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Montclare, 1950 (1982)
Linda Stevens (Jacki Kerin) reads her mother’s diary. In 1950 Montclare was converted into a retirement home. [read more]
‘We can’t go back in the cells’ (1980)
The prisoners stage a full-scale riot, aiming to burn down the jail. As Jackson (Bryan Brown) takes a hammer to the doors of the isolation cells and the warders open fire, the prison governor (Robert 'Tex’ Morton) assures his superior ... [read more]
Guatemalan rubbish dump (1987)
Some of Guatemala’s citizens live from the discarded rubbish of the city. A man shows us his home on the dump. [read more]
Churchill feeding swans (1948)
This clip from a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, in 1948 shows Sir Winston Churchill feeding swans, smoking a cigar and walking up to, and looking inside, a brick farmhouse. [read more]
Panning for gold (1971)
This clip from a home movie filmed by Alan Bresnahan in 1971 shows a group of people panning for gold in a creek bed to the song, Goldfever. [read more]
‘Island of happiness’ (c1940)
The last minute of this 1940s travelogue gives an idea of the style of travelogues of the time. The commentator signs off with a positive farewell. The closing title is included. [read more]
DJ Kenny spins the music (2005)
DJ Kenny (David Page) steps up to the mike and introduces his radio show, Greenbush, the show where dedications are made to Indigenous inmates. [read more]
Centre for Social Studies (1998)
Feminist and concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin establishes the Centre for Social Studies in Bethnal Green, London with her second husband, Richard Hauser. [read more]
‘No killing, no injuries, no mines’ (2004)
This clip is taken from the last few minutes of the film. Habiba is a victim of a landmine in Afghanistan who now has an artificial leg as a result. She speaks movingly about her wish for an end to ... [read more]
Pink lifesavers (1982)
Jackie (Jo Kennedy) has been invited to a rooftop party by her idol, the rock show host Terry (John O’May), but she’s surprised to find that he’s exclusively interested in male companionship. She joins the poolside fun, as a bevy ... [read more]
Malaya terrain (1964)
This clip, shot in various regions of Malaysia (then called Malaya), emphasises the difficulty of troop movement through the landscape. [read more]
Finding another language (1995)
Composer Ross Edwards returned to Australia when his mother died. There he searched for a new style of composition, inspired by the economy of Chinese brush painting and relating it to the Australian bush. [read more]
Rescue and resolution (1937)
Mr Carthew (Brian Abbot) spots a ship as he and the pastor (George Doran) are stoking the beacon fire. Miss Fortescue (Mollie Kerwin) and Mr Packer (Desmond Hay) form a bond over his secret stash of whiskey. The ship’s imminent ... [read more]
Alice without Nanna (2006)
Over a shot of Alice Springs Aaron talks about the town. Alice Springs isn’t the same to the Pedersen brothers without their Nanna. Aaron and Vinnie, sitting in the park, recall the violence of their childhood, and the experience of ... [read more]
Women’s business (1997)
Women performing chores. The clip shows the different social responsibilities of different members of the community. [read more]
Possums and goannas (1920)
After a long journey to their new home, a slab bark hut in pristine bushland, the Rudds settle down to sleep, with seven people in the two beds. A possum and then a goanna come to investigate their new neighbours. [read more]
Repairing the damage (1974)
Workers are shown in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy fixing roofs and securing tarpaulin for protection. Fallen trees, collapsed buildings, debris and shells of houses can be seen. [read more]
The seventh wish lasts forever (1990)
Prince Wilton (Justin Rosniak) is desperate to get rid of the last wish. CW wishes for everyone to like him and he’s turned into a baby. Katie (Ebony Ricketson) now adores him but Wilton can’t change him back because the ... [read more]
Children’s deck games (c1966)
A staff member organises children’s activities on the upper deck of the ship. Children climb into hessian bags to participate in a jumping-sack race, while others navigate a constructed obstacle course of deck chairs and rubber tyres. A woman hands ... [read more]
The outhouse (1989)
An old woman is pushed in a wheelchair by her Aboriginal daughter (Marcia Langton) along a trail lined with rocks. They come to a stop by an outside toilet. The Aboriginal woman waits. [read more]
