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One more day (2002)
Luke (Kirk Page) and Grandma Nina (Freda Glynn) pull up at a roadside stop where two Indigenous men are sitting. Luke gets out to talk to them. Grandma Nina stays in the car. [read more]
Blackfella church (2005)
Tommy E Lewis talks about Frog Dreaming, and becomes passionate about the Dreaming as a religious belief, and the sacrilege committed by Western culture in their destruction of the land. Tommy arrives at Tennant Creek. [read more]
Meet the Mazas (1997)
Lisa Maza recalls her school years when she auditioned for roles and froze up. Her sister Rachael excelled at auditions and went on to become a television presenter. [read more]
Relationships between men and women (1995)
The curator of Australian drawings at the National Gallery of Australia, Andrew Sayers, displays Joy Hester’s work. He comments on the clarity of her portraits. Janine Burke, biographer and author, comments on Hester’s influences. [read more]
‘Nice cockroaches’ (1994)
There are 5,000 types of cockroaches. Only six are considered pests. We look at the largest cockroaches, and meet Bonnie and Clyde who have become domestic pets. [read more]
‘A lot to talk about’ (1977)
Len (Bryan Brown) has come down to Sydney on the train, from Newcastle. In the cafeteria at Central Station, he asks Barbara (Kris McQuade) if she wants him back. [read more]
‘Single people’ (1995)
Children of divorced parents express their distress at the outcome. Sister Aileen Shanahan of the Aquinas College says that children often suppress their feelings with bad psychological results. [read more]
Sacred tree (1984)
Historical footage of Gove mine. In the middle of the mine is a roped off tree, preserved 'at great cost to the mine’ because it is sacred to the Aborigines. [read more]
Manuka Swimming Pool (1961)
This silent, colour home movie shows the Dimpel family enjoying a sunny afternoon at the local public swimming pool. They are swimming in the wading pool, surrounded by lush lawns. [read more]
North Shore steam ferry (1899)
This actuality footage shows a steam ferry docking at the Milsons Point Ferry Wharf in 1899. Workers prepare to receive the ferry as passengers on board ready for disembarkation. [read more]
Rehearse, perform, perform (1988)
Australian dancer Betty Pounder recalls the days when she would rehearse a new show in the morning, dance in a pantomime in the afternoon and dance in a different show at night. [read more]
Three ships (c1939)
This clip consists of three segments of newsreel footage, shot at Cockatoo Island dockyard in Sydney Harbour, showing the launching of three ships during the Second World War. [read more]
‘Keep our children’s natural inheritance’ (1995)
A community of ferals in northern NSW dance and sing at a gathering. They talk about their philosophy of child rearing, and the advantages they see in the way they have chosen to live. [read more]
Lutheran Sunday School picnic (c1966)
This clip captures a Lutheran Sunday School picnic at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve just outside Canberra in 1966. A minister addresses the family crowd seated on picnic blankets. [read more]
The dating game (2007)
Suzanne likes Santo and hopes it will lead to marriage. Mark meets a new girl at the ball and gets her email address. Rob and Alice talk about babies. [read more]
Witchety grubs are healthy (2006)
Witchety grubs being prepared for consumption. A group of young women are gathered at the waterhole and are preparing bush tucker to feed the young kids to make them strong. [read more]
Imperial Tractors stock (1937)
This clip from a silent black-and-white Imperial Tractors cinema advertisement shows a portion of the tractor stock at the AH McDonald & Co Imperial Tractors warehouse. [read more]
The Higgins familiy (c1909)
This clip shows Ernest Higgins with his wife Else and son Bryce, probably at their Sydney home in Darling Point around 1921. The three of them pose for the camera. [read more]
Hula show, Hawaii (c1977)
This performance by Hawaiian dancers is part of a hula show staged for tourists and sponsored by Kodak. This clip shows the last half of the performance and the applauding crowd at the end. [read more]
The Friends’ School (2003)
Peter Jones is a teacher of comparative religion at the Friends’ School in Tasmania. He feels that only by understanding each other’s religion can we truly accept other people’s differences. [read more]
