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Whale species (1994)
Whale biologist, Vassili Papastavrou, explains the variety of whale species. He highlights whale intelligence and the danger of harvesting even the minke whale. [read more]
Life and death battle (1996)
Waxy (David Hudson) stands in the foreground. In the background by a fire, an Aboriginal warrior (Jeffrey Locke) in traditional dress throws Waxy a snake which becomes a belt when Waxy catches it. Back in the present Waxy fixes the ... [read more]
Gipsy Moth in flight (c1935)
A DH60G 'de Havilland’ Gipsy Moth is prepared for flight at the Adelaide Parafield. Chief pilot of the Royal Aero Club of South Australia Jack Buckham, locks the wings of the plane into position. The plane is filled with fuel. ... [read more]
Bullies outsmarted (2003)
When the council inspector (Stephen Leeder) returns unexpectedly to the camp, he fines Rose (Vanessa Steele) after he finds rubbish strewn in the bushes. Local bullies Sam (Miles Szanto) and Ryan (Alex Hughes) are delighted with the result of their ... [read more]
‘God bless you. Please make it quick’ (1993)
In a dramatic re-creation Ronald Ryan (played by Colin Friels) is hanged in Pentridge prison. Radio journalist, Brian Morley, recalls being a witness to the hanging. In the dramatic re-creation, the priest (John Clayton) gives Ryan’s body the last rites. [read more]
Maestro Simone Young (1995)
Australian Simone Young was the assistant conductor to Daniel Barenboim. He comments on her qualities. Barenboim observes that the conductor’s right hand maintains the beat and the left hand is used for nuance, colour and phrasing. Her manager, Michael Lewin, ... [read more]
Puffing Billy (1991)
Puffing Billy transports tourists from Melbourne to the Dandenong Ranges. [read more]
Australian wilderness (1980)
Bob Brown paddles along the tranquil final stretches of the Franklin River. This is as it must have looked even before the first Europeans arrived in Tasmania. [read more]
Conversion (c1920)
This Australasian Gazette newsreel from approximately 1920 shows the commencement of work at Victoria Parade for the electrification of the cable tram system of Collins Street, Melbourne. [read more]
‘Happier family motoring’ (c1956)
A family of six walk out of their house to the car. One of the sons helps his father pack the luggage into the boot as a voice-over narrator describes the spacious interior of the car, which can seat six ... [read more]
Raising awareness through music (1991)
Musician and playwright Jimmy Chi talks about the importance of raising awareness about sexual health. The cast from the musical play Bran Nue Dae perform a light-hearted song about safe sex to get the message across. [read more]
Official welcome at Farm Cove, Sydney (1927)
The royal barge from the HMS Renown motors into Farm Cove, Sydney. The official welcoming party includes the Governor General, Lord Stonehaven, the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Dudley de Chair, the Prime Minister, Stanley Melbourne Bruce, the ... [read more]
Turtle (1998)
The sisters carry a turtle into the kitchen. They talk about killing it and making turtle curry. Stones hit the roof of the house. Young boys yell 'witch, witch’. Nona confronts the boys, and they scurry off into the bush. [read more]
Chut’s revenge (1936)
Shorty McGee (Harry Abdy) has punished his prize attraction, Chut the boxing kangaroo, by denying him water for two days. In the ring, Chut’s thirst and his hatred for the whip-wielding McGee boil over. Chut attacks the drunken McGee, inflicting ... [read more]
Kolynos kisses (c1945)
Different styles of kisses are demonstrated: the romantic kiss in silhouette, the ‘pantry petter’, the ‘I adore you’ kiss, the ‘lend me a quid’ kiss, the ‘hello darling’ kiss and the ‘home at last’ kiss. A grumpy man sitting outside ... [read more]
‘What a mug’ (1934)
Mo (Roy Rene) takes the young Miriam ('Baby’ Pamela Bevan) home, but doesn’t expect the great house, or the cool reception he gets from the Burnett family’s stuck-up friends. Mo retreats, feeling foolish and humiliated. Margot Burnett (Lorraine Smith) rescues ... [read more]
‘You gonna stay here with me?’ (1981)
In re-enactment, Constable Stott menaces Dolly, who is tied up to a tree. An elder now directs the action of the re-enactment, and the group collectively decide the details of the events and how they unfolded. [read more]
Homeless (1985)
When Joe (Christopher Schlusser) brings home the literature from his Communist friends his father (Tony Llewellyn Jones) gets really angry. Drunk again, he lashes out but Joe tells his dad that he is the breadwinner so he can bring home ... [read more]
Hey Shamus! (2001)
The little Shamuses go on a fun spree while the anxious real Shamus and Tracey search for them. [read more]
Towards a new age (1946)
The clip shows this Liberal Party cinema advertisement, for the 28 September 1946 federal election, in its entirety. The ad presents the post-Second World War period as potentially a time of great possibility for the Australian people. It argues that ... [read more]
