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A lash at the enemy (1944)
On an armoured patrol into the desert, men of the Australian 9th Division run into an Italian patrol. Peter Linton (Peter Finch) is wounded in the first skirmish. Bluey Donkin (Grant Taylor) and Milo Trent (Chips Rafferty) break off alone ... [read more]
‘How are you?’ (1998)
Arriving at work for the day, Laura Gibson (Sigrid Thornton) tries to take Diver Dan’s advice and really mean it when she asks her clerk, Angus (Tom Long), ‘How are you?’, much to his bemusement. When court is in session, ... [read more]
Redex Trials (1978)
Cameraman Len Maguire (Bill Hunter) and assistant Chris (Chris Haywood) rush ahead of the entrants in the round Australia Redex Trials to capture footage. They set up at a dangerous corner to wait for the cars. When one crashes, the ... [read more]
A woman in charge (1990)
At a car accident scene, Georgia Rattray (Sonia Todd) finds herself having to make a decision about whether to move a car that might crush an injured passenger who is a known drug dealer, or first save the injured driver, ... [read more]
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]
Preparing the printing machine (1911)
Workers at the Sydney Morning Herald in 1911 furnish one of the main printing machines in the pressroom with curved plates and large rolls of paper. [read more]
‘The strangest woman I ever seen’ (2008)
Nullah (Brandon Walters) thinks 'coppers’ are coming to take him away. The car in the distance is actually bringing Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) to Faraway Downs. Nullah describes her as 'the strangest woman I ever seen’. [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]
‘Who do I live with now?’ (1997)
Bojan (Kristof Kaczmarek) quits his remote job with the Hydro-Electric Commission to live with daughter Sonja (Rosie Flanagan) in Hobart. Bojan takes her to a dilapidated house he calls a ‘wog flat.’ [read more]
The Lodge (1953)
This clip from the Menzies home movie collection shows the Lodge in snow as well as Spring. [read more]
The Radcliffe girls arrive (1990)
Girls from the neighbouring ladies’ college arrive at the boys’ school for a dance, watched by some of the boys who won’t be attending, including Danny (Noah Taylor), who has been grounded for insubordination. In the dance hall Thandiwe (Thandiwe ... [read more]
The Sudan (1945)
Muslim pilgrims from Nigeria pick cotton in the agricultural fields of the Sudan to fund their journey to Mecca. The cotton is bagged and transported by camel and rail to the ginning factories (see clip three) where the seed is ... [read more]
The fittings (2003)
Alex Perry runs through the A to Z of designing a wedding dress for the big day. It’s all about negotiating the demands of the bride, her mother and the bridesmaids. [read more]
Ken Howard calls the Melbourne Cup (1941)
This is the complete radio broadcast of the 1941 Melbourne Cup, as called by commentator Ken Howard. [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]
Overview of the Scheme (1969)
Using a graphic, this clip outlines each of the individual projects completed to date on the Snowy Mountains Scheme, and their relationships to one another. [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]
Family reunion (2006)
Tutu (voiced by Emily Hunt), Chump (voiced by Patrick Floersheim) and Stretch (voiced by Annie Lindner) attempt to rescue Zef (voiced by Jono Wood) who is trapped in ‘The Badness’ place. [read more]
The issue of conscription (1962)
In this excerpt from an interview with Dr Daniel Mannix, the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Mannix describes the circumstances in which he advocated against conscription during the First World War. [read more]
Environment versus progress (1996)
Christine starts to build her house constructed from recycled materials in idyllic Byron Bay. Her world is shattered when the local council approves a quarry next to her house that will mine for gravel for 23 years and create noise. [read more]
