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City in the Sun (1946)
This documentary directed by Alasdair Loch, possibly used to promote Australia as a destination for migration, intends to reflect the ‘mood of metropolitan life’ by showing the bustle and vibrancy of the modern city of Sydney. [read more]
The Cheaters (sound version) (1931)
Bill Marsh (Arthur Greenaway) serves a 20-year prison sentence for embezzling from businessman John Travers (John Faulkner). On his release Marsh forms a criminal organisation whose members include his daughter Paula Marsh (Isabel McDonagh billed as 'Marie Lorraine’), and whose ... [read more]
National Treasures – ‘The Sentimental Bloke’ Film (2004)
Despite being one of the greatest Australian films ever made, the 1919 silent movie The Sentimental Bloke was almost lost to the audiences of today. So how was it recovered? [read more]
The Business of Making Saints (1994)
The documentary is an overview of the process of making saints in the Roman Catholic Church. The documentary includes a cameo of the Blessed Mary MacKillop, potentially Australia’s first saint. Filming takes place in Rome and other European cities. [read more]
Eelemarni, The Story of Leo and Leva (1988)
A short film about a Dreaming story from the Bundjalung people. [read more]
The Getting of Wisdom (1978)
In the early 1900s, Laura Tweedle Ramsbotham (Susannah Fowle) arrives at an exclusive Melbourne ladies’ college to jeers of 'country bumpkin’ and 'tweedle-dumb, ram’s bum’. Spirited and talented though she is, the pressure to fit in almost defeats her, until ... [read more]
The Highest Court (1998)
The Highest Court is a lucid explanation of the High Court of Australia. Parts of court cases are seen and the history of the court is explained. [read more]
Scales of Justice (1983)
This drama series presents an examination of police corruption from street level through to the highest levels of officialdom and into the corridors of political power. Act one explores how an idealistic young constable becomes embroiled in corruption and ends ... [read more]
The Fast Lane - Episode 7: The Sound of One Hand Counting (1986)
A private detective agency run by a couple of incompetents (Terry Bader and Richard Healy) is called in to shadow the wife of a wealthy factory owner. At the same time, the agency’s Girl Friday (Debra Lawrence) goes undercover to ... [read more]
The Leaving of Liverpool (1992)
The story of two young lives caught up in the British child migration schemes of the 1950s. Lily (Christine Tremarco) and Bert (Kevin Jones), are transported from an orphanage in Liverpool, England to the other side of the world, to ... [read more]
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
‘Tick’ Belrose, aka Mitzi Del Bra (Hugo Weaving), a Sydney drag artist, accepts an invitation from his ex-wife (Sarah Chadwick) to bring his stage show to the outback. Tick recruits two friends – a brash young drag queen called Felicia ... [read more]
Nature of Australia – The Sunburnt Country (1989)
This episode from Nature of Australia describes Australia’s arid centre, sometimes called the 'dead heart’ or the 'back of beyond’ or even the 'never never’. The desert teems with animal life that survives the harsh conditions because moisture remains beneath ... [read more]
An Airman Remembers (1964)
Sir Gordon Taylor, one of the great aviation pioneers of Australia, presents this documentary. He delivers his story about the history of Australian aviation in the manner of a public lecture or an after-dinner speech, interspersed with archival footage of ... [read more]
Birth of a Car (c1948)
In 1948, the year that the first Holden was released, Roland Litchfield produced Made to Order for General Motors Holden. This documentary on the first model Holden was shortened later that year and released as Birth of a Car. Birth ... [read more]
Kemira: Diary of a Strike (1984)
The documentary follows what happened when Kemira Colliery, in Wollongong, NSW, retrenched two hundred miners in 1983. Thirty of the men stayed down the mine for two weeks in an attempt to get their jobs back. The film includes ... [read more]
Salute to the Aussie Digger (2005)
Actor Jack Thompson leads the listener through an historical overview of engagements by the Australian Defence Force in various conflicts and peacekeeping events. It is accompanied by a variety of musical compositions including traditional tunes, classical pieces and popular songs ... [read more]
A Day at the Beach (1956)
This is an education film for children aged six to eight years, in which a young Australian family, the Mitchells, head to the beach on a Saturday for a day of fun in the sun. The children, Bruce and Anne, ... [read more]
The Comedy Company – Series 1 Episode 11 (1988)
A sketch comedy series set in suburban Australia, featuring one-off sketches and regular appearances by characters including schoolgirl Kylie Mole (Mary-Anne Fahey), greengrocer Con the Fruiterer (Mark Mitchell), bickering couple Maryanne and Ian (Mary-Anne Fahey and Ian McFadyen), terminally unemployed ... [read more]
The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
Concerned about profit margins in Australia, the Coca-Cola company sends its top trouble shooter Becker (Eric Roberts) to its Sydney office. The company’s Australian boss, Frank Hunter (Max Gillies), tells Becker about T George McDowell (Bill Kerr), an old-style soft-drink ... [read more]
Dance of Nature: The Music of Ross Edwards (1995)
A documentary about the life and work of Australian composer Ross Edwards. Born in 1943, he went to England to study composition and returned to Australia to work, settling in Pearl Beach on the New South Wales Central Coast. The ... [read more]
