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The storm (1980)
The narrator, Charlie (Alwyn Kurts), strolls along the beach and recalls what made the ‘green year’ of 1929 a defining moment in his life. Charlie age 14 (Darius Perkins) is woken in the night by his ailing Grandfather (Tom Farley), ... [read more]
‘Fallen from the sky’ (2000)
The Japanese man (Rikiya Kurokawa) arrives at a suburban house in Australia to buy a car. A young blind woman (Rose Byrne) shows him into a crime scene, with blood and brains on the ceiling. She is a cousin, now ... [read more]
‘Concentration, the key to success’ (1958)
This advertisement for road safety begins with a cricket match. As Keith Miller bats, the male narrator speaks about concentration as one of his keys to success, with his 'eyes front all the time, or you’re out’. This tip is ... [read more]
The system (2007)
Drew (Aaron Pedersen), Sam (Kelton Pell) and Bella (Tammy Clarkson) discuss the next client, Debbie (Jedda Rae Hill), who tried to smuggle drugs to her husband in prison. When the court is in session, Drew raises a point of order ... [read more]
‘A smack on the smeller’ (1928)
Billy Austin (played as a boy by Leo Meagher) and his pals march out of school after a reluctant day inside. Billy picks a fight with a schoolmate when he sees the boy talking to Gladys, the girl he wishes ... [read more]
Disturber of the peace (c1945)
This five-minute film, made for the NSW Department of Health and seen here in full, emphasises the importance of sleep in maintaining good health and advises the people of New South Wales to reduce their noise level, particularly in ... [read more]
‘The bow-wows now are all the rage’ (1939)
George (George Wallace) leaps into song in the courtyard of Mrs McAllister’s dog kennel (and boarding house). Jean McAllister (Lois Green) whips off her skirt to join him, dancing in hotpants. Henry (John Dobbie) and a large cast of passers-by ... [read more]
The Rocks after dark (1983)
A short sequence of contemporary nightlife in The Rocks, showing it active with live music, restaurants and tourist attractions. [read more]
Touring the historic Rocks (1983)
A look at the Rocks area, focusing on restored old buildings, and tourist attractions including retail outlets. [read more]
The superintendent’s dream (1970)
Superintendent Tilley (Nigel Lovell) is shaken after discovering that a drunken troublemaker he saw at the golf club and the detective he has nominated for an award are apparently the same person. That evening, he has a peculiar dream featuring ... [read more]
‘The men will protect us’ (1998)
While the two men search in the night for the feral cat, Ronnie (Miranda Otto) and Ida (Brenda Blethyn) get roaring drunk at the Stubbs house. Ida says she knows the men will protect them. Both women burst out laughing ... [read more]
The valley of death (1998)
Maurice Stubbs (Ray Barrett) makes a plaster cast of a paw print in the mud in his stockyards. He suspects a giant feral cat is killing his stock, and he shapes the print with his fingers, as if to make ... [read more]
Addressing the housing problem (1957)
People in inner-city Sydney live in garages and temporary dwellings in backyards, unable to complete building their homes. The narration, spoken by Leonard Teale, lists reasons why proper housing is not affordable: lack of finance, insufficient loans for home building, ... [read more]
Who gets the profits? (1948)
An elderly pensioner is another victim of inflated prices. While his ‘hands helped to build this country’, he lives in a run-down house and has to save his cigarette butts because tobacco is too expensive. In the wealthier suburbs ... [read more]
Planning for the future (1956)
Marg and Bill Smith (Dick Hackett) marry in the mid-1940s. As cheerful instrumental music plays, a montage shows Bill Smith working hard on a small construction site building cottages during the postwar boom. During a break, a workmate warns him ... [read more]
The departure for Egypt (1915)
Having said goodbye to his family, Will (Guy Hastings) marches out with his unit to board a transport ship. As his ship sails, he reads his farewell letters. His mother (Ruth Wainwright) prays for his safe return as his girlfriend ... [read more]
A soldier in the making (1915)
Will Brown (Guy Hastings) has joined up. He realises it is time to put away the things of his sporting youth. He picks up his rifle and heads off to training camp. He learns how to march, shoot and dig ... [read more]
The summer of 77 (2001)
The Summer of 77 can be viewed here in its entirety. Cathy (Mary-Ann Henshaw), age 36, recalls a youthful summer holiday romance involving herself (Brooke Ryan), surfer boy Mick (Tristan Roache-Turner) and her best friend Anna (Kassandra Lee). The older ... [read more]
The prime minister is missing (1985)
Radio and television carries news of Harold Holt’s disappearance. Holt’s widow, Dame Zara Bate, remembers the day her husband vanished. [read more]
Faking and fighting the final battle (c1919)
A shell explodes in No-Man’s-Land after a title suggesting that this is part of an Australian follow-up to an American attack on the Hindenburg Line in late September 1918. The title says the Australians broke through at Gillemont Farm after ... [read more]
