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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]
‘Poor me’ (1980)
Grendel (voiced by Peter Ustinov), alone on his birthday, sings with the support of a group of oysters. [read more]
Hula show, Hawaii (c1977)
This performance by Hawaiian dancers is part of a hula show staged for tourists and sponsored by Kodak. This clip shows the last half of the performance and the applauding crowd at the end. [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]
Bougainville battlers (2000)
The clip describes the extent of the damage from 17 years of toxic waste and pollution from the copper mine, and how the people of Bougainville Island said 'no more’. As the customary owners of the land, the women were ... [read more]
‘Thai women won’t have to do this for much longer’ (1991)
A group of Australian men in a bar in Bangkok – apparently after a few drinks – offer their points of view on the plight of Thai prostitutes. [read more]
Environmental impacts (1979)
Bird lover and ornithologist John Waugh talks about the abundance of birdlife in the Towra wetland area of Botany Bay. Bernie Clarke from the Botany Bay Planning and Protection Council talks about the impact of redirected wave energy, caused by ... [read more]
Spider (2002)
The colour of the landscape blends with the vibrancy of a painting superimposed onto the ground. The lone figure of Spider, a Wangkatjungka man, emerges into the frame. [read more]
Inside Hieronymous (2005)
Following their collision with the airship Hieronymous and their discovery of the skeletons of its crew, Dr Claude Belgon (Helmut Bakaitis) convinces Captain Griswald (Tommy Dysart) to continue their voyage to the island. [read more]
Murray Island law (1989)
The clip begins with a black-and-white photograph of the Murray Island Courthouse taken in November 1898. The plaintiffs’ lawyers discuss the importance of some of the cases heard by the Murray Island court. The clip includes a traditional dance by ... [read more]
Snowy Mountains Scheme opened (1974)
The Governor-General opens the Snowy Mountains Scheme in 1974. It is one of the world’s greatest engineering achievements. [read more]
A great footballer (2003)
When Bob Rose came to Melbourne to seek his fortune as a young man, he came as a boxer. Very soon his first love of football was recognised and he began to play for the working class club, Collingwood. His ... [read more]
Preparing for battle (2007)
Sharpeye (Ikaika Fa’aoso) alerts the island to the presence of a Special Forces dinghy and the islanders gear up for invasion. The men of the island have transformed into soldiers and are hatching a battle plan as Sharpeye rides his ... [read more]
Discovery is just a word (1984)
Historical footage of Indigenous people in both cultural activity and in the process of being institutionalised in the mission church. [read more]
European house borer (1960)
This clip begins with scenes of migrants arriving by ship to Australia, and their luggage being inspected by quarantine officers for signs of borer. Workers prepare a house for fumigation, covering it with a heavy cloth before gassing the inside. ... [read more]
Conversations (2005)
Wayne Blair talks about the experience of acting in the play Conversations with the Dead, and the television series Water Rats (2001), discussing the pitfalls of being an actor in work, and out of work. [read more]
You can hear it but you can’t see it (1993)
This clip expresses the idea that 'You can’t see it, but you can hear it’. Ruby lays her ear to the train tracks upon which the ghost train passes. The clip moves through different time periods, the characters telling retrospectively ... [read more]
Melbourne Cup race (1896)
This clip shows the end of the 1896 Melbourne Cup horse race through the onlooking crowd. Newhaven wins. [read more]
Two brothers face payback (2006)
As the men prepare for a big lunch of magpie-geese, cooked in the canoes on the swamp, the narrator (David Gulpilil) returns to the climax of the old story. Ridjimiraril (Crusoe Kurddal) and his brother Yeeralparil (Jamie Gulpilil) must stand ... [read more]
Mornington (c1925)
A panoramic shot of the seaside resort town of Mornington in the 1920s. We see the beach, cars parked along the wharf and boats. [read more]
