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‘This is a complete waste of time’ (1999)

Ruth Barron (Kate Winslet) tells PJ Waters (Harvey Keitel) that his attempt to deprogram her will not succeed. [read more]

‘You’re not taking the Kingswood!’ (1978)

Ted Bullpitt (Ross Higgins) is not keen on the idea when his wife Thel (Noeline Brown) suggests a second honeymoon in Paris. Their son (Kevin Golsby) announces that he is heading to Tibet. [read more]

The Anzac Hostel for returned soldiers (1919)

This clip from a short documentary shows returned First World War servicemen lying in their beds, attended by nurses at the Anzac Hostel in 1919. They sew, carve decorative wooden pieces, play musical instruments and weave baskets. [read more]

And they lived happily ever after! (2002)

One of the seven dwarves stole the apple to save Snow White. After a lot of effort, the cops have finally worked out a way to get the dwarf to ‘cough up’ the stolen apple with the help of Claude, ... [read more]

Jackson stops a protest (1980)

China Jackson (Bryan Brown) stops a sit-down protest in the exercise yard, after prison officer Norton (Max Phipps) promises there will be no reprisals. In the middle of the night, his cellmate, old Bob (Syd Heylen), is dragged out and ... [read more]

‘I’m going to cross the river’ (1976)

Morgan (Dennis Hopper) has been shot while stealing a horse. He is rescued by an outcast Aborigine, Billy (David Gulpilil), who nurses him back to health in the mountains. They decide to seek safety across the border in New South ... [read more]

Cheryl tries to shake the ‘monkey’ (1997)

Cheryl wants to give up her addiction to drugs (the monkey on her back) and prostitution. She agrees to dry out with the help of Samaritans ex-prostitute Rachel and her husband. Cheryl invites her boyfriend and pimp, Con, to visit. ... [read more]

Police radio patrol (c1931)

In a dramatised scenario, a woman has her bags snatched by two thieves. A witness to the event comes to her aid and reports the incident to the local police station. Inside, a man receives the call by telephone and ... [read more]

The rice farm (1991)

Filmmaker Dennis O’Rourke offers to buy Thai prostitute Aoi a rice farm if she will stop practising prostitution. Aoi gives her response. [read more]

‘Greater prosperity for Australia’ (c1948)

The clip shows newly constructed supply and drainage ditches; a wheel which measures the quantity and supply of water to the irrigation blocks; water ditches; lush pastures made possible by planned irrigation; grazing livestock including sheep, cattle and pigs; and ... [read more]

David the recidivist (1999)

David has absconded from a youth training centre. He talks about how he just wants to live his own way, while his case officers discuss his criminal activities and his future. [read more]

Bill the housewife (1996)

Bill Lew and his wife and children talk about the effect on the family when Bill lost four restaurants in the 1990–91 recession. Bill was ashamed by his inability to provide for his family but his children were more resilient ... [read more]

Hitching a ride (2005)

The Huygens probe must release from the Cassini mother ship and begin its own exploration of Titan, the biggest of Saturn’s moons, offering scientists information which they hope will tell them more about the origins of the universe. [read more]

Willie’s song (c1939)

Willie lounges and plays while the other animals, showing foresight, collect and deposit food (or in the case of the dog, signposts) in the bank. [read more]

First documentary (2004)

Frank Hurley filmed and photographed one of the first expeditions to the Antarctic in 1913. Mike Gray of the Fox Talbot Museum and Joanna Wright of the Royal Geographical Society comment on the significance of the work. [read more]

The sounding board (c1924)

The piano sounding board is constructed. The cast-iron frame is laid down while men fix it into place. On another machine, a man spins base wires for the piano strings. This is shown in detail with three different shots. The ... [read more]

Preparation (1956)

This clip gives an overview of the setting up of telephone, telegraph and broadcast equipment prior to the commencement of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. The Duke of Edinburgh opens the Games on 22 November 1956. [read more]

‘Did the right one get away?’ (1999)

Jack Christey (Steve Bisley) escorts ex-cop and murder suspect Brian Geary (Steven Vidler) to a motel room. There’s been an attempt on Geary’s life and it’s unsafe for him to go home. Geary asks Jack some uncomfortable questions about family. ... [read more]

Willie’s lesson (c1939)

Willie collapses in the snow. He is found just in time by a rabbit, who summons help from the others. The following season, Willie takes a barrow full of fruit to the bank for deposit. He turns to the camera ... [read more]

Miss Australia Beryl Mills leaves for the USA (1926)

This black-and-white Australasian Gazette newsreel clip shows a large crowd farewelling the first Miss Australia, Beryl Mills, as she leaves for the USA in 1926. [read more]

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