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Dion the artist (2006)
Joie Boulter speaks about having Dion’s artwork applied to T-shirts as a way to raise funds. We see examples of Dion’s artwork now applied to T-shirts. All royalties raised from the merchandise are put into a trust fund for Dion. ... [read more]
Maps of the country (2000)
Aboriginal paintings feature maps of a specific area, mythology, personal history and storytelling. [read more]
Responsible government (1949)
The clip shows this Liberal Party cinema advertisement, for the 10 December 1949 federal election, in its entirety. The ad is a no-holds-barred attack on the Chifley government as ‘a Canberra dictatorship’ and ‘irresponsible socialists’. It presents the Liberal Party ... [read more]
‘You could have someone happy’ (1983)
Stella (Geraldine Haywood) stays for dinner with Pam (Gabrielle Shornegg) and her family. An argument breaks out between Pam’s mother (Colleen Fitzpatrick), father (Paul Chubb) and sister (Joanne Gabbe). [read more]
Going to the opera (2002)
The Australian opera is on tour with La Boheme. The conductor, Tobias Foskett, prepares before the performance. The cast dresses and puts on make-up. Audiences arrive at the theatre and taxi driver, Nicolaas Voorendt admits he always cries during the ... [read more]
Father and son visit the reserve (2009)
The father (Andrew McFarlane) drives the son (Clarence John Ryan) down to the reserve in Bourke. They stay in the car and look out the window at the people and place. [read more]
Travelling up the Strickland River (1979)
Malcolm Douglas travels up the Strickland River, a tributary of the Fly River, and meets the Bagwa men of Papua New Guinea. The Bagwa pull Douglas’s motorboat through the thick grassy swamp and invite him to join them on a ... [read more]
Wally’s fifth birthday party (c1921)
This clip contains shots of children playing in a garden for the fifth birthday of Wally Albion. It begins with a fixed shot of five-year-old Wally sitting on a table playing with a train set. This is followed by a ... [read more]
‘I don’t believe in women’s lib’ (1994)
Over footage of her daily activities, Christine Waters, 35 year-old stepmother to three teenage sons, talks about her life with Ces. She acknowledges that she went against her parent’s wishes when she married, at 17, a man 22 years older. [read more]
Sins of the father (2003)
Archival photographs show the children of Carrolup during the mission days. Dr John Stanton, Director of the Berndt Museum of Anthropology, gives a background to the Carrolup mission. Mervyn Hill, former Carrolup inmate, offers a personal recount of his days ... [read more]
The Chinamen must go! (1928)
After several violent confrontations, John Davis (Bert Trawley) incites his fellow miners to run the Chinese miners out of the diggings. The frightened Chinese rush to the protection of the troopers, who fire off a cannon to disperse the crowd. [read more]
‘It’s a rather delicate matter’ (1976)
Arnold (Jeff Kevin) has a heart-to-heart chat with Norma (Sheila Kennelly) about Rhonda. [read more]
The benefits of methadone (1975)
During a live TV debate, Dr Wolf (Max Gillies) defends his use of methadone to treat addicts. At his clinic we see the effects of the treatment, as two patients in a stupor try to play table tennis, aided by ... [read more]
Sugar mills, Nambour (1899)
This actuality footage from 1899 shows a horse-drawn load of cane arriving at a conveyor belt at a sugar mill in Nambour, Queensland. The cane is trimmed and carried by conveyor belt into the mill for crushing. [read more]
Performance at the Japanese disabled festival (1998)
The Big Bag Band performs ‘Hare Disco’ at the Japanese disabled arts festival. The Japanese audience is delighted. [read more]
You’re a loser (1992)
Hando (Russell Crowe) hits Gabe (Jacqueline McKenzie) after she calls him a loser. Davey (Daniel Pollock) goes after her as she leaves. The youngest member of the gang, Bubs (James McKenna), is upset that Davey wants to leave the gang. ... [read more]
Designing for the law (2000)
The Commonwealth Law Courts in Melbourne, Australia were designed by the architect Paul Katsieris. As he walks from the outside to the inside of this building he explains the design elements. [read more]
Interrogation (1997)
Jane Halifax (Rebecca Gibney) interviews a suspect. Later, she undergoes another kind of interrogation at the hands of her analyst Marion Walters (Cathering Wilkin). [read more]
The bush toy tradition (2008)
This clip showcases a number of ‘bush toys’ made by Johnny Young, depicting a rural lifestyle including horses and stockmen, a windmill, water tank, cattle yards and helicopter. The final scene in this clip shows aerial cattle mustering filmed from ... [read more]
Rescue on the road (2005)
Kristy (Kestie Morassi) has escaped from the camp. She has been tortured and beaten, but she runs, without shoes, until she finds the road. An old man stops to help her. While he fetches a blanket from the back of ... [read more]
