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‘God is better than football’ (2003)

As Harvie’s Alzheimer’s disease worsens, his nursing home is visited by a church group, entertaining him with the song 'God is better than football, God is better than beer’. Harvie sees in his imagination the residents of the home animated ... [read more]

Breaking the ice (1956)

With the ship held fast in the ice, Phillip Law decides to explore the largely unknown Larsemann Hills. The ship unloads a Weasel, an American over-snow vehicle, which will tow the specially constructed caravan, followed by a sledge. The plan ... [read more]

The Alfred Hospital (1931)

An ambulance delivers the victim of a road accident to the emergency entrance of Alfred Hospital. Stretcher bearers transport the patient inside where he is taken to casualty. Another patient wears headphones to relax as she waits outside the operating ... [read more]

At the pub (1972)

Ron (John Derum) and the foreman (Grahame Bond) are having a drink in the pub after work. It’s not long before the lively banter turns nasty and the foreman discovers he’s called 'Linda the Feline Foreman’ by the workers who ... [read more]

‘The girl from the party’ (1988)

Colin Rogers (John Hargreaves), his wife Kate (Robyn Nevin) and Colin’s writing partner, Mike McCord (Chris Haywood), are lamenting the ratings failure of Mike and Colin’s TV mini-series. Colin remembers Mike’s girlfriend, Helen Davey (Nicole Kidman), from a party. [read more]

On the run (2000)

Cabs crawl along the city street, on the lookout for two Aboriginal youths suspected of bashing a fellow taxi driver. Lance (Gavin Ritchie) and Murray (Shane O’Mara) run up an alley way and scale a fence to get away from ... [read more]

The eighth round (1916)

Les Darcy (who enters from the right of frame) and George Chip are in the final rounds of what was to be Darcy’s final bout. By this stage in the match, Darcy has the upper hand. The referee for the ... [read more]

The rabbit plague (1965)

Farmers employ various methods to control the rabbit population that is a threat to the available feed for the sheep. [read more]

The dyeing begins (2005)

The women – Kitty, Mother Molly, sister Dorothy, Grandmother Mercia and Marrfurra – sit in the grass stripping the palm leaves. The preparation of dyes begins with the grinding of roots which are first washed, scraped and then pounded with ... [read more]

The floral queen (1953)

A voice-over introduces the crowning of the floral queen which takes place in front of a large crowd. Young girls from the Toowoomba Youth Centre, dressed in pastel dresses, help the queen on stage and carry her trail of flowers. ... [read more]

The con and the shrink (1995)

Prison psychologist Louisa Correlli (Deborra-Lee Furness) meets convicted felon Kevin Jones (Hugh Jackman) for the first time and is concerned by his apparent inability to perform simple tasks. The damage seems to have been done by an unreported beating that ... [read more]

Go the guts (2002)

Gary Black’s voice (Nathan Phillips) introduces the story: The Prospect Bay Australian Rules football team has made the grand final for the first time in years. The coach, the local butcher (Kevin Harrington), gives a post-game rant to his young ... [read more]

The rules of the game (1987)

This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting Intelpost, the international electronic postal service. [read more]

‘The colour of the bricks’ (1999)

Surfer Daisuke (Toshiyuki Chiba) is about to return to Japan to work for his father, a butcher. He captures the people and places around him on camcorder, including his housemates Hana (Mikiko Ooka) and Tetsu (Jun Iwasaki). [read more]

A winner is chosen (2005)

Presenter James O’Loghlin teases out the elements necessary for a winner, while the judges are faced with the almost impossible task of choosing between three really cleverly designed and useful inventions. [read more]

The biggest vet practice in the world (1984)

Veterinary surgeon, David Bradley, lives in Kununurra in north Western Australia. His practice stretches from Port Hedland Western Australia to Mt Isa Queensland and to Darwin and Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Bradley flies himself to work, the distance ... [read more]

The Wintergarden Theatre (c1929)

This silent clip begins with a title card announcing that the Wintergarden Theatre is the 'first theatre in the world to present a completely new invention in Talking Picture Equipment’. This is followed by an exterior shot of the Wintergarden ... [read more]

Starring – the house (c1988)

The real estate agent (Peter Felmingham) comes to look over the Georgallis family home and makes a few suggestions on how it could be improved for sale, upsetting most of the family along the way. His reaction to Con’s masterpiece ... [read more]

The natural vegetation of the alpine country (1955)

The make-up and ecological function of the alpine country’s natural vegetation is detailed. By the 1950s continual clearing for grazing pasture had destroyed much of this natural environment. [read more]

The service begins (1965)

This clip is from a black-and-white live broadcast of a Catholic church service in the Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic Church in Rose Bay. The cantor begins a hymn and the congregation join in as the choirboys and the clergy arrive ... [read more]

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