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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]
‘Not everybody’s the same’ (2003)
In this clip we are introduced to Bob, Roy, Mick and Ann, all over sixty years of age. They share their thoughts on sexuality and relationships in their later years, including life as a widower, caring for a partner, changes ... [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]
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]
Santa visits the hospital (1929)
This clip from a silent black-and-white cinema advertisement for Anthony Hordern & Sons shows Santa visiting the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Santa, accompanied by a young girl dressed as a fairy, arrives by horse-drawn carriage and waves to the children. He ... [read more]
The biggest vet practice in the world (1984)
Veterinary surgeon, David Bradley, lives in Kununurra in north Western Australia. His practice stretches from Port Hedland Western Australia to Mt Isa Queensland and to Darwin and Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Bradley flies himself to work, the distance ... [read more]
Harvesting the bark (1980)
Djiwul (Jack) Wunuwun cuts bark from a tree in the bush, with an axe. The narrator (David Gulpilil) says the best time to get the bark is in the wet season. [read more]
Follow the signs (1998)
Private investigator Charles says the signs of adultery are easy to detect – new clothes, especially underwear, joining a gym, interstate trips and items on the credit card such as expensive restaurants. [read more]
On the run (2000)
Cabs crawl along the city street, on the lookout for two Aboriginal youths suspected of bashing a fellow taxi driver. Lance (Gavin Ritchie) and Murray (Shane O’Mara) run up an alley way and scale a fence to get away from ... [read more]
‘You boys and Kiwi are the goods!’ (1914)
Two young boys are hired to polish boots at the Imperial Hotel, London, after their trial goes surprisingly well. The hotel manager exclaims 'You boys and Kiwi are the goods’! The advertisement ends with a close-up of an animated drawing ... [read more]
‘Flame trees will blind the weary driver’ (2005)
With his heroin supply dried up, Lionel goes into severe withdrawal and begs Tracy (Cate Blanchett) to buy him some heroin. She is appalled, but she does it, buying heroin on the street for the first time since she gave ... [read more]
Continuing the discussion (1999)
The Reconciliation Learning Circle group have just held their last meeting at a social venue. As they get up and disperse, an Indigenous man speaking in voice-over predicts that the group members will now go back to their busy lives ... [read more]
The ‘Dreadnought’ versus the ‘Slogger’ (1933)
Tommy (George Wallace) has to fight the gigantic and very nasty criminal Slogger Lee (John Dobbie) in the ring, after bragging to the sergeant (Marshall Crosby) that he would fight anybody. The sergeant tries to referee a bout that has ... [read more]
Play the game – floating and sinking (2002)
Host Sam (Angela Kelly) explores floating and sinking with parrot Muppet Portia, testing various objects in a basin of water. It is from the 'Play the game’ segment, designed to encourage parents to try some of these activities with their ... [read more]
‘Only the fit survive’ (1996)
David’s music teacher Mr Rosen (Nicholas Bell) pleads with Mr Helfgott (Armin Mueller-Stahl) to let David take up an offer of a music scholarship in America. Mr Helfgott has no money and does not wish to use a bar mitzvah ... [read more]
The dugong that won’t die (1978)
Peter (John Hargreaves) and Marcia (Briony Behets) drive down the beach to check out the other campers; they are missing, but their van is visible in the breakers. Peter swims out to investigate and sees the body of a girl ... [read more]
The tunnelling crews (1963)
The crews involved in hard rock tunnelling in the Snowy Mountains Scheme are introduced. [read more]
Ends justify the means (1991)
Major Crime Squad members, including Jock Brennan (Paul Sonkkila), Ian Cochrane (Sean Scully), Lochie Renford (Andy Anderson) and Peter Faithful (Simon Westaway), plan and execute a raid on premises belonging to the brother-in-law of suspected armed robber Johnny Mercer (Christopher ... [read more]
The only Turk at school (2000)
Thirty-year-old Kuranda recalls his time at school in Emu Plains in Western Sydney where he was the only Turk in a school of 900 pupils. He was called a 'wog’ and 'gobble, gobble’ (Turkey). He even pretended to celebrate Christmas ... [read more]
The con and the shrink (1995)
Prison psychologist Louisa Correlli (Deborra-Lee Furness) meets convicted felon Kevin Jones (Hugh Jackman) for the first time and is concerned by his apparent inability to perform simple tasks. The damage seems to have been done by an unreported beating that ... [read more]
