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Recollection of childhood (1993)

Three Jewish comedians, Deb Filler from New Zealand, Sandy Gutman (Austen Tayshus) from Melbourne and American Moshe Waldoks, talk about their childhoods as children of Holocaust survivors. [read more]

Uluru (1970)

Scenic shots of Uluru as the voice-over speaks of the 'geological timescale of the continent and its growth and ageing’. Then, we see Uluru weather a storm. As rains cascade down over the rock, the voice-over describes 'the elements that ... [read more]

‘He’s not real … he’s typing!’ (2004)

Babbling with excitement, Saskia (Hannah Greenwood) tries to explain Max Hammer (Cameron Nugent) to Renee (Emily Wheaton). Saskia is overwhelmed by the gorgeous Max, but who is he really, and where is he? [read more]

‘Brussels sprouts’ (2005)

Still photographer Carol Jerrems made a short film in 1975 featuring 15-year-old schoolboys from Heidelberg Tech. Most of them had been expelled and, in Carol’s words, preferred ‘bashing, beer, sheilas, gang bangs, gang fights, billiards, stealing and hanging about’. [read more]

A church community (1986)

A collection of people, mainly consisting of families and young people, have come together in a suburban living room to celebrate Christ. It’s a group that’s responding to the gospel message. Please note there are some intermittent audio and visual ... [read more]

Path to progress (1992)

After black-and-white footage of Pintubi people, Smithy Zimeran Tjampitjinpa recalls being moved to Papunya. Yuyua Nampitjinpa talks about her experience in the mission school. [read more]

Larry Sitsky comments on the Sydney Opera House (1973)

Composer Larry Sitsky comments that the opera theatre has many faults. Opera director Sam Wanamaker suggests that the space is manageable. [read more]

Main Base, Commonwealth Bay (1931)

After 20 years, the Discovery team return to Commonwealth Bay’s Cape Denison to find that the hut at Main Base is still standing. Frank Hurley recounts his memories over footage of the hut’s interior (including the kitchen, living quarters and ... [read more]

A very efficient secretary (1983)

This clip looks at how women were brought back into the paid workforce to fill the lower paid positions as the economy boomed in the 1960s. [read more]

Cherry picker rotation of muck train trucks (1963)

The process of cherry picker rotation of muck trains, and the cherry picker co-ordination with the drill jumbo, employed in Snowy Mountains Scheme tunnelling, is detailed. [read more]

Attraction of the wilderness (1980)

Amateur botanist Antonius Moscal says that rafting down the wilderness of the Franklin River reminds him of the definition of God. Moscal says nature reflects God. [read more]

‘What are my chances?’ (2005)

Returning from her father’s funeral, Meryl (Justine Clarke) daydreams a series of disasters that might happen to the train she’s riding. In one, the train runs into a tunnel that collapses on top of it. In an earlier scene, a ... [read more]

Pressure to perform (1998)

Primary school girls compete to be chosen for the Australian gymnastics team. Pressure is on the young gymnasts as they train at the Western Australian Institute of Sport. The girls and coaches are interviewed in 1994 and then in 1996. [read more]

A Cinderella station (1982)

When the Forshaw family bought their small station of just 200 square miles, they could only find enough money to buy the property without stock. Over the last decade, Elton and his boys have worked away from the station to ... [read more]

‘The Snowy Mountains song’ (1963)

At night, in the recreation hut of one of the Snowy Mountains Scheme workers’ camps, the men sing 'The Snowy Mountains song’. [read more]

The St Kilda Esplanade on Boxing Day (c1913)

This silent clip shows the St Kilda esplanade and foreshore on Boxing Day 1913. People relax on the grass, enjoy amusement rides at Luna Park and swim at the beach. [read more]

The Kokoda Trail (1972)

This clip shows students from Scots College on the final leg of their seven day trek through the Owen Stanley Ranges towards Kokoda in Papua New Guinea. They navigate their way across a makeshift log bridge over a fast flowing ... [read more]

A river to be turned (1952)

The first stages of the Snowy Mountains Scheme are detailed, from the survey and hydrology crews measuring river flows at the Snowy headwaters, to the Guthega project (the first project to be completed), now underway. [read more]

‘You run like a blackfella!’ (1976)

While his father takes a catch of fish to sell in town, Mike (Greg Rowe) discovers some illegal hunters shooting birds. An Aboriginal stranger, Fingerbone Bill (David Gulpilil), drives them away with a warning shot. Mike tried to hide but ... [read more]

End of the Long March (1986)

The Long March ended in Shensi Province. The Communist Chinese had to cross cold, wet, swampy grasslands. Of the 40,000 who set out only 8,000 survived the treacherous marshy ground. However, they capture the crucial pass and win a decisive ... [read more]

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