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The main street of town (1968)
Skippy, now on the run, pauses at the edge of town. Dr Stark’s henchmen, McMurtrie (Red Moore) and Snapes (Don Crosby), comment that she’ll end up on the main street and so she does. Pursued, she finds herself on the ... [read more]
From South Australia to the NT (1943)
This clip captures some of the journey by Australian troops from South Australia to the Northern Territory on the old Ghan railway. It begins at Quorn in South Australia and shows the front of the town hotel; an officer in ... [read more]
New clues in the ‘Pyjama Girl’ mystery (1939)
The clip opens with the discovery of new evidence in 1939. Believing that the lake near Albury where the woman was found might hold the key to the mystery, the local fire brigade, on direction of Superintendent Matthews, drain the ... [read more]
A man of the people (1981)
Sir William McKell was a boilermaker who rose to become premier of NSW from 1941 to 1947. While premier, he started the Housing Commission that built the landmark accommodation towers in Waterloo. McKell resigned as premier in 1947 after ... [read more]
The ‘dilly dally man’ (1969)
It’s 5 o’clock by the Play School Clock and time for Ruth Cracknell to tell a story about the 'dilly dally man’, his 'niggy naggy wife’ and their 'wicky wokky house’! [read more]
The Centenary Dog Club (c1934)
This clip shows dog owners and their canine pets on proud display at the Centenary Dog Club at Melbourne Showgrounds. Each dog is identified by name and breed, along with their owners, in the commentary given by Frank Harvey. [read more]
The year in review (1971)
This clip includes scenes of anti-apartheid demonstrations against South African sporting teams; John Gorton’s tour of Vietnam; William McMahon becoming Prime Minister; a wool fashion parade staged in the New Guinea Highlands; an unusual wedding celebrated underwater at Sydney’s Marineland; ... [read more]
A shape at the window (1982)
Dr Barton (Alex Scott) tells Linda (Jacki Kerin) to forget the past. Returning to Montclare, Linda sees a figure at her bedroom window wearing her mother’s red dress. Housekeeper Connie (Gerda Nicolson) says only she and Lance (Charles McCallum) are ... [read more]
The essence of comedy (1994)
In this clip, actors Ruth Cracknell and Garry McDonald rehearse a scene from Mother and Son (1985-94) with director Geoff Portmann. Portmann talks about Cracknell’s acting method and Cracknell reflects on the role of comedy in presenting serious subjects. The ... [read more]
A vision in the desert (1991)
John ‘Dingo’ Anderson (Colin Friels) has become the laughing stock of the town, for believing a fake telegram that said Billy Cross wanted to record one of his songs. John accuses his wife Jane (Helen Buday) of not believing in ... [read more]
‘She has the gift’ (2004)
Jack Flange (Alex O’Loughlin) has his eye on a local girl, Pearl (Diana Glenn). His boss Brownie (David Field) watches another woman – his estranged wife Trish (Kerry Armstrong), who has started farming her own leases nearby. Brownie’s oysters are ... [read more]
Dancing on the beach (c1939)
Filmed in slow motion, two women and a man (Paul Petroff) make human formations on the shoreline of the beach. A woman dressed in black swimwear runs towards Petroff and leaps into his arms. He holds her over his head ... [read more]
Save us from the woodchip mill! (1992)
This introductory song and animated sequence gives the back story to the series. Blinky (Robyn Moore) and his friends live in the idyllic little bush town of Greenpatch which, suddenly one night, is logged by bandit loggers and the trees ... [read more]
Alcohol in the blood (1980)
Dr Graham Starmer, Associate Professor of Pharmacology at Sydney University, explains to presenter Peter Wherrett that driving skills are affected even with only a small amount of alcohol in the bloodstream. Once the amount is up to 0.03 blood alcohol ... [read more]
‘The wide brown land’ (1958)
Dorothea Mackellar recites the first stanza of her most famous poem, recorded in 1958. [read more]
Timber carted to the mill (1920)
This clip from an industrial documentary show timber logs being rolled and chained onto a horse-drawn cart and transported to the mill. [read more]
The Duke of Gloucester’s opening speech (1934)
On the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne, the Duke of Gloucester delivers a speech on behalf of his father King George V, which declares the city’s centenary celebrations open. At the conclusion of the speech, the crowd in attendance ... [read more]
The lady from Shanghai (2007)
Soon after Rose (Joan Chen) returns to live with ‘Uncle Bill’ in Melbourne, Bill goes back to sea for four months, leaving her in the house with his disapproving mother (Kerry Walker). Rose decides to seek new friends. At the ... [read more]
The times are changing (1989)
Monnie (Justine Clarke) is Guinea’s (Rebecca Gibney) younger sister. She works in a factory sewing parachutes for the war effort. She’s becoming independent but her mother (Gillian Jones), grief stricken with the loss of her favourite son, has strong and ... [read more]
Cancer in the bush (2006)
Chrissey and Lindsey Newton live back of Bourke. They’ve battled drought to save their property and now they must battle with Chrissey’s cancer and the lack of rural health services for cancer sufferers. [read more]
