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Fulfilling her father’s dream (1985)
Carol (Nicole Kidman) is feeling the pressure from home to work harder on her training and her attitude towards competition. At dinner, Peter Trig (Terence Donovan) criticises her laidback approach to her last race, while she is trying to get ... [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]
‘Let’s make tracks’ (c1960)
The whistle blows which means its time for Mr Squiggle (voiced by Norman Hetherington) to return home to the moon. Miss Pat (Patricia Lovell) returns her attention to Bill Steamshovel’s problem with his ‘tracks’ which have now shrunk in the ... [read more]
Gaudí the perfectionist (1974)
Spanish architect Antonio Gaudí oversaw the whole of his artistic work – building design, construction and interior furnishings. Examples of Gaudí's buildings and interiors are shown, including some great pieces of his lesser known furnishings and furniture. The narrator describes ... [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]
Hurley’s Australia (2004)
In the last decade of his life, the broke photographer Frank Hurley was forced to reinvent himself. He turned to pictorial and landscape photography, and created some of the most popular images of Australia after the Second World War. [read more]
The dragonfly super skimmer (2004)
Inventor brothers explain a pool cleaner they’ve invented that picks up leaves and other debris from the surface of the pool before it settles onto the bottom to finish the job. [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]
Insulin (1997)
Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company supplies six million people with insulin each day. Twelve-year-old diabetic James Jarvis interviews Dr Richard Di Marchi about insulin. [read more]
European settlement in Byron Bay (1996)
The first European settlers in Byron Bay cut the 1,000-year-old cedars. They then farmed, and fished out the whales before moving to a more environmentally friendly attitude. [read more]
The story of the Red Cross (1940)
Red Cross volunteers produce thousands of articles for hospital requirements, including gowns, masks, pyjamas and bandages. Other volunteers knit and sew items from their own homes. Lady Gowrie, President of the Australian Red Cross Society (ARCS), and Lady Duggan, ... [read more]
The pyjama game (1987)
Former Australian cricketer Ian Chappell tells his version of the beginnings of World Series Cricket in 1978, when media baron Kerry Packer made Chappell captain. [read more]
The singing bullet (1955)
This clip is from the start of Smoky Dawson and the Singing Bullet. In this episode, Young Billy (Ray Hartley) is kidnapped by Crogan and Gilmore, Smoky’s old enemies. They take him to an isolated hut to lure Smoky (Smoky ... [read more]
Kate’s ambivalence (1997)
Kate is a single mother with a five-year-old son, Liam, seeking a life partner. Peter, a fireman, invites her and her son to visit his work place. Kate acknowledges that Liam is delighted but she feels ambivalence towards Peter as ... [read more]
Freedom to the city – Edinburgh (1948)
This clip from a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, begins with a title card that states ‘Presented by the Corporation of Edinburgh along with the Burgess Ticket conferring the Freedom of the City to Rt. ... [read more]
Stretching the sausages (2000)
Lauren (Jasmine Ellis) is very worried about what Horace (Frank Gallacher) might be up to, and when she finds him stealing the sausages out of the kitchen she knows she was right. Her behaviour is making her stepfather (Matthew Parkinson) ... [read more]
Cleaning up the land (1997)
An elder speaks about the effects of tourism, and the responsibility of cleaning up the land. [read more]
Pull over (1981)
Police pull Les (Les Graham) over, and demand that he unload the truck. The other musicians, who are following the truck in their car, stop to investigate the hold-up. There is an altercation between the police and the band members. [read more]
Polish ecology (1991)
After 40 years of communism, Poland was left with highly polluting industries. The citizens are now demanding change. We see images of factories over a Polish song sung by a group of children. [read more]
Raising The Foundation (2002)
Historical footage shows a young Chicka Dixon, and how The Foundation raised funds is explained. [read more]