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Down to the beach for a swim (1967)
This is mute unedited black and white footage showing a police inspector retracing the steps of Mr Holt prior to his entering the water for a swim. [read more]
‘New York, without the intellect’ (1988)
After meeting with movie producer Elaine Ross (Ruth Cracknell), scriptwriter Colin Rogers (John Hargreaves) and his wife Kate (Robyn Nevin) attend their first film industry party in Sydney. At the party Colin meets aspiring writer Helen Davey (Nicole Kidman). [read more]
‘The path of wild abandon’ (2006)
Dan (Heath Ledger) and Candy (Abbie Cornish) visit Casper (Geoffrey Rush), an old friend of Dan’s who’s an associate professor of organic chemistry. He often makes his own heroin. Dan borrows $100 for a hit. He and Candy time their ... [read more]
‘A dago just the same’ (1966)
Nino Culotta (Walter Chiari) comes to meet Harry Kelly (Chips Rafferty), father of Kay (Clare Dunne), the woman he wants to marry. Harry is a successful building contractor, who thinks his daughter can do better. [read more]
Up against the law (2005)
Monica stole cars for the thrill of it. But suddenly she was 18 and an adult according to the law. When she next stole a car, she went to jail. Now she’s a social worker who works with young people. ... [read more]
‘I’m telling you the law’ (2005)
Walking through the mining fields, Norman tells us how the old people used to work the fields, but the young people don’t work anymore, and drink too much grog. Norman says that white people arrived with a noodling machine, and ... [read more]
Scott breaks the rules (1992)
Ballroom dancing officials Les Kendall (Peter Whitford) and Barry Fife (Bill Hunter) sternly recall how Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio) used 'unorthodox, crowd-pleasing moves’ at the championships. Scott’s mother Shirley (Pat Thomson) and his partner Liz (Gia Carides) express disbelief. Onlooker ... [read more]
Hypnosis on the hill (1987)
In their secret place on the hill, Danny (Noah Taylor) offers to hypnotise Freya (Loene Carmen) to help her stop smoking – but he has something else on his mind as well. [read more]
Queen Elizabeth II at the races (1954)
This clip from a home movie, filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, shows Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, arriving at the Flemington horse races. Queen Elizabeth II watches the race through her binoculars, ... [read more]
‘Send a petition to the King’ (1983)
The clip begins with historical footage of King Burraga who speaks about equal rights and justice for Aboriginal people. William Cooper, an Aboriginal elder, begins the fight for rights by having a petition signed, with the intention of delivering it ... [read more]
‘We swear by the Southern Cross’ (1949)
Peter Lalor (Chips Rafferty) addresses the miners who have just elected him leader, calling for volunteers. He tells the crowd that some of them may be killed, so men with wives and children should think hard before joining their new ... [read more]
Freddie gets the job (1977)
Pym (John Meillon) and his son Larry (Harold Hopkins) are unable to find a replacement pianist after Lou has deserted – until the bustling arrival of Freddie Graves (John Ewart), piano tuner, 'picture pianist’ and man-about-town. [read more]
Rolf Harris at the Sydney Opera House (1973)
Australian entertainer Rolf Harris sings a self-penned tribute to the SOH while he does a painting of it. We see him in make up, preparing for the first performance in the concert hall. [read more]
Loading horses on the SS Cornwall (1899)
Officers of the Queensland Mounted Infantry lead some reluctant horses down a ramp to board the SS Cornwall on 31 October 1899 in Brisbane, prior to departing for the Boer War. [read more]
Locals cool off at the weir (c1940)
Two boys run and dive into the Dawson River alongside Theodore weir as others look on, some sit on the waters edge. A car drives across the top of the weir as pedestrians cross in the opposite direction. Children splash ... [read more]
Don’t emphasise the disability (1998)
Mick is preparing to depart overseas to perform at a disabled arts festival in Japan. His carer (who appears to be his sister) has bought him some new shoes to go with the outfit he’ll wear for Big Bag’s performance. [read more]
The Chinese yellow streak (1975)
Crime boss Jack Wilton (George Lazenby) taunts Inspector Fang (Jimmy Wang Yu) with racial slurs at a harbourside party. They fight, but Wilton’s henchmen soon take his place. Journalist Caroline Thorne (Ros Spiers) calls a halt to the violence. [read more]
Shake-a-leg dance on the beach (1898)
A small group of young Aboriginal men demonstrate a shake-a-leg dance on the beach at Murray Island. They perform this dance in the same location where Haddon recorded the Torres Strait Islander men’s dance. [read more]
The first long march (2004)
In June 2002, Trish Kirby, her husband Rob and their four children travelled thousands of kilometres from their home in Melbourne to Port Hedland Detention Centre to meet fifteen-year-old Ali, an asylum seeker from Afghanistan. Trish reads extracts from an ... [read more]
‘Beautiful one day, strung up the next’ (2000)
Franky (Bruce Hutchison) is dragged into the police station and interrogated. The police want to know what made him go on his murderous spree. [read more]
