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‘Beer for the workers’ (1972)
As the office picnic progresses into the night, the partygoers get drunker, exposing simmering tensions. Clyde, a frustrated musician, tangles with a drunken colleague (Byron Kennedy), then punches the youngest member of staff, Peter (Philip Deamer), who leaves with his ... [read more]
Women walking along the beach (c1932)
Three women walk along the shoreline of Blackmans Bay Beach in Tasmania. They then cartwheel across the sand. The same women are shown later on, wearing different clothes, walking through scrub along a fence line. They climb over the fence. [read more]
‘The right time and place’ (1975)
Marion (Jane Vallis) tries to make sense of her changed perspective, as she looks down on the sleeping picnickers. Miranda (Anne Lambert) leads the girls higher, to the foot of a series of strange monoliths, where all four girls lie ... [read more]
‘God Save the Queen’ (1975)
This clip directly follows David Smith, official secretary to the Governor-General, reading a proclamation dissolving both houses of Parliament on the steps of old Parliament House, Canberra, on 11 November 1975, a few hours after the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, ... [read more]
It gets in the blood (2005)
Lauren Moret, a nuclear weapons scientist, says that when depleted uranium burns after use in weapons, the radioactive gas released into the atmosphere has deadly effects when ingested into the bloodstream of humans. [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]
To the people of Australia (1941)
This silent black-and-white cinema advertisement uses text to present a direct appeal from the Federal Treasurer, JB Chifley. The text states ‘To you who now enjoy comfortable entertainment in perfect safety. I would give a timely reminder of your obligation ... [read more]
The Women’s Auxiliary (1983)
At a public meeting, Agnes Doig (Carol Burns) announces the formation of a Women’s Auxiliary to help the miners. Company manager Birch (David Kendall) angrily interjects. [read more]
The first Victorian expedition (1984)
The expedition of Burke (played here by Martin Shaw) and Wills (John Bell) is made ready to leave from Royal Park in Melbourne with all the pomp and hullabaloo befitting those wild gold rush days of the 1860s. They set ... [read more]
Ricco (2004)
At school, Ricco stands with his hands drooped over an outside freshwater tap. He introduces himself to the audience, and the other main characters of the documentary soon after. [read more]
Getting a job (1969)
Molony is driving through the suburbs of Canberra talking to interviewer Robin Hughes about how he went about finding a job after so many years in the church. Without a reference from his former colleagues, and too proud to ask ... [read more]
A fight to the death (1936)
Moopil (not credited) leads his renegade band in a raid on Mara’s tribe. In the midst of the great battle, when Moopil tries to abduct Beatrice (Margot Rhys), Mara (Dennis Hoey) strangles him. [read more]
Swimming with the kids (2001)
Sergeant Neil Gordon and First Class Constable Anthony Gaskell drive to the river to join a group of Aboriginal children in a swim. The swim is a public relations exercise to build a bond between the police and the community. [read more]
Relaxing by the pool (c1932)
This clip shows the Archibald family enjoying themselves in a backyard swimming pool in the early 1930s. [read more]
The Phenomenal Philharmonic Fanatics (1934)
George (George Wallace) conducts the house band in a comic routine, but he has great trouble controlling the bass drummer. [read more]
Dinosaurs’ adaptation (2004)
In the hundred years since William Ferguson discovered the first fossil, Australian scientists have made remarkable discoveries. [read more]
Troops head to the docks (c1915)
On a damp Sydney morning, during the First World War, lines of Australian cavalry and infantry march down to the docks while others arrive by tram. The bustling crowds – umbrellas in hand – are shown waiting around and walking ... [read more]
Power of the atom (1981)
In the mid 1950s above ground atomic tests are carried out in South Australia. The bomb is dropped by aircraft and the blast is seen. Various people recall the tests including RAAF driver Ric Johnston, RAAF wireless operator ... [read more]
Queen of the Murray 1952 (c1943)
This clip from a colour home movie filmed by Ernest Gourlay features participants in the Queen of the Murray beauty contest 1952 including Miss Red Cliffs, Miss Murray Bridge, Miss Renmark, Miss Wentworth and Miss Mildura. Three young men dress-up ... [read more]
‘The power to win!’ (1942)
In this dramatised sequence, a mining family hears on the wireless that Singapore has fallen to the Japanese. Husband (Marshall Crosby) and wife (Beryl Bryant) look outside despairingly on an inactive coal mine. Industry stakeholders meet with a representative from ... [read more]
