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The contestants (1911)
Against the backdrop of foliage, the first 15 contestants sit for the camera. The girls, dressed in their best attire, are seated next to large numbered cards. At what seems to be the prompt of an off-screen suggestion, some of ... [read more]
‘Up your bum!’ (1994)
Jeff (Russell Crowe) and Greg (John Polson) sit on the couch at Jeff’s house, after drinking at the local gay pub. They kiss for the first time, but Harry (Jack Thompson) interrupts them, seeking an introduction. He joins the boys ... [read more]
A daring and unusual film (2006)
Margaret Pomeranz is reviewing the new Rolf de Heer film Ten Canoes. Excerpts from the film illustrate her words. [read more]
‘It’s just us’ (1972)
Aliens broadcast a warning on the radio. Shirley’s mother Rita (Marion Johns), her father Reg (John Llewellyn) and suitor Harold (Helmut Bakaitis) don’t take any notice. Shirley tells the gang it’s up to them to help the aliens. [read more]
‘The Butchers of Invermay’ (1978)
Using still photographs, personal narration, quoted correspondence and music, the mid-20th century history of the maternal side of the filmmaker’s family is detailed. [read more]
Owen piles on the pressure (2007)
Sitting outside, Owen (Stuart Clark) shows Chris (Richard Green) the drug ‘ice’ and aggressively urges him to try it. Chris refuses and buries his face in his hands in despair but Owen is insistent, telling him that prostitutes love it. ... [read more]
‘I just didn’t seem to fit in’ (1991)
Vietnam veterans Peter Stainthorpe and Rowan Marsh recall returning to Melbourne after two years of active service in Vietnam. They felt that nothing had changed at home and yet they had changed. They sought out the company of fellow veterans. [read more]
The Queens of King’s Canyon (1994)
Tick/Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) attempts to become more ‘masculine’ in the eyes of his son Benji (Mark Holmes), but the boy reassures his father that he accepts him as he is. Mitzi then joins Felicia (Guy Pearce) and Bernadette (Terence Stamp) ... [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]
Daily life in Cuba (2002)
Pedro and his wife Amada are in their eighties. They live in a one-bedroom apartment. Pedro buys water from the street vendor and carries it home while Amada prepares a thin soup with a few vegetables. Pedro sells cordial crystals ... [read more]
Kicking the oil habit (2006)
The United States is moving fast to offer motorists the opportunity to fill up with flexifuel, a mix of petrol and ethanol. However the world leader is Brazil, where drivers are using whatever mix of petrol and ethanol they prefer, ... [read more]
Tears among the trees (1986)
Colo (Isabelle Huppert) and Robert (Robert Menzies) go for a walk near the house of Tom and Bea. Robert is inspired by the kookaburras. He returns their calls, which amuses Colo. She then dissolves into his arms, sobbing. [read more]
Arranged marriage (1975)
Murat (Ilhan Kuyululu) returns from Turkey. He tells Ayhan (Sait Memis Oglu) that his father has chosen a bride for him. [read more]
The death of Bow-ra (c1988)
Badge (Alexander 'Mathew’ Jacobs) and Sam (Cameron Atkins), find that Bow-ra, the family’s milking cow has been badly injured in a storm. Her back is broken and Jessie (Mary Haire) cannot help her. Jessie has to shoot the cow to ... [read more]
Fair to a fault (1993)
Chris Masters, a reporter on the ABC’s Four Corners, is respected by his colleagues because of his ethics and thorough research before broadcasting stories. Masters talks about the backlash he received when his story on police corruption in NSW ... [read more]
On board the ship (c1915)
This clip shows the on board activities of some of the troops about to depart Sydney to fight in the First World War. It begins with many of them relaxing on deck. Another group of men participate in a coordinated ... [read more]
‘Across the river’ (1950)
A montage of brick houses and apartments gives way to an intertitle which introduces the contrasting living conditions of workers who live ‘across the river’. A wide shot of an industrial cityscape cuts to a shot of a street, which ... [read more]
Old mates (1973)
Inspector Lawson (Charles Tingwell) investigates Buddy Rand (Fred Cullen) about the previous night’s robbery and murder. [read more]
The story of the Red Cross (1940)
Red Cross volunteers produce thousands of articles for hospital requirements, including gowns, masks, pyjamas and bandages. Other volunteers knit and sew items from their own homes. Lady Gowrie, President of the Australian Red Cross Society (ARCS), and Lady Duggan, ... [read more]
Hunting during the calm (2005)
The two elders with their spears straightened and smoothed, make holes in the ends with a stone knife for the woomera. The elders tell us the Antarrengeny people are still making spears this way today. The elders speak about the ... [read more]
