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Pussy pumps up (1979)

In Pussy Pumps Up, which can be viewed here in full, a feline female figure assumes more masculine characteristics. [read more]

Learning to read (2000)

After discovering that his cellmate and ‘protector’ Williams (Tony Martin) can’t read, Sonny (Kick Gurry) teaches him. [read more]

Getting a fair trial (2002)

In court, David O’Sullivan (Robert Carlyle) and his associate Helen Devaney (Kerry Fox) discuss the best way to have Max give evidence. They decide to use an unsworn statement from the dock, in order to prevent the Crown prosecutor, Mr ... [read more]

What would you have done? (1985)

Gary (Emil Minty) has been asked to cheat on the radio quiz show and asks Brother Kennedy (Joss McWilliam) and the Headmaster (Rhys McConnochie) for advice, but the brothers can’t give him a clear answer. At home, the show’s sponsors ... [read more]

Slum clearance (1987)

Mumma Darcy (Anne Phelan) and her friend and neighbour Mrs Campion (Lois Ramsey), are discussing the latest drama in the relationship between Princess Margaret and her great love, the divorced Group Captain Townsend, when they are confronted with the sight ... [read more]

‘We shall only be gone a little while’ (1975)

After their picnic lunch, school friends Miranda (Anne Lambert), Marion (Jane Vallis) and Irma (Karen Robson) ask permission from their French mistress Mademoiselle de Portiers (Helen Morse) to go for a walk around the base of the rock. Overweight Edith ... [read more]

‘Australia through Aboriginal eyes’ (1992)

This clip includes the ending of the speech. This is the section where Keating continues with his message of hope for significant change in Australian society. He outlines some of the changes that he can see already, such as a ... [read more]

‘Don’t you be frightened of anything’ (1983)

Aunt Vanessa has paid Logan (John Hargreaves) to come to Sydney to see his son, whom he has never met. Logan is overcome with emotion as he talks to the boy, PS (Nicholas Gledhill). The boy is now living most ... [read more]

Cooper Creek in flood (1954)

The parched remains of dead cattle are spread across the dry creek-bed of Cooper Creek. Then, a once in a lifetime flood creates an inland sea. With the creek in flood, Tom is shown ferrying his load across the waters ... [read more]

We have to live with it (1974)

Balmain resident of 48 years Mrs Moran addresses a local crowd gathered in the streets of Balmain about the dangers of shipping containers being trucked through the main streets of their suburb. As she is talking, the noise of the ... [read more]

Ambo stress (1998)

While waiting for a call, paramedic Paul McMurtrie talks about the stress ambulance officers experience in the course of their work. He says that while officers can separate their emotions while at the scene, they can feel the effects later. [read more]

Things not to do (1980)

Peter Wherrett does a piece to camera to emphasise what not to do while driving. He follows that up with a sequence of driving shots to show how stress can be the equivalent of a heart attack, so it’s no ... [read more]

Fetch (1998)

You can watch the short film Fetch here in its entirety. It tells the story of a man (Matt Day), his date (Rebecca Frith), her dog (Mindy) and how quickly a fledgling romance can progress from awkward to awful. [read more]

Gay days by the pool (2001)

Miguel knows he can find his friends at Prahran pool if it is a fine day. He never swims but has a full social life. [read more]

At the bank (1984)

Maggie wants to cash her pension cheques at the bank so that she can offer Arthur the money to buy a new car. [read more]

Tramcar, San Francisco (c1977)

This clip shows a tram being turned around on a circular track, so it can head back up the hill on its return route. [read more]

Hot to trot (1977)

A cartoon adventure featuring Captain Goodvibes, the pig of steel, and his sidekick Astro. You can watch Hot to Trot here in its entirety. [read more]

‘Look at the bastards’ (1987)

Tas (John Walton) and his three comrades watch with disdain as the new British commander, General Allenby (Anthony Hawkins), inspects the Light Horse camp. The soldiers see typical ‘Pommy brass’, but Allenby is different. As he inspects the horses, Lieutenant-Colonel ... [read more]

Restoring the race horse (2006)

Thoroughbred horses are prone to tendon injuries that can cut short the racing career of a champion, or even force the death of the animal. Even if the tendon can be healed, it can never return to its full strength ... [read more]

This is the Dreaming (2006)

Arrernte Mat-utjarra Elder Rupert Max Stuart sits by the fire, telling his descendents a yarn about the Dreaming. Max has a grandfather from the Lurritja side, and a grandfather from the Arrernte side, and says he didn’t know which one ... [read more]

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