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‘The car from Australia’ (c1962)
Holden cars at the shipping docks await export to overseas markets. A voice-over chronicles the expansion of the Holden brand to 46 territories outside Australia, including New Zealand, Thailand, Singapore, Malaya and North Borneo. We see Holden cars in some ... [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]
The Interceptor (1979)
A crazed joyrider (Vincent Gil) and his girlfriend (Lulu Pinkus) lead the highway patrol on an extended chase. Their luck runs out when they come up against Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson), the best cop on the road. [read more]
‘Get us out of this hellhole’ (2004)
The First Fleet is on its way to Botany Bay. Governor Arthur Phillip (Sam Neill), Reverend Johnson (Garry McDonald) and Lieutenant Clarke (Jack Davenport) discuss the colony’s prospects over dinner. Down below, the convicts scrabble for leftovers. When Clarke visits ... [read more]
Making it to the top (1993)
A group of climbers finally makes it to the top of a remote mountain in Irian Jaya. They are expedition leader Lincoln Hall, biologist Geoff Hope, Dutch Indonesian Rini Sulaiman, and filmmakers Chris Hilton and Sue Fleming. [read more]
The rich get richer (1983)
In 1983 Australia’s largest overseas aid project is centred on the Philippines. It’s called PADAP and it’s a shared project between Australian technological know-how and the Philippine Government. The aid money is being spent on roadworks in one particular ... [read more]
‘That’s the Rinso way’ (1946)
An opening credits sequence introducing the stars of Easy Does It is accompanied by a musical soundtrack. The first scene is at a grocery counter where a grocer (Dan Agar) attempts to sell a box of Rinso to his customer ... [read more]
The lure (2001)
Harry (Tony Barry) gives Max (Michael Tuahine) a lure go fishing. Max is startled when one of the fish seems to speak to him, later warning him against his boss (Nicholas Papademetriou). At the factory, Max and Dimitra (Phaedra Nicolaidis) ... [read more]
The players have a snow fight (1930)
In the retreating snow of Switzerland, the Australian team have snow fights. The camera pans across the vista capturing the players throwing snow balls and chasing each other through the snow. [read more]
Part of nature (1980)
Romanian Antonius Moscal read about Tasmania’s south-west wilderness as a schoolboy. After migrating he began to explore the Franklin River by raft, collecting botanical specimens. [read more]
Preparations for the carnival (1952)
A voice-over prompts the question, would you meet your neighbours with warmth and friendship or with bombs? Images of friendly Chinese people are contrasted with the bombs and destruction of war. This then cuts to youth erecting posters for the ... [read more]
Arthur, the ring-a-ding-a-ling-a-list king (1972)
This clip is the opening theme song for the animation series, Arthur and the Square Knights of the Round Table. [read more]
‘The societal moral norm’ (2006)
Karen Willis from the NSW Rape Crisis Centre reflects on what she sees as the double standards between acceptable male and female sexual behaviour. AFL fan Christie talks to camera about the culture surrounding footballers and ... [read more]
Going to the scan (2007)
Rachel has had a seizure. The medical staff must do a scan of her brain quickly to see from where in the brain the fits are originating, so they know where to operate. [read more]
‘Your stupid fungus is out of control’ (2007)
Cleo (Phoebe Tonkin) is sharing the surprise news with Lewis (Angus McLaren) that the magic wish potion works, when they are interrupted by a phone call summoning Lewis to join Emma (Claire Holt) and Rikki (Cariba Heine) at the café. ... [read more]
Hoyts talking pictures roadshow (c1929)
An intertitle invites viewers to 'see for a brief moment’ the sound equipment for talking pictures. Then a Hoyts Talking Pictures Roadshow sound unit truck is seen coming down the street. Two uniformed men open the back doors and begin ... [read more]
The dreamer wakes (1953)
The new family car has broken down only a few miles from home after a pleasant outing. Unable to fix it, they are forced to push their car the rest of the way. This dissolves into a picture of ‘today’ ... [read more]
The biggest crime case (2006)
In a dramatic re-creation of events of 1 January 1963, two boys find the body of Dr Bogle (Rhys Muldoon) beside Lane Cove River. Police and detectives arrive at the scene to discover Mrs Chandler’s (Octavia Baron Martin) half-naked body ... [read more]
The beef cattle industry (1934)
This clip features scenes on a cattle station including the herding of cattle, bull riding, cattle passing through a trough, mustering, stockmen setting up camp and cattle inoculation. [read more]
The discovery (1968)
Pastoralist and prospector Lang Hancock retraces his route by air and on foot to explain how he made his great discovery of a mountain of iron ore at Mount Tom Price in Western Australia. [read more]
