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Monday Conference – Rhodesia or Zimbabwe (1973)
Robert Moore interviews Senator Glen Sheil from Queensland, who has just returned from a week-long fact-finding tour of Rhodesia. His belief that Rhodesia is a fine and progressive African country is contrasted with the views of Bishop Donal Lamont. The ... [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]
Tatler Social Newsreel: Social Party in South Yarra (c1934)
This newsreel made by FW Thring’s Efftee Film Productions contains three items: a society party held by Mrs Lou Connolly at her home in South Yarra; the first meeting of the Centenary Dog Club at Melbourne Showgrounds; and the activities ... [read more]
Happy Little Vegemites (1959)
A chorus of children sing this radio jingle from the late 1950s. It proclaims the transformative power of their love for Vegemite, which has turned them into 'happy little Vegemites’. [read more]
Play School – Opposites Monday (2006)
‘Opposites’ is the weekly theme and ‘hats’ the daily theme. Justine (Clarke) uses a homemade ‘cheeky monkey’ to demonstrate the concept of up and down. Justine and Rhys (Muldoon) make ‘surprise’ hats; Rhys reads a book; Justine leads a guessing ... [read more]
The Instructional Guide to Dating (2005)
A smiling air hostess (Lara Cox) informs us as though giving in-flight safety instructions that we are ready to commence our dating adventure. She directs our attention to a departure board with ten exciting destinations, including: ‘How to Flirt with ... [read more]
Beautiful Lies: A Film About Peter Carey (1986)
The title comes from Mark Twain’s description of Australian history which he found so curious and strange that it read ‘like the most beautiful lies’. Peter Carey recounts the relationship between the country he draws inspiration from and his novels. ... [read more]
Leunig Animated – How Democracy Actually Works (2001)
How Democracy Actually Works (narrated by Sam Neill) illustrates with industrial imagery what happens to our ballot papers on election day. [read more]
Hello (2003)
This gently funny short is a take on the classic 'boy wants girl’ love story, set in a fantastical world where all the characters have music players for heads. A boy with an analog tape recorder for a head, is ... [read more]
The Luminary (2005)
A grieving insect collector’s discovery of a missing specimen in his collection sparks a search for something more than just a moth. [read more]
Hayride to Hell (1995)
When George Heygate (Richard Roxburgh) stops his car for a mysterious woman in distress (Kylie Minogue) he soon finds himself on a hayride to hell. [read more]
Schools for Farmers (c1950)
Produced by the NSW Department of Agriculture, this short informational film promotes the Hawkesbury College farmer school to NSW farmers. Schools for Farmers outlines the practical courses on offer, including vehicle maintenance and animal husbandry, as well as ... [read more]
Take the Tempo from the Teeth (1948)
Made for the Milk Board of NSW, Take the Tempo from the Teeth is a short dramatised film promoting the consumption of milk as a health product. It presents one woman in conversation with another, talking about how her ... [read more]
The Constant Threat (1946)
This short community service announcement raises awareness about tuberculosis and encourages people to have a free chest x-ray provided by the NSW Department of Public Health. A man on his way home from work approaches an x-ray caravan stationed ... [read more]
The First Thing I Remember (2005)
Animated documentary The First Thing I Remember recreates the fragmented and dreamlike first memories of 12 interviewees. [read more]
Passionless Moments (1983)
Passionless Moments is a lighthearted series of vignettes sharing people’s fleeting thoughts. Jane Campion combines a serious documentary style with a whimsical look at the small moments people experience everyday. [read more]
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill – A Windy Day (2005)
Bottle Top Bill (voiced by Graham Matters) and Corky the horse (voiced by Emma Jane Hyland) are doing the weekly washing on a windy day. When their clothes blow away in the wind, the two friends need a special flying ... [read more]
A Walk with Words: The Poetry of Romaine Moreton (2000)
A Walk with Words: The Poetry of Romaine Moreton provides an insight into Moreton’s journey from the mountain country of Bodalla on the south coast of NSW to the bright lights of Sydney; from the socio-economic poverty of her ... [read more]
Deadly Yarns – Don’t Say Sorry (2004)
Christine Jacobs, a Western Australian Aboriginal woman, provides a short account of the pain she suffered as a child of the stolen generations when she was removed from her family. Jacobs tells how as an adult she liberated herself from ... [read more]
One Shoe Short (2007)
In a town camp in Alice Springs, it’s school time and Rodney (Rodney Malbunka) can’t find shoes to wear. His school won’t allow him in class barefoot so his mate Jesse (Jesse McCormack) tries to help him out by reorganising ... [read more]
