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‘I have a wife’ (2003)
Sandy (Toni Collette) touches Hiromitsu’s face as he’s sleeping. They are in bed together. In the morning, at a petrol station, she sees a picture of his family in his wallet. He tells her that he’s married, with two children. ... [read more]
The scam (1997)
Nikki (Frances O’Connor) is flirting outrageously with Paul (Geoff Revell) in a bar. He tells her he’s a patent attorney and then later tries to impress by saying he’s meeting up the next morning with ex-football star Zipper Doyle (a ... [read more]
The one day of the year (1962)
The high point of the Melbourne Royal Agricultural Show each day is the Grand Parade. For this great moment each year, the workhorses are brushed, combed and groomed to take their place in the parade. [read more]
Towards a new age (1946)
The clip shows this Liberal Party cinema advertisement, for the 28 September 1946 federal election, in its entirety. The ad presents the post-Second World War period as potentially a time of great possibility for the Australian people. It argues that ... [read more]
A dream come true (2004)
Pamela Con Foo is from a fourth generation Darwin family. She and her husband Harry have paid $6,000 each for the privilege of a sleeper cabin on this historic trip, something they’ve waited a lifetime for. [read more]
Darwin Airport in the 1960s (1962)
Passengers cross the tarmac to board the new Boeing 707 jet aircraft. It stops in Singapore, Bangkok, Calcutta, Karachi, Cairo, Rome and London. [read more]
Important early years (1938)
Dramatised scenes from a child’s first years illustrate the importance of a correct diet in early childhood development. A young family take their five-month-old daughter, Rosemary, to a baby health centre to be weighed. The matron explains the growth rate ... [read more]
The monster’s lair (2007)
Inside the cave the crocodile uses for its lair, the creature is coming for Pete (Michael Vartan), who finds himself trapped in a rock crevice. [read more]
‘Hiding behind a character’ (1987)
Actor Max Gillies is a guest on Michael Parkinson’s show. The then Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, is also a guest. Gillies uses gestures, make-up and voice impersonation to pretend to be the real Bob Hawke with amusing results. [read more]
A trip to Kundjabe (2001)
The family travel to Kundjabe to fish. The women bait the hooks with worms, while they talk about the different types of food available to them. There is a great familiarity with how the family relate to this place. [read more]
The wrecker (1972)
Sir Lancelot and King Arthur discover that the east wing of the castle is in need of repair, and after Lancelot accidentally knocks some more down, it needs to be demolished. Morgana has a very uncharacteristic moment of concern for ... [read more]
‘I’m a drycleaner now’ (1998)
Elvis Maginnis (Marcus Graham) is on the lookout for clues as to who killed his girlfriend’s husband, Noel Pomeroy, a car dealer. His first stop is Pomeroy’s old enemy Athol Amoroso (Tommy Dysart). Meanwhile, Stella Kinsella (Alison Whyte) heads ... [read more]
‘A good bloke down on his luck’ (2000)
Back in jail in 1991 for the malicious wounding of a drug dealer, Chopper (Eric Bana) enjoys being interviewed by an attractive television reporter (Renee Brack). He is now a best-selling author with fans all over the world, and young ... [read more]
Activist group meeting (1972)
A meeting of the Black movement, with speaker Dennis Walker. [read more]
Sun rises on the memorial (2001)
The sun rises from the darkness, its yellow and red falling across the country. An elder in voice-over speaks of his experience of working in a cemetery. As he speaks, he is pouring concrete. He is making a monument. He ... [read more]
I don’t want your lousy money (1969)
Tony (Rod Mullinar) tears up a cheque given to him by his lover, Paul (Sean McEuan). Tony says he already has everything Paul aspires to. [read more]
Giving peace a chance (2003)
This clip features an interview with Sarah Davies, a Quaker who comes from a family of Quakers. Her grandfather was a conscientious objector during the Second World War. Sarah herself has travelled with the World Council of Churches to Israel ... [read more]
Marfan syndrome (2005)
This clip opens with a child’s drawing and a photo of Jabe as a young girl. In a black-and-white sequence, a doctor measures Jabe before we see her shopping at a Chinese market. On a model streetscape, a camera tracks ... [read more]
Romance (1997)
The team give up on the petrol station shooting case for the night, frustrated at their lack of progress. It’s New Year’s Eve. Jane Halifax (Rebecca Gibney) is at home supposedly profiling suspects but is instead toasting a photograph of ... [read more]
A memorable day (1983)
When Hargraves (played here in re-enactments by Hugh Keays-Byrne) returned to Australia in 1849 with the knowledge he’d gleaned from the American goldfields, he set out for the country around Bathurst in New South Wales. With assistance from a young ... [read more]
