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An act of war (1985)
A docudrama-style recreation shows how French secret service agents might have planted the explosives that blew up the Rainbow Warrior and killed a Portuguese cameraman sleeping on board the ship. [read more]
‘I will survive’ (1994)
Priscilla, the bus, has broken down in the desert. An Aboriginal man (Alan Dargin) invites the three drag artists to his nearby camp, where they put on an impromptu show. Everyone joins in, including a didgeridoo player. [read more]
Those magnificent men in their flying machines (1919)
Ground staff swing the propeller on an RE8 aircraft of No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, at an airfield in northern France, in late 1917 or early 1918. At Clairmarais aerodrome – probably around late April or May 1918 – ... [read more]
Clearing methods invited bushfire (1955)
The clip shows how the process of regular and repeated burning and clearing in the Snowy Mountains had caused a series of disastrous environmental events, leading inevitably to large tracts of unproductive land. [read more]
Target demographic (1992)
Frank, a political direct mail consultant, shows how electoral rolls can be analysed to reveal particular demographic groups in an electorate. He says political parties can then more effectively target issues specific to particular groups. [read more]
Like one big family (1983)
Two people removed from their families as children to enter into servitude, Margaret Tucker and Bill Reid, speak of their experience growing up. Historical footage shows children placed in missions. [read more]
Making measurements (2005)
Mike Russ is no newcomer to the show. He’s introduced with a clip from one of the original Inventors programs from 1980, when he was a young man with a bright idea. Twenty years later, he’s still inventing. This time ... [read more]
‘No-one’s hurt’ (2002)
Barry (Bryan Brown) shows his nephew Darcy (Sam Worthington) the counting house where the poker machine takings are processed. ‘Hollywood’ Riley (William McInnes) explains how they drain the machines of cash every night, limiting the possible payout to a few ... [read more]
Beautiful Melbourne? (1947)
This silent, black-and-white clip paints a harsh picture of life for a family living in a slum area of Melbourne, Victoria, in the 1940s. The dilapidated housing is shelter for a family with many children living in a very small ... [read more]
Fangs of death (1938)
Fangs of Death enters the dangerous world of venomous snakes. It shows a professional snake handler with brown and tiger snakes; how to milk snakes for serum; and how to treat a snake bite wound with antivenin and a razor. ... [read more]
Jila (2002)
Wangkatjungka elder Spider sits with the children and shows them how Kurtal became a serpent. Spider then leads a convoy to the jila (living waterhole) where Kurtal slumbers, taking his family to meet their ancestor for the first time. [read more]
Quarrying limestone (c1926)
This clip begins with a shot of a steam shovel collecting the limestone rubble from the quarry and emptying it into large bins for transport. A man in the foreground of the frame shovels the smaller pieces of rubble into ... [read more]
The evolution of the skirt (1915)
This animated clip begins with a white outline, gradually drawn in by the hand of the artist to show a woman dressed in 19th-century costume. A caption says ‘since the Colonial days, skirts have gradually shrunk’. The cartoon is then ... [read more]
England vs Australia (1933)
This black-and-white Australasian Gazette newsreel shows highlights of the 1932–1933 England versus Australia cricket series. It starts with footage of the packed stadium, and then to the Australian cricket team walking out onto the field. It includes clips of the ... [read more]
Passionate about shoes (2004)
Not content with designing beautiful shoes, Donna-May Bolinger likes to dedicate each design to some imaginary muse. She shows us her latest, the shoe of a circus performer who she imagines was a highwire artiste during the 1920s and ’30s, ... [read more]
Thirty years at the top in fashion (2005)
The Vivienne Westwood retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia shows a wonderful collection of more than three decades of one of the most innovative, iconic and influential fashion designers ever and a rare phenomenon – a Brit in ... [read more]
Cinesound Review title (1964)
This clip shows the opening title sequence from the Cinesound Review newsreel. Five Cinesound cameras appear around the edges of the frame and the head of the Cinesound kangaroo is superimposed in the centre. The title graphic – 'Cinesound Review’ ... [read more]
Countdown! (1986)
Barbara (Fiona Latham) from the Socialist Youth Alliance asks Dogs in Space to play a benefit gig. Sam (Michael Hutchence) and everyone else is distracted by TV rock show Countdown (1974-87). Chainsaw Man (Chris Haywood) starts the engine of his ... [read more]
‘Little baby one’ (1993)
A family are looking for bush potato, a much-loved favourite. Women using tools to dig up the potato show us that it takes great effort to gather it – but, we are told, the expenditure of energy is worth it. [read more]
‘She’s always out’ (1925)
This clip shows an entire Maxonol Gramophone cinema advertisement from 1925 in which a couple decide to buy a gramophone to keep their daughter at home. They visit the Maxonol demonstration room and buy a gramophone. Now their daughter stays ... [read more]
