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A very public breakdown (2005)
Craig Hamilton had a breakdown in September 2000, at the pinnacle of his career. He and an old friend, Chris Williams reminisce about that terrible and very public moment of the breakdown, as Craig was travelling by train to take ... [read more]
‘The magic of the movies’ (2007)
New customer Helen (Penne Hackforth-Jones) has come to Chandon Pictures for a DVD slide show featuring her beloved dog Champion Charles Wink Monte Carlo. After Nick (Darren Gilshenan) notices her affection for the dog is so great that some ... [read more]
The coming of the light (2004)
Each year in the Torres Strait Islands, the Coming of the Light Festival is remembered with religious services and with feasting. And the food for the feasts is always island food from island produce. [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]
Activist group meeting (1972)
A meeting of the Black movement, with speaker Dennis Walker. [read more]
Uranium supply a moral obligation (1981)
The then South Australian Minister for Mines and Energy, Roger Goldsworthy, says that Australia has a moral obligation to supply energy to the world. Arthur Baillie, a barman from Radium Hill, recalls the days of the mining town’s success. [read more]
Choosing a dance (2000)
The Anangu (how the Indigenous people of the area refer to themselves) women have been invited by Stephen Page to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, and are discussing which dance would best suit ... [read more]
A dreadful position (1934)
Maitland (John Longden) is overcome with guilt over his indiscretion with Alma Lee (Charlotte Francis). Six months later, her pregnancy has become the talk of the town. On a cliff above the beach, he confides in his friend, Dr Everard ... [read more]
A policeman who hears things (1979)
Detective Sergeant Rose (Alan Cassell) inspects the counting house, with David Griffiths (Hu Pryce), a senior Darcys executive. Rose tells Robert Conway (Lucky Grills), the head of administration at Darcys, that he can find out who robbed the armoured car, ... [read more]
Cutting the ribbon (1932)
The Premier of NSW, Jack Lang, and a large party of officials, walk towards the ribbon at the approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. As the ribbon is cut, the commentator John Harper remarks on the crowd who are ... [read more]
High school students against war in Vietnam (1970)
A pupil from Castle Hill High School delivers a speech about the support from students from the steps of Sydney’s town hall to a huge crowd of protestors against the Vietnam War at a moratorium rally. [read more]
Therapy (1997)
Ray (Shane Feeney-Connor) was one of the only survivors of the gas station mass shooting. After convincing him to walk through a police re-creation of the crime scene, Jane Halifax (Rebecca Gibney) is worried about the lapsed alcoholic’s wellbeing. She ... [read more]
A life sentence (1934)
Maitland (John Longden) has fallen asleep in the church, praying for the strength to confess his crime and clear his friend of murder charges. He’s about to tell the police when he sees the headlines – Alma Lee (Charlotte Francis) ... [read more]
Fraser has the numbers (1983)
Malcolm Fraser (John Stanton) is being interviewed by journalist Stuart Littlemore (playing himself). The Liberal leader will not be drawn on his party’s plans for the Supply Bill in the Senate. His desire to block Supply is assisted when a ... [read more]
A new life (1958)
New Adaminaby has been built further up the valley, well away from the flood waters that are slowly drowning the old town. The townsfolk speak with optimism about their future and seem to have accepted their fate with a rare ... [read more]
A bush boxing ring (2007)
After watching a newsreel of Lionel Rose, Ed (Xavier Samuel) and Paddy (Clarence John Ryan) build their own boxing ring in the wheat stubble, using old fencing materials. With only one pair of gloves, they take one each and spar ... [read more]
‘That’s the Rinso way’ (1946)
An opening credits sequence introducing the stars of Easy Does It is accompanied by a musical soundtrack. The first scene is at a grocery counter where a grocer (Dan Agar) attempts to sell a box of Rinso to his customer ... [read more]
Getting a fair trial (2002)
In court, David O’Sullivan (Robert Carlyle) and his associate Helen Devaney (Kerry Fox) discuss the best way to have Max give evidence. They decide to use an unsworn statement from the dock, in order to prevent the Crown prosecutor, Mr ... [read more]
Joey in pants (1936)
Hunters have killed Chut’s mother and scattered his mob. Desperate for food, Chut arrives at the Henton farm, where Mrs Henton (Ethel Saker) spots him at the gate. Tom Henton (Brian Abbot) fixes the frightened joey a new pouch, made ... [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]
