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The Stranger (1964)
A mysterious Stranger (Ron Haddrick) collapses on the doorstep of the Walsh family home. The opening titles for The Stranger feature a satellite dish searching the skies, strange particles moving in space and a moonscape. Inside the Walsh home, teenager ... [read more]
‘Best time to skate’ (2005)
Poker (Richard Wilson) and Blue (Ho Thi Lu) wake Spasm (Sean Kennedy) after they have liberated his skateboard from the ‘confiscated’ cupboard at school. They take off on a two-day skate trip across the city, heading for Beachbowl, the major ... [read more]
‘Don’t be like your old man’ (2011)
As Daniel (Daniel Connors) walks back home from Linden’s place he sees his father (Michael Connors) sitting in the gutter at the edge of the footpath. His father questions Daniel about school and threatens him if he mucks up or ... [read more]
‘Flowers for Miss Manners’ (1931)
Paula Marsh (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’) prepares for an evening at the Hotel Plaza. In the hotel dining room she takes her first look at society matron Mrs Nash (Nellie McNiven) wearing the pearls her father has asked ... [read more]
‘Police work is people’ (1993)
Maggie Doyle (Lisa McCune) and Wayne Patterson (Grant Bowler) arrive at the property of Old Man Doherty to follow up on some unpaid parking fines and find more than they bargained for in the form of a vicious german shepherd. ... [read more]
Anzac Parade Junction (c1928)
At Anzac Parade Junction, trams carry crowds from the racecourse to Circular Quay and from the Sydney Showground to Central Station. The busy intersection is a bustling chaos of trams, buses, cars and pedestrians all of which are kept in ... [read more]
Tahmeena wakes screaming (2007)
John Woldring (William McInnes) stares at the telephone, as if contemplating telling someone about the distressed young woman he’s just found. The whistle of a boiling kettle initially masks (and then becomes confused with) Tahmeena’s (Monic Hendrickx) screams as she ... [read more]
Bankers, bookies and bad news (1920)
The Galloways have come to the city unannounced, to withdraw emergency funds from Mrs Galloway’s inheritance. Their son Gilbert (Rawdon Blandford) abandons them at home while he goes to the races with Olive, his mistress (Marie La Varre). Jo Galloway ... [read more]
Church goes undercover (1998)
Under orders from boss Bernie Rocca (Joe Petruzzi) and supervisor Ellen Mackenzie (Anita Hegh), Peter Church (Peter Phelps) goes undercover at the railway yards. His target is railway worker Ronnie Gallagher (John Brumpton), a suspect in the case of a ... [read more]
‘Foiled again’ (1983)
Detective Tom Shannon (John McTernan) finally brings in Faith Bloomfield (Elaine Lee) after she is located treating homeless friends to an extravagant party at an expensive hotel. Back at the station, Shannon and Detective ‘JJ’ Jeffrey Johnson (Peter Adams) inform ... [read more]
‘My father used to spear emus’ (2008)
The experience of Tjalkabotta seeing white people for the first time is told through interviews with author Peter Vallee and readings of diary excerpts. In this way, Tjalkabotta recounts his life as a child before white occupation of his country. ... [read more]
‘Up your bum!’ (1994)
Jeff (Russell Crowe) and Greg (John Polson) sit on the couch at Jeff’s house, after drinking at the local gay pub. They kiss for the first time, but Harry (Jack Thompson) interrupts them, seeking an introduction. He joins the boys ... [read more]
‘This is number 96?’ (1975)
A mystery man (Curt Jansen) arrives at the delicatessen looking for Herb Evans (Ron Shand). Arnold Feather (Jeff Kevin) sends him upstairs where the residents of Flat 3 are enjoying their evening meal. Dorrie Evans (Pat McDonald) is scheming to ... [read more]
‘Our saviours have arrived’ (1995)
As the Battle Hymn of the Republic ('Glory, Glory Hallelujah’) plays on the soundtrack, the American submariners arrive secretly in Fremantle south of Perth, Western Australia. Though deemed 'secret’ everyone knew that the 'Yanks’ were in town. Early in the ... [read more]
The Stawell Gift 130-yard dash (1927)
The running of the semi-finals and finals of the 130-yard footrace commences. TJ Miles from Queensland is the winner. He is presented with a sash, gold medal and trophy. He is congratulated by WJ Millard, the winner of the first ... [read more]
Environmental impacts (1979)
Bird lover and ornithologist John Waugh talks about the abundance of birdlife in the Towra wetland area of Botany Bay. Bernie Clarke from the Botany Bay Planning and Protection Council talks about the impact of redirected wave energy, caused by ... [read more]
Down on the farm (1979)
Frank Bourke, the band leader and composer of reliable dance tunes, revisits the dirt poor farm where he grew up. [read more]
‘Not a bad effort’ (1979)
An ex-army officer skippers the Warrender which is the newest of the barges, custom-made for the north. [read more]
The dream house (2003)
Rob arrives for a tour of the house he designed and built for his own family but was unable to finish for financial reasons. It’s now owned by another family who love it dearly. [read more]
‘The gods are angry’ (2003)
The Balinese people believe that the bombing of a nightclub was a sign of displeasure by the gods. Psychiatrist Dr Denny Thong explains the feeling of the people. A temple priest, Mangku Sakenan, explains that a ceremony is held to ... [read more]
