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Your Daily and Weekly News: The Making of Two Great Papers (1928)
This fragment from a newsreel produced by Australasian Films shows the production processes behind Melbourne’s Argus metropolitan newspaper. It shows the sheets of paper which are delivered in rolls every morning, the printing machinery, the reporters and typists who cover ... [read more]
In the Wild with Harry Butler – Lake Argyle (1976)
Harry Butler is a native of Western Australia. He has returned there to explain how this massive man-made body of water, now called Lake Argyle, has changed the Ord River and the ecology of the Kimberley region forever. [read more]
Sammy Butcher, Out of the Shadows (2004)
A documentary about musician Sammy Butcher who once played with the Warumpi Band and now invests his energy in young musicians in his community, Papunya, 250 kilometres west of Alice Springs. Sammy Butcher, Out of the Shadows is part ... [read more]
Australasian Gazette – The Ups and Downs of Cricket (1933)
This newsreel shows highlights of the third Test cricket series, often referred to as the 'Bodyline’ series, between England and Australia in Adelaide in January 1933. [read more]
Touch the Sun – Captain Johnno (1988)
Captain Johnno (Damien Walters) is a ten-year-old with a hearing impairment, and always in trouble. Living in a small fishing town in South Australia in the 1950s, his sister Julie (Rebecca Sykes) is his best friend and protector. Johnno’s ... [read more]
The Barefoot Bushman: Dancing With Dingoes (1997)
The barefoot bushman, Rob Bredl, presents his view of Australian nature with an emphasis on the dingo. Rob examines the arrival of the dingo from Thailand and traces its survival since European settlement. He also has some close encounters with ... [read more]
Australasian Gazette – Parliament Opens the New Session (1925)
This Australasian Gazette newsreel from 1925 shows the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Dudley de Chair, arriving by car to open Parliament House in Melbourne. He salutes an Army Guard of Honour before entering Parliament House. After the ceremony ... [read more]
Beyond Reasonable Doubt – The Case of Ronald Ryan (1977)
Ronald Ryan, a convicted armed robber, was the last man to be hanged in Australia. The year was 1967. It was alleged he’d shot a warder as he and another prisoner, Peter Walker, made their escape from Pentridge Gaol in ... [read more]
The St Kilda Esplanade on Boxing Day (c1913)
This fragment from a silent documentary or newsreel item takes an observational look at the St Kilda esplanade and foreshore on Boxing Day 1913. People relax on the grass, enjoy amusement rides at Luna Park and swim at the beach. [read more]
Mimi: An Evening with the Aboriginal Dance Theatre (1988)
A documentary filmed during the National Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre’s end of year production. [read more]
Delegates to the Australian Labor Party’s Easter Conference at the Trades Hall Melbourne (1928)
This is mute newsreel footage, edited with caption cards identifying individual delegates, of the Victorian Labor Party’s 1928 Easter conference at the Melbourne Trades Hall. [read more]
A Personal History of the Australian Surf: Being the Confessions of a Straight Poofter (1981)
Sydney born theatre director Michael Blakemore returns from England for a nostalgic remembrance of his childhood on the Sydney beaches. His father, who developed young Michael’s love of the surf, wanted Michael to be a doctor, but Michael was set ... [read more]
Abortion, Corruption and Cops: The Bertram Wainer Story (2005)
Based on Bertram Wainer’s own book, It Isn’t Nice (1972, Alpha Books), the documentary Abortion, Corruption and Cops: The Bertram Wainer Story recounts the 1960s battle for legal abortions in Australia. In 1967 Dr Wainer is called to treat a ... [read more]
The Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine (1919)
In France in early 1918, the newly renamed squadrons of the Australian Flying Corps are busily engaged in the aerial war against a resurgent German force. At No. 3 Squadron, an Australian cameraman films preparation of an RE8 aircraft for ... [read more]
Australasian Gazette – Highlights of the Cricket Series England vs Australia (1933)
This Australasian Gazette newsreel shows highlights of the 1932–1933 England versus Australia cricket series. It starts with footage of the packed stadium and shows clips of the first Test in Sydney. It is black-and-white and silent. [read more]
The Singing Chef (1952)
In this mostly black-and-white cinema advertisement for Nestlé's packaged soups, entertainer Bobby Limb is a singing chef, impressing a table of guests for dinner. [read more]
Round the Twist – Series Two – Nails (1992)
Linda (Joelene Crnogorac) is attracted to Andrew (Eamonn Kelly), a mysterious new boy at school who never removes his gloves. Andrew lives on an island with his grumpy father Mr Shelford (Peter Bensley). Linda discovers Andrew’s hands are covered with ... [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]
Compass – Quakers: Seeking the Light Within (2003)
This is a simple but very informative program about Quakers in Australia today. The Quakers are a protestant group that has existed for over 350 years, also called the Society of Friends. [read more]
Compass – Fly on the Wall Messiah (2004)
Every year, 700 amateur singers come together to perform Handel’s Messiah at the Sydney Town Hall. It’s a Christmas tradition. They have nine rehearsals only and getting ready for the big night is a nail-biting experience. [read more]
