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Capulets and Montagues (1996)
A TV news reporter describes a bitter rivalry in the city of Verona Beach. Engaged in the deadly feud are Romeo’s Montague family and the Capulet family of Juliet. [read more]
By the camp fire we speak of love (2005)
A glowing campfire in the desert night. A voice-over tells us why we are here, in the desert, with elder and younger women only. It is women’s business, the lore of love. [read more]
‘The best thing I ever heard’ (1991)
John Anderson (Daniel Scott) listens dumbfounded to Billy Cross (Miles Davis) and band on the tarmac at the remote west Australian town of Poona Flat. It is 1969, and Cross’s Boeing 707 has made an unscheduled stop, during an international ... [read more]
Founding of Western Australia (1992)
The first images in this clip come from the series Land Looking West. They illustrate how the founder of Western Australia, James Stirling, had a vision of the new colony as one run by British privileged aristocrats and landowners. John ... [read more]
A black rose (2005)
Animated sequence of a funeral. The interview subject tells of the death of the father of her first child as a consequence of the loss of a role in society. [read more]
Mystery troops in No-Man’s-Land (1917)
As the German forces withdraw to better fortified positions in March 1917, British troops pursue them across the ruined ground of No-Man’s-Land. Australian Pioneers construct a light railway alongside the Albert-Bapaume Road, in support of the advance. [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]
‘The public humiliation of Taylor Fry’ (2006)
Taylor’s (Marny Kennedy) parents are planning their act for the school talent contest and she is desperate to stop them. Seeing a story about adoption on television, Taylor decides that this is what has happened to her, and if she ... [read more]
1943 Fanfare (1943)
This audio clip is from the original recording, made in London by the Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra, of Charles Williams’s 'Majestic Fanfare’. [read more]
Promised bride (1993)
Kavisha Mazzella performs a song about an arranged marriage to a man in a 'faraway country’ – Australia. The song’s story is acted out music-video style in black and white. [read more]
Upstairs, downstairs (1989)
In the salon, the women work long hours for very little pay while the women they attend to are the socialites of Sydney society. Mrs Darcy-Twining (Pat Bishop) and her mousey daughter (Lucinda Jones) arrive at the salon expecting to ... [read more]
Fort Denison early history (1939)
This clip covers the early history of Fort Denison, from its initial construction in the 1840s as a defence against a feared invasion, to its completion in 1857, and its manning by Royal Artillery men from England during the 1860s. ... [read more]
‘Life was never the same again’ (2001)
Lisa’s (Phaedra Nicolaidis) once normal teenage life is thrown into chaos after her father Remo (Michael Futcher) crashes his plane on her 14th birthday. Her family and the town have difficulty adjusting to Remo’s disfigured appearance. [read more]
Folding mechanism of print machine (1911)
The folding mechanism of the printing machine at the Sydney Morning Herald is shown in operation, and then a mechanical hoist transfers the papers to the publishing room. [read more]
Lord Birdwood at Hampton Court (1948)
This clip from a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, features a close-up of Lord Birdwood looking at the camera and presenting Hampton Court. [read more]
Canadian turbulence (1983)
Explorer Dick Smith is on a round-the-world solo helicopter flight. He is travelling in northern Canada when he is forced to land because of poor weather. [read more]
Down in the drains it can get scary (2005)
The wicked Dr Drain has caused a dangerous acid to leak into the drains from a spill outside. His dastardly plan is to destroy the purifying plants in the Cleansing Sea and turn it toxic. Desperate to save it, Vegety ... [read more]
Coronation and procession (1953)
This clip from a home movie, filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, shows Queen Elizabeth II arriving at Westminster Abbey in a horse-drawn carriage. She alights from the carriage surrounded by her Maids of Honour and enters the ... [read more]
‘He was writing all the time’ (1995)
Upon their return from Paris, Christopher Houghton (Martin Jacobs) and Sorel Atherton (Angie Milliken) are greeted at the airport by their friends Jeremy Fliszar (Jacek Koman) and Meredith (Fiona Stewart). Scenes in Paris with a couple called Avery (Martin Jacobs) ... [read more]
The proper way to end a program (1988)
A recent Geoffrey Robertson Hypotheticals about child abuse has concluded with an announcer’s voice coming in hard over the credits. A viewer complains that after such an emotionally draining program, viewers should be able to catch their breath before plunging ... [read more]
