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Australia’s not involved in any war (1988)
In just a few carefully selected brush strokes, a middle class family is portrayed on the cusp of Australia’s entry into the Vietnam war. Drugs, sex and rock and roll are obsessing this younger generation and the war will bring ... [read more]
The war is the news (1988)
The slowly disintegrating Goddard family are watching the news. They are painfully aware that their son, Phil (Nicholas Eadie) is in Vietnam as a conscript. The evening news shows the terrible and soon to become iconic photo of the South ... [read more]
‘Click, bang, dead’ (1988)
Phil Goddard (Nicholas Eadie) has been called up and is being trained for the war in Indo China. Meanwhile, the politicians are still pretending there are no American troops in Vietnam and that Australian conscripts will not become front line ... [read more]
Vietnam (1966)
This is a three-minute excerpt from a five-minute Australian Labor Party television commercial for the 1966 federal election. The commercial has a captioned title, Vietnam. In narration over illustrative footage, followed by Arthur Calwell speaking to camera, the advertisement presents ... [read more]
High school students against war in Vietnam (1970)
A pupil from Castle Hill High School delivers a speech about the support from students from the steps of Sydney’s town hall to a huge crowd of protestors against the Vietnam War at a moratorium rally. [read more]
Vietnam flashback (1985)
While Greg (Mark Kounnas) and Jackie (Mouche Phillips) Wilson enjoy the freedoms of island life by taking the boat to the mainland for an appointment, a spot grass fire throws Vo Diem (Phu An Chiem) back to memories of war-torn ... [read more]
War bonds (c1943)
This animated advertisement, seen here in its entirety, aims to persuade cinemagoers to invest in five shilling war-saving stamps and the 4th Liberty Loan. It features on-screen slogans, a voice-over narration, an instrumental music score and caricatures of a Japanese ... [read more]
The Kaiser War (c1918)
This clip begins with a cartoon of Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II surrounded by skulls. A caption illustrates the Kaiser’s thoughts, saying that while he wished to fight in the trenches, the almighty ‘willed it otherwise’. The hand of a skeleton ... [read more]
The war zoo (c1915)
This clip begins with the hand of the artist (Harry Julius) drawing seven animals including a bear, bulldog, turkey and daschund, which surround a title card ‘the war zoo’. Three of the animals are introduced through a brief sketch: 'the ... [read more]
Boer War Transvaal contingent (1899)
This actuality footage was taken by the official photographer of the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Frederick Charles Wills, and his assistant, Henry William Mobsby in 1899. Crowds line the streets to watch the First Queensland Cavalry Contingent parade just before ... [read more]
Australia goes to war (1939)
There is no audible ceremony on Menzies’s arrival in the room, just a short introduction by another speaker. Menzies settles at the microphone and we hear a faint rustle of his papers. In his speech, Menzies exercises his skills as ... [read more]
Preparing for war (2000)
A young boy Keithy (Sam Kirby) runs along a dirt road screaming, ‘Djaambi! Djaambi!’. He jumps into the arms of his older cousin, Harry Saunders (David Ngoombujarra) and both roll on the ground. Harry Saunders is dressed in army greens, ... [read more]
Australia at war with Japan (1941)
In a national broadcast Prime Minister Curtin announces that Australia is now at war with Japan. [read more]
‘Australia is also at war’ (1976)
The Sullivan family, like people everywhere, gather around their radio to hear the declaration of war. Featured in this clip are Dave (Paul Cronin) and Grace Sullivan (Lorraine Bayly); their children Kitty (Susan Hannaford), Terry (Richard Morgan), Tom (Steven Tandy) ... [read more]
‘The TV war’ (1979)
Tasmanian Neil Davis recalls how he went to Vietnam as a cameraman and correspondent in 1964 at the start of the war, and remained there for all the war, working for Visnews. He talks about his first experience under fire, ... [read more]
A war of nerves (2002)
Australia’s 'chocolate soldiers’ were all that stood between Australia and the highly trained and jungle-prepared Japanese forces. They were called 'chocos’ or 'chocolate soldiers’ because it was thought they would melt in the heat. The aim of the 'chocos’ was ... [read more]
‘What’s Vietnam got to do with me?’ (1969)
In the local park, at night, Frankie McCoy (Ken Shorter) tells his sweetheart Margie Harris (Rowena Wallace) that going to Vietnam is a waste of his time and money. They kiss, but she won’t let him go further until they’re ... [read more]
Fighting for rights (2000)
On the train, Harry Saunders (David Ngoombujarra) introduces himself to Thomas Green (Glenn Shea), his wife Maude (Kylie Belling) and daughter Sophia (Rose Kirby). Maude gets angry with Harry, and tells both men that black men fighting in the War ... [read more]
Djaambi (2000)
Mitch (Peter Docker) and Harry (David Ngoombujarra) sit beneath the cover of a tree partly concealed by foliage. They are in the jungle of Papua New Guinea. They talk about raising money for Thomas’ (Glenn Shea) widow. Both men slowly ... [read more]
US military in Philippines (2005)
The US Clark Air Base in the Philippines was vacated after 45 years. A US army study found the area was polluted by solvents, acids, petrol and other toxic substances. Harry Kelso, environmental attorney and base closures consultant, and Tara ... [read more]
