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Roly ‘visits’ Honolulu (1986)
Nurse Ophelia Cox (Gosia Dobrowolska) discovers Wally (Philip Quast) and Eddie (Kelly Dingwall) have created a fake Honolulu for their father, Roly (Allan Penney). Ophelia threatens to tell Roly but Wally convinces her to join the hoodwink. [read more]
‘Our saviours have arrived’ (1995)
As the Battle Hymn of the Republic ('Glory, Glory Hallelujah’) plays on the soundtrack, the American submariners arrive secretly in Fremantle south of Perth, Western Australia. Though deemed 'secret’ everyone knew that the 'Yanks’ were in town. Early in the ... [read more]
Queen of the Murray 1952 (c1943)
This clip from a colour home movie filmed by Ernest Gourlay features participants in the Queen of the Murray beauty contest 1952 including Miss Red Cliffs, Miss Murray Bridge, Miss Renmark, Miss Wentworth and Miss Mildura. Three young men dress-up ... [read more]
‘Shells, shells, and more shells’ (c1918)
Australian troops and artillery have now moved up near Pozières, in the Battle of the Somme, which began three weeks earlier on 1 July 1916. The men occupy old German trenches, enjoying the sunshine and waving at the camera as ... [read more]
‘Things grow and you kill ‘em’ (1987)
In the highlands of Tasmania in 1933, Ruby and Henry Rose live by snaring wallaby and possum for meat and skins. They have adopted a homeless boy as their son, Gem. Henry (Chris Haywood) skins wallabies without sentiment but Gem ... [read more]
‘We found one’ (1954)
Ted King (Chips Rafferty) is questioned by Sergeant Charlie White (Charles Peverill) about the body he found at sea. Ted’s daughter, Rusty (Ilma Adey), welcomes him ashore and his American offsider, Jack Janiero (Rod Taylor), tells Ted that company boss ... [read more]
Viewpoint (1965)
A woman (June Salter) who lost her husband in the Second World War worries that she will lose her son in Vietnam, after the introduction of conscription. [read more]
‘A bullet doesn’t know what colour you are’ (2008)
The Second World War interrupts the fight for Aboriginal rights and many Aboriginal men go to war. Professor Marcia Langton of the Yiman-Bidjara Nations, Professor Bain Attwood and Richard Frankland of the Gunditjmara Nation discuss the issues and implications of ... [read more]
‘You’re fired, Yusep’ (1954)
Janiero (Rod Taylor) picks a fight with Yusep (Lloyd Berrell), who has lent company equipment to local deadbeat Grundy (Reg Lye). Yusep’s girlfriend, Serena (Francis Chin Soon), watches the brawl before Ted (Chips Rafferty) intervenes. [read more]
Merriman arrives (1954)
A traditional dance is held to welcome company boss Peter Merriman (Charles Tingwell) to Thursday Island. Ted’s daughter, Rusty (Ilma Adey), offers to show him around the island. [read more]
Is this a time for the reserve powers? (1983)
Sir John Kerr (John Meillon) has invited the Prime Minister (Max Phipps) to a celebratory drink with the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak (Peter Collingwood). Razak boldly brings up the issue of the Governor-General’s role in this time ... [read more]
The housing problem in Victoria (1949)
An aerial shot of high density inner city housing is followed by a street level shot of children playing outside in the alleys. A young couple – Ted and Mary – walk towards their family home. Inside, the mother serves ... [read more]
Victim of the economy (1996)
Bill Lew had four restaurant businesses before the 1990–91 recession. He recalls 'the good old days’ before he lost it all. He visits his old hairdresser and the restaurant. Bill’s wife, Elizabeth, adds a few poignant comments. [read more]
‘It’s a constant struggle’ (2003)
A group of women that includes Jackie Kelly, a Federal Parliamentarian and a Junior Minister in the Howard Liberal Government, talk about how to deal with their children’s acquisitiveness. Jackie Kelly recalls growing up in a family of six children, ... [read more]
Uni types and Popeyes (2007)
Buffer (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor), Charge (John Batchelor) and Blake (Matthew Holmes) talk women and toxins over their meal. Their banter is interrupted by the arrival of Federal Agent Martina Royce (Yvonne Strechowski). Meanwhile Nav (Saskia Burmeister) and Leading Seaman Communicator ... [read more]
Life in exile (1985)
Colonel Berry (Simon Chilvers) has been put in charge of this POW camp when all he yearns for is to be at the battlefront with the Australian troops. Meanwhile, the internees are homesick for their homeland and their culture, ... [read more]
The ‘30-second breakfast’ (c1943)
A daughter’s voice (Janice Reid) pleads with her mother (Queenie Ashton) to tell her a story about a lady kangaroo. Her mother obliges with a story which is accompanied by cartoons of Lady Kangaroo and her family. The difficulty of ... [read more]
‘One of the most fantastic flights ever made’ (1946)
After mechanical failure stops them from taking part in the Centenary Air Race from Australia to Britain, Kingsford Smith (Ron Randell) and PG Taylor (playing himself) decide to attempt the Pacific crossing to the US, but starting from Australia. Smithy’s ... [read more]
Buses in the 1930s (c1936)
A group of men stand in front of the body of a newly constructed single-decker bus. The bus is pulled along the street by a small tractor while two men walk beside it. The next sequence shows another bus (which ... [read more]
Oppressing the ants (2006)
Mr Jonathon (Ben Miller) explains his theories about dance, competitions and how to give the audience a rabbit punch. Miss Elizabeth (Jane Hall) explains her completely different approach, based on discipline and abuse. In class, Mr Jonathon begins an improvisation ... [read more]
