’s all about power. [read more]

‘I stumbled onto something’ (1986)

Sam (Gary Day) and his best friend Jack (Gerard MacGuire) follow a lead on a murder case involving Slaney, a fellow Vietnam veteran. Watched by crooked cop Calhoun (Tony Barry), Jack and Sam leave Jack’s party to investigate. [read more]

I don’t want your lousy money (1969)

Tony (Rod Mullinar) tears up a cheque given to him by his lover, Paul (Sean McEuan). Tony says he already has everything Paul aspires to. [read more]

Hogg sees a massacre (2007)

George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is typing in a war-torn building. Just as he writes ‘The city is quiet’ he hears activity in the street. He goes to the window and sees Japanese troops herding Chinese civilians into a park ... [read more]

The first inhabitants (1982)

Wandjuk Marika, the great artist and poet of the people of Arnhem Land in northern Australia, speaks to the historian Geoffrey Blainey of being one with the land and of his passion for land rights to assist his people to ... [read more]

The joy of living (1948)

To be bright and full of energy in the mornings, it is crucial to get a good night’s rest. A man who has a heavy dinner, reads horror books and tosses and turns all night is the perfect illustration of ... [read more]

‘Now I understand why you work in this place’ (1982)

Medical student Paul Armstrong (Simon Burke) discovers Dr Eric Linden (Chris Haywood) is gay. A religious zealot (Mark Minchinton) creates a disturbance in Dr Linden’s office. [read more]

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