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What’s a feral? (1995)

We see groups of brightly costumed ferals dancing and making music, intercut with statements about the feral way of life. [read more]

My father’s land (2000)

Teddy Briscoe makes the journey to buy horses with his family. Teddy tells us that Atekerr is his father’s country. [read more]

‘The white man’s here, he’s here to stay’ (1989)

As the tourists sit in their hotel room and watch a broadcast of the re-enactment of white settlement on television, they give their responses to what they are seeing. The most vocal of these is American Paul Crank who says ... [read more]

‘We all need to keep calm’ (1997)

While making his deliveries, stock and station agent Bob (Bill Hunter) has spotted the car of the local policeman parked outside a neighbouring farmhouse. Interviewed later, he suggests the policeman should be ‘carpeted’ for dereliction of duty. His wife Gwen ... [read more]

The end of an era (2005)

After 20 years of research and planning and a 7 year journey into outer space, the Cassini mission to the planet Saturn is about to be realised – and Catalyst’s Dr Richard Smith is in the control room of read more]

School, activities, food and leisure (c1962)

Children run in races at the centre’s sports day, while parents look on. Some of the children play tunnel ball outside one of the housing quarters. The kindergarten provides toys and games for younger children. On the bowling green, older ... [read more]

‘What did you do last night?’ (2000)

After making love with Andreas, Claire (Julia Blake) has breakfast with her husband John (Terry Norris), who asks what she did last night. After being vague, if not untruthful, she reveals she slept with another man but he refuses to ... [read more]

The penguin highway (1954)

The chartered Danish ship Kista Dan encounters a thick field of ice 50 kms from the Antarctic coast. They launch one of the Auster aircraft to try to find a way through, and to look for a site for the ... [read more]

The welcoming committee (1975)

After months of work, broke and hung over, the union shearers make their feelings plain as strikebreakers arrive to work for reduced wages. [read more]

Baby singing (1993)

Natural birth pioneer Dr Michel Odent organises singing classes for expectant and new mothers. He has found that this makes the mothers and babies happy. [read more]

Heavy weather (1982)

Three friends are skiing in the Snowy Mountains. Bad weather closes in and they make their way to Mawson’s Hut for shelter. [read more]

Sexy Aussie male (1982)

Short interviews on the street about what makes the Aussie male sexy in 1982. Interviewees include the Reverend Fred Nile, Bernard King and Rod McKuen. [read more]

Jinaali gets a dressing-down (2007)

In her nervousness, Jinaali (Elaine Crombie) makes a faux pas over the loudspeaker. Her boss Mr Chuck (Roy Billing) has something to say about that, and more! [read more]

‘A bold experimental move’ (1986)

Presenter Duranga Manika (Michelle Torres) considers whether white people are intelligent and looks at a new government initiative aimed at making them less insular. [read more]

Shirley Thompson meets the aliens (1972)

Shirley Thompson (Jane Harders) is contacted by aliens in the River Caves at Luna Park. She makes a deal to help deliver their warnings of imminent disaster. [read more]

‘Australia’s ideal family car’ (c1957)

A young family climb into their Holden and drive through the suburbs as the voice-over narration describes the car’s suitability for a family. A close-up of the internal steering mechanism demonstrates the re-circulating ball bearings which make steering smoother. The ... [read more]

Preparing for Passchendaele (1917)

Horse-drawn wagons and trucks move forward in the run-up to the Third Battle for Ypres (also known as Passchendaele), in September 1917. The road heads east from Ypres past Hellfire Corner, a famously dangerous place on the Menin Road. Hessian ... [read more]

The rat’s tale (1932)

Rat tails bring a reward of sixpence each (equivalent to about $5 today) and Lord Howe Island locals join the hunt for the pests. Two women take their three fox terriers to smoke out a family of rats hidden in ... [read more]

‘You’ve got yourself a man’ (c1970)

This clip shows three different ads from the late 1960s or early 1970s which feature the tagline 'when you get Roses, you’ve got yourself a man’. In the first ad, two young women sit in a train carriage. One (played ... [read more]

Cliffhanger (1918)

Jack (Snowy Baker) has pursued the German spies to the secret beach from which they will rendezvous with a German ship. Master villain Brasels (John Faulkner) has kidnapped Jack’s girl Myee (Lily Molloy) and tied her to a rock, where ... [read more]

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