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‘You have killed me’ (1984)
John (John Hargreaves) remembers the birth of their child Lucy, in a series of happy flashbacks that turn bitter when he imagines his wife Helen (Wendy Hughes) and her lover Tom (David Cameron). John rushes to find her, at the ... [read more]
‘The fate of a whole universe …’ (1995)
Neri (Marzena Godecki) is stunned when a hologram of her long-dead father (Robert Cooper) appears. He explains some of her history and how their mission was to watch over human colonisation of the sea. He then entrusts her with the ... [read more]
‘Don’t get on while I’m here’ (2005)
Tracy (Cate Blanchett) has been hiding in a bedroom while Lionel Dawson (Hugo Weaving) receives a heroin delivery. When she returns he’s getting ready to inject. Tracy is angry that he has forgotten she is there. Next morning, Tracy swims ... [read more]
Solo dancer on grassy slope (c1936)
A dancer wearing a beret and holding a makeshift cane draws a pipe from his pocket and puts it in his mouth. A wistful dance routine incorporating the props follows. The dancer completes a series of turns, leaps and poses. ... [read more]
Dog watching (2006)
A car crawls along the street, and the boy in the front seat is looking intently at the dogs he sees on his journey. Dion Beasley is being driven around by his carer Joie Boulter so that Dion can indulge ... [read more]
Demoted to bank robberies (1988)
Criminal Eddie Weaks has been killed in a car accident following a bank heist. Journalist Tom Stewart (Colin Friels) leaves the accident with the cash, after promising to give it to Eddie’s girlfriend Suzie (Marise Wipani). Tom and his photographer ... [read more]
Clive Barass, Australian champion (c1926)
This Australasian Gazette newsreel from 1926 shows Australian diving champion Clive Barass and his troupe diving from a tower at the Clifton Gardens Baths near Mosman, Sydney. Clive Barass dives followed by Arthur O’Connor, a young diver, who performs a ... [read more]
Parliament opens (1925)
This Australasian Gazette newsreel from 1925 shows the Governor of Victoria, Colonel George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, arriving by car at Parliament House, Melbourne to open Parliament. He salutes an Army Guard of Honour before entering Parliament House. After ... [read more]
Delivering paper for printing (1928)
Three men help roll large sheets of printing paper off the back of horsedrawn transport standing at the printing room’s entrance. The paper is placed on machines which rewind the sheets to ensure smooth running through the rotary printing press. ... [read more]
Reporting current events (1928)
A car pulls into frame with three reporters seated in the back. The reporters, returned from witnessing a fire, dictate the story to typists in the typing room. The typists busily type up the story at their desks. This clip ... [read more]
Some Sunday morning (c1920)
The camera follows a group of people throwing a ball as they walk down to the gentle surf at St Kilda Beach. They dive in and continue to the play with the ball. In the background people relax on the ... [read more]
The ancestors coming (2006)
The narrator (David Gulpilil) introduces his ancestors, as they walk into the bush on a hunting trip. Minygululu (Peter Minygululu) leads the column, followed by his younger brother Dayindi (Jamie Gulpilil). Djigirr (Peter Djigirr) complains about being at the back ... [read more]
‘Go you Yagoona no-names’ (2006)
In the dressing rooms, the Yagoona Schooners are paralysed with fear because they have to play a team stacked with rugby league legends. Luc’s grandfather (Dao Minh Sinh) and his room-mate Bob (Leslie Dayman) leave the nursing home to join ... [read more]
‘You’re not the same people’ (1986)
After smoking a lot of dope, Trevor (David Argue) asks Kath about the crime she’s charged with – murdering a publican. Kath (Lydia Miller) tells them the real story. Nikki (Gia Carides) asks her why she ran away to Sydney, ... [read more]
‘Hostage’ (1978)
Jimmy (Tommy Lewis) and his brother Mort (Freddy Reynolds) threaten a country schoolteacher, Mr McCready (Peter Carroll) and his wife (Robyn Nevin), at an isolated school residence. McCready bargains for his life, and offers to show them a cartoon about ... [read more]
Tea reading (1929)
This clip from a Bushells tea cinema advertisement shows a woman reading her girlfriend’s tea-leaves, predicting that she will marry a handsome man and enjoy an ocean voyage. Inside the teacup, we see the friend kissing a handsome man in ... [read more]
‘Shotties are good’ (1999)
At his sister-in-law’s family home, Jimmy (Heath Ledger) meets two armed robbers. Deirdre (Susie Porter) has set up a job with them, so that Jimmy can get the $10,000 he needs to pay back his debt to Pando (Bryan Brown). ... [read more]
Origami gangster (1999)
Jimmy (Heath Ledger) meets Alex (Rose Byrne) in a pub in Chinatown, but she’s followed by Les (Kiri Paramore), another small-time hood who wants to get on Pando’s good side. Les calls Acko (David Field), who’s out looking for Jimmy. ... [read more]
Building and measuring stamina (1959)
Coached by Don Talbot, John Konrads’ technique is refined during training in the pool. Underwater tracking shots detail Konrads’ technique. Through training, Konrads builds stamina. This is scientifically measured back at the laboratory where lung capacity, heart rate and haemoglobin ... [read more]
How to build some character (1999)
Wace (Hugh Jackman) and his brother Barky (Mary Denniss) argue about their mother and father, while playing darts with Trunny (Aaron Blabey) and Coppa (Andrew Wholley) at the King’s Hotel. Wace lectures his little brother about the virtues of keeping ... [read more]
