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Give Trees a Chance: The Story of Terania Creek (1980)
The documentary records the protest by local residents to stop logging in the rainforest of Terania Creek north of Lismore and west of Cape Byron NSW in the 1980s. Through sit-ins and political action, the environmentalists were able to ... [read more]
Arthur Boyd: Figures in the Landscape (1985)
Arthur Boyd is interviewed in his studio in Shoalhaven NSW. The internationally acclaimed artist paints two large works depicting water skiers on the river nearby. He talks about his work. The documentary reflects on his early life in Victoria ... [read more]
Round the Twist – Series Two – Next Time Round (1992)
Pete has been hypnotised by Linda and every time someone says the word 'now’ he behaves like a chicken for ten seconds. Unfortunately, Linda can’t undo the hypnosis so Pete gets into some serious trouble at school. [read more]
The Rats of Tobruk (1944)
As war breaks out in Europe in 1939, three friends droving cattle in Australia decide to join up. By 1941, they’re with the 9th Division of the Australian Infantry Force, fighting Italians and Nazis in North Africa. Bluey Donkin (Grant ... [read more]
Snowy Hydro – The Snowy–Murray Development (1969)
Produced in 1969 by the SMHEA photographic unit (Harry Malcolm et al. with narration by James Dibble), the film marks the completion of the Snowy-Murray Development – the northern section of the scheme. The development is explained and the ... [read more]
The Dunera Boys – Episode 3 (1985)
This four part miniseries is based on the true story of a group of Jewish refugees who fled Nazi Germany only to be treated as enemy aliens when they arrived in Britain. They were sent to Australia on the ship ... [read more]
Peach’s Explorers – The Secret of the Rivers: Captain Charles Sturt (1984)
Like so many Australian explorers of the early 19th century, Captain Charles Sturt believed there must be an inland waterway in the heart of Australia to explain why all the rivers seemed to run north from the coast. His river ... [read more]
The Life and Times of Margaret Whitlam (1993)
Maxine McKew interviews Margaret Whitlam in 1993. Margaret Whitlam talks about her childhood, career choices and her life married to Gough Whitlam (Prime Minister of Australia 1972–1975). She reflects on the time when she was 'first lady’ and hopes to ... [read more]
Four Corners – The First Program (1961)
The very first broadcast of Four Corners went to air on Saturday 19 August 1961. There is no record of the program as it went to air but what remains is a compilation tape of the items that made up ... [read more]
Mother and Son – The Clock (1991)
Maggie (Ruth Cracknell) has stolen a clock from a neighbour’s house where she’s been snooping. The house is for sale and is open for inspection. The real estate agent (Paula Duncan) saw her take the clock and comes across the ... [read more]
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
Mild-mannered Arthur (Terry Camilleri) wakes up in a hospital in the quiet NSW country town of Paris after he and his brother have run off the road. The brother is dead. The mayor (John Meillon) takes Arthur under his ... [read more]
Cartoons of the Moment – German Dove of Peace (1915)
In this edition of Cartoons of the Moment from 1915, cartoonist Harry Julius uses cut-out and drawn animation to: comment on Germany’s offer of peace during the First World War; take a satirical look at the evolution of women’s fashions; ... [read more]
HQ Kingswood Sedan: Holden, the Great Way to Move (c1971)
This is a black-and-white television advertisement for the Holden HQ Kingswood sedan. [read more]
Novel Method of Advertising Peace Bonds: The Lion and the Kangaroo (c1917)
A silent Australasian Gazette newsreel item featuring part of a parade in Melbourne. It shows signs advertising peace bonds erected on the cages of a lion and kangaroo belonging to the Colleano and Sole Brothers Circus. [read more]
The Henderson Kids – Series 1 Episode 2 (1985)
The second part of a two-part episode, originally screened as one. When their mother (Diane Craig) dies in an accident, 13-year-old Tamara ‘Tam Bam’ (Nadine Garner) and 15-year-old Steve Henderson (Paul Smith) move from the city to live with their ... [read more]
A Trip Along the River Murray (1925)
Surveying the settlements, townships and arable lands along the path of the Murray River, this silent documentary emphasises the river’s significance in Australia’s agricultural and natural history. [read more]
The Killing of Angel Street (1981)
Jessica Simmonds (Liz Alexander) returns from overseas to find her father, a retired professor (Alexander Archdale), embroiled in a public battle to save the historic Sydney waterfront houses of Angel Street. When he dies in mysterious circumstances, Jessica joins forces ... [read more]
Liberal Party Cinema Advertisement: The Golden Age (1946)
This is a Liberal Party cinema advertisement for the 1946 federal election. It proposes that in the post-Second World War period of growing prosperity, life for ordinary men and women under the incumbent Labor government is by no means as ... [read more]
Cartoons of the Moment – Miss Australasia (c1915)
Cartoons of the Moment was an animated segment by Harry Julius that appeared in wartime editions of the Australasian Gazette newsreel. This edition comments on First World War-related events in Australia and Europe. In the first of three sketches, women ... [read more]
Last Mail from Birdsville: The Story of Tom Kruse (2000)
The documentary follows the last mail run of octogenarian Tom Kruse, as he drives his restored truck from Birdsville in Centralia to Adelaide in 1998. From 1936 Tom made the fortnightly run with mail, stores and fuel to the remote ... [read more]
