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‘The luckiest chicks in the world’ (2008)

Sisters Ella (Laura Gordon) and Taylor (Charlotte Gregg) leave a meeting with Alphonse Gangitano (Vince Colosimo) in a car driven by Carl Williams (Gyton Grantley). The sisters were due to testify against Gangitano after seeing him commit a murder. Gangitano ... [read more]

The drums of war (1940)

In his maiden speech to parliament, Mr Rudd (Bert Bailey) sets out his belief in 'the plain people’ as the backbone of Australian society. He calls for a great common national effort to support the troops now fighting overseas. [read more]

Dedication of the Shrine of Remembrance (1954)

This clip begins with a wide shot of the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne and ex-servicemen and children arriving for the dedication of the shrine forecourt. The Australian flag is shown hanging next to the Union Jack. Queen Elizabeth II arrives ... [read more]

Korean liberation (1994)

Australian veterans of the Korean War recollect the day of their liberation from prisoner of war camps. [read more]

German mortar attack (2008)

In this flashback to the First World War, Jack (Jai Koutrae) cowers in his trench as a shell explodes, showering him with debris and dust and temporarily deafening him. [read more]

The issue of conscription (1962)

In this excerpt from an interview with Dr Daniel Mannix, the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Mannix describes the circumstances in which he advocated against conscription during the First World War. [read more]

Cold return home (2004)

African American ex-servicemen recall returning to prejudice and hatred by white Americans at the end of the Second World War. [read more]

Three ships (c1939)

This clip consists of three segments of newsreel footage, shot at Cockatoo Island dockyard in Sydney Harbour, showing the launching of three ships during the Second World War. [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]

‘Victims’ justice is going to prevail’ (2000)

President Rau of Germany publicly apologises to the forced and slave labourers used by German industry during the Second World War. German lawyer Dr Michael Vitti says that getting closure is difficult for the Holocaust victims. US lawyer, Ed Fagan, ... [read more]

What do we need two banana plantations for? (1999)

Digging up the sand to plant a new banana plantation, Lopaka and Bolo find an ancient carved stone. [read more]

Troops head to the docks (c1915)

On a damp Sydney morning, during the First World War, lines of Australian cavalry and infantry march down to the docks while others arrive by tram. The bustling crowds – umbrellas in hand – are shown waiting around and walking ... [read more]

‘If I could make a dollar or two …’ (1997)

Popular but doddery old Mayor William Plato is retiring after 50 years, and the hunt is on for a new mayor for Bushtown. Skippy is asked to keep an eye on things, while the slovenly garbage collector Croco declares that ... [read more]

Two of Max’s life goals come true (2009)

In his New York high-rise, Max (voiced by Philip Seymour Hoffman) is cutting and saving his toenails, aiming for order and stability. On the footpath below, a mime artist in the guise of Marcel Marceau goes through his silent paces. ... [read more]

Ghost (1984)

The Japanese POWs were apprehensive about going home after the war. In interview, Mr Takahara speaks about his return to a family that had already conducted his funeral and called him a ghost. [read more]

How to shoot down the enemy (1919)

Australian Flying Corps cadets learn the art of machine-gun shooting with model targets in a training camp in England, during or just after the First World War. They practise on a range at first, then seated in an aeroplane. Trainee ... [read more]

Lionel Murphy (1970)

Federal Opposition shadow minister Lionel Murphy pledges his government’s opposition to the Vietnam War. He says ‘we are here to end the war in Vietnam’. [read more]

‘Our saviours have arrived’ (1995)

As the Battle Hymn of the Republic ('Glory, Glory Hallelujah’) plays on the soundtrack, the American submariners arrive secretly in Fremantle south of Perth, Western Australia. Though deemed 'secret’ everyone knew that the 'Yanks’ were in town. Early in the ... [read more]

The breakout (2008)

Kamimura (Kuni Hashimoto), the Japanese prisoner leading the outbreak, addresses his fellow prisoners and prepares them for the glory of imminent death. The men then begin their breakout in a brief sequence that quickly segues into a flashback set in ... [read more]

The Middle East (1919)

At street level in Gaza, the buildings have been reduced to rubble as a result of the First World War. Aerial shots of the snaking Jordan River follow its flow into the Sea of Galilee. The team stops at Ramadi ... [read more]

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