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The Alibrandi curse (1999)
Josie (Pia Miranda) and her friends Sara (Leanne Carlow) and Anna (Diane Viduka) escape from ‘Tomato Day’ at Josie’s grandmother’s house to go to the beach. Josie’s mother Christina (Greta Scacchi) gives her a mouthful at home later for running ... [read more]
Saturday in Sydney (1967)
Air Vice-Marshall Ky and Mme Ky finish their Brisbane visit, and the following day travel to Sydney. [read more]
Riding, shooting and tackling (1918)
Jack and Jimmy have discovered the gang’s secret city hide-out. Gang boss Bill Warne (Billy Ryan) escapes, pursued by Jack (Snowy Baker). They both commandeer horses as Warne heads to the boatshed where his men guard a cache of arms ... [read more]
‘A pretty drink for a pretty girl’ (2008)
Jason Moran (Les Hill) celebrates the failure of the police to find evidence to convict him for a series of assaults, with family and friends including father Lewis (Kevin Harrington) and brother Mark (Callan Mulvey). At the bash, associate Mick ... [read more]
Surveillance and asylum (1980)
A government security agency compiles a profile of Ray Unit (Michael Callaghan). Ray seeks political asylum from Prince Leonard (Leonard Casley), the leader of self-declared independent Australian state Hutt River Province. [read more]
A lost soul (2000)
When Ken failed first year university, he became a lost soul, unemployed, often on the dole and finally wandering the world to try to find himself. He returned to Australia to begin his studies again as a primary teacher. [read more]
The wrong place (2007)
The six Iraqis and six Cambodians have swum ashore from the Indonesian fishing boat. The captain Muluk (Sawung Jabo) tells them to climb a sand dune and wait for a bus, but he knows there is no bus. When the ... [read more]
‘The enemy within’ (1941)
This clip suggests that Nazi agents already reside in Australia and that government officials work day and night to stamp out the ‘enemy within’. The audience is called upon as ‘loyal citizens’ to do their part to assist by being ... [read more]
Sydney 1958 (2007)
This clip shows colour 9.5mm footage of Sydney filmed by Frank Straford in 1958. It features scenes of Sydney Harbour, Circular Quay and the Hawkesbury River and includes a voice-over narration by Straford and an instrumental soundtrack. [read more]
The UNCIO Assembly (1945)
This is mute footage shot in the interior of the UNCIO Assembly during the 1945 conference in San Francisco. [read more]
The new invincibles (2002)
The men of Cityside Bowling Club enter the lion’s den for the final. Bogarra Bowls Club, run by arch-enemy Bernie Fowler (John Clarke), is a poker machine palace that also has bowling greens. President Len (Frank Wilson) gives a stirring ... [read more]
Processing peanuts (1954)
At the peanut processing plants, the peanuts come out of large roasting ovens to be aired and cooled. In the next phase, peanuts go through the blanching machine and have their husks removed. Women operators in a factory production line ... [read more]
The sole and heel (c1924)
A man places a leather sheet under a pressing machine that cuts out segments for the soles of shoes. He illustrates this for the camera and holds up one of the sheets. The soles are then ‘channelled’ in preparation for ... [read more]
‘Some things in life you just can’t control’ (2006)
Katrina (Emily Barclay) flies into a rage after an argument with Rusty (Michael Dorman), her boyfriend. When she finds her car blocked in, she dumps her baby and takes the keys to his most prized possession, a Valiant Charger. At ... [read more]
Missionary Hawaii (2005)
Stephen Eisenman, author and Professor of Art History in Illinois, explains the negative impacts of colonialism and imperialism on traditional Tahitian life. English missionaries reformed the ‘sinful natives’ of Hawaii and French missionaries converted many Tahitians to Christianity. The invention ... [read more]
A concert at forty miles an hour! (1925)
The Wydawakes take their portable Magnavox Wireless in the car so they all can enjoy the novel experience of listening to music on their way to a picnic. [read more]
Our homestead (1965)
This segment features thirteen-year-old Tom Thumbleton (David Morgan) narrating in voice-over his ‘exciting’ life on the homestead built by his great-grandfather. He helps his father on the farm, learns to ride a horse and has adventures with best friend Wombat ... [read more]
Yaks in Tibet (1986)
Tibetan graziers move their families and yaks 30 to 40 kilometres for fresh feeding lands. They pay no taxes but support the local school teacher. [read more]
The rapist label (2003)
In 1989 Laura Henkel was raped in South Africa. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Laura is additionally hurt that her son blames her for not identifying the man as a rapist and thus preventing the crime. Laura’s son, Michael is ... [read more]
‘Would you like to have a try?’ (2006)
David (David Collins) and Shane (Shane Dundas) demonstrate the use of an imaginary TV remote control with the help of a bunch of bananas. This is followed by the opening titles which end on a red door. The door opens ... [read more]
