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‘God Save the Queen’ (1975)
This clip directly follows David Smith, official secretary to the Governor-General, reading a proclamation dissolving both houses of Parliament on the steps of old Parliament House, Canberra, on 11 November 1975, a few hours after the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, ... [read more]
‘A metre of tulle’ (1989)
The principal dancer of the Sydney Dance Company, Paul Mercurio, talks about his early years as a dancer. Extracts from Graeme Murphy’s modern ballet ‘Some Rooms’ are seen. Murphy talks about the sensuality of modern ballet. [read more]
The legend of the Devils Pool (2005)
Annie Wonga, Yidinji elder, tells the Dreaming story of the Devils Pool. [read more]
Over the top (c1980)
Australian troops charge out of the trenches, going 'over the top’ to attack the enemy on the Western Front. Bombs explode nearby. [read more]
Parisian bohemians (2002)
The Australian opera is on tour with La Boheme. Part of act one is set on a very cold evening in the garret of two starving young bohemians. [read more]
The first long march (2004)
In June 2002, Trish Kirby, her husband Rob and their four children travelled thousands of kilometres from their home in Melbourne to Port Hedland Detention Centre to meet fifteen-year-old Ali, an asylum seeker from Afghanistan. Trish reads extracts from an ... [read more]
Down by the pier (c1926)
Beachgoers are filmed walking along and diving off the Portsea Pier. In the water, a young girl is shown floating on an inflatable seahorse while others tread water. [read more]
Melbourne celebrates (1956)
This clip shows both street-level and high angle views down some of Melbourne’s main streets including Swanston, Collins and Elizabeth Streets lined with flags and decorations. A string of athlete-shaped figures also festoon the city streets, and there is a ... [read more]
Challenging the demon (2007)
Anmatjere elders Patsy and Jane Briscoe narrate the story of the demon Bungalung while two boys act it out. A boy uses traditional weapons to fight and defeat the demon Bungalung. [read more]
‘What will they see?’ (2002)
Yvonne Margarula tells us about how she inherited a beautiful land, but asks what the children will see when they become adults. Footage of Ranger Mine, operational since 1979, shows the land being carved up, and a map locates the ... [read more]
Debate (1988)
At a community meeting, a young man debates with Joe Leahy about the profit split of their Kaugum coffee plantation. Leahy explains how he is the one taking the risk with the bank loan. [read more]
Mini beat-the-buzzer (1971)
A mini beat-the-buzzer competition takes the teams into the last advertisement break before the final round. [read more]
Building pyramids (1992)
Young Bert (Kevin Jones) is caught up in the dream to build a huge church and a religious community in the middle of nowhere. He’s willing to give his all without realising that the dream is demented and Brother O’Neill ... [read more]
The elephant (1997)
The Footscray Football Club has a fundraiser. The team parade naked in front of fans to raise money for the club. We see them performing 'The elephant’, a routine where the line of naked dancing men join hands at the ... [read more]
Adapting to the climate (1949)
A group of friends relax and keep cool under the shade of a gum tree in their garden. Two of them flip through an old photo album that contains photographs of the Australian snowfields and the snow gum – a ... [read more]
‘The playgrounds of laughing children’ (1931)
This clip begins along the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne followed by a view of the Princes Bridge. The next tracking shot enters Melbourne’s Botanical Gardens and shows people enjoying the lakes, ponds and park areas. The clip ... [read more]
Practising at Lords (1930)
Members of the team practise batting in the nets at Lords Cricket Ground. Players smile for, and walk past, the camera. A pan of the bowlers practising in the nets is followed by more players captured casually in close up. ... [read more]
Djedbang-ari (1953)
'Djedbang-ari’ is a three-part Indigenous manikay (song) and dance from the Yirrkala district in the far north-east of Arnhem Land. [read more]
Preparations for the carnival (1952)
A voice-over prompts the question, would you meet your neighbours with warmth and friendship or with bombs? Images of friendly Chinese people are contrasted with the bombs and destruction of war. This then cuts to youth erecting posters for the ... [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]
