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Mini beat-the-buzzer (1971)
A mini beat-the-buzzer competition takes the teams into the last advertisement break before the final round. [read more]
At the river (1980)
Joanna (Anna Ralph) follows Manganinnie (Mawuyul Yanthalawuy) into the forest. Anna’s father, Edward Waterman (Phillip Hinton), calls out to her in vain. [read more]
The Friends’ School (2003)
Peter Jones is a teacher of comparative religion at the Friends’ School in Tasmania. He feels that only by understanding each other’s religion can we truly accept other people’s differences. [read more]
The Completion of Geehi Dam (1967)
This footage, shot between 1965 and 1967, details the final steps that were involved in the construction of Geehi Dam and the testing of the regulating valve. [read more]
Before the boom (2008)
Prior to its film revival in the early 1970s, Australia was occasionally used as a setting for international productions such as Wake in Fright (1971), directed by Canadian Ted Kotcheff. Sweeping new federal government policies led to a dramatic increase ... [read more]
The singing stops (1998)
Over home movie footage of the young Emily, her parents tell how preschooler Emily had no sight in one eye. Just as they were coming to terms with this, they were shocked to discover that Emily is also profoundly hearing ... [read more]
The killer is cornered (1951)
With a group of men on his tail, the killer climbs further upwards through the scrub. Meanwhile, the victim’s felt hat continues its way down the river. When the killer makes it to the road at the top of the ... [read more]
Construction of the Snowy Scheme (1974)
In 1956 the Eucumbene Dam was constructed to divert water to the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers for the Snowy Mountains Scheme. The project was officially opened in 1974. [read more]
The singing bullet (1955)
This clip is from the start of Smoky Dawson and the Singing Bullet. In this episode, Young Billy (Ray Hartley) is kidnapped by Crogan and Gilmore, Smoky’s old enemies. They take him to an isolated hut to lure Smoky (Smoky ... [read more]
Child soldiers of the UK and the USA (2002)
The UN has defined a child as under 18 years. In the USA 17 year olds are recruited for military service. In the UK 16 year olds are sent into active service. Gary Hope was sent to the Gulf ... [read more]
No future (1996)
Night-time. White lines disappear into the darkness as a solitary car drives along a lonely stretch of country road. Files stacked beside the driver tell us that he is a field officer for the Royal Commission into Deaths in Custody. ... [read more]
‘The best lemon tree in the street’ (1996)
Having sold his millionth nail, Uncle (voiced by John Flaus) retires from his hardware store. He and his wife become surrogate parents to their nephew (narrator William McInnes). After Aunt dies, Uncle relies on his dog Reg for company. In ... [read more]
Cooper Creek in flood (1954)
The parched remains of dead cattle are spread across the dry creek-bed of Cooper Creek. Then, a once in a lifetime flood creates an inland sea. With the creek in flood, Tom is shown ferrying his load across the waters ... [read more]
The biggest award (2001)
Bookseller John Hunt speaks about novelist-poet Calvin Hoffman’s theory that Christopher Marlowe did not die in 1593 and was the author of Shakespeare’s works. Hunt’s wife’s responds with an intriguing comment about crying when reading Shakespeare but not when reading ... [read more]
Off the record (1977)
There were finally three verbal confessions by Ryan (played in this re-creation by Bill Hunter) saying that he had shot the prison warder. None was signed by Ryan, who only signed documents saying that he would give no verbal testimony. [read more]
A trip to the cinema (1941)
In a burst of colour, eight children of various ages happily stream out of a suburban house and pile (miraculously) into a car waiting outside. The film then cuts to the children getting out of the other side of the ... [read more]
The role of the public servant (1970)
Dr HC Coombs, the great Australian public servant and advisor to six Australian prime ministers, talks about whether it’s possible to be an entirely neutral public servant. [read more]
The sliding tunnel floor (1969)
The workings of the sliding tunnel floor in hard rock tunneling are shown. [read more]
Along the Murray River (c1920)
A team of rowers pass under the Swan Hill drawbridge on the Murray River. A paddle-steamer takes passengers down the Murray River. Different angles from the steamer capture views of the Murray River and the surrounding landscape. In this clip ... [read more]
Passing the baton (2003)
Peter Rose recalls that his younger brother Bobby Rose Junior began to show his flair for football from an early age. It was always assumed that both boys would follow their father into the Collingwood Club to play football. [read more]
