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South-west Pacific (1943)
This promotional documentary supports Australia’s war effort, both at home and abroad. It was made by Cinesound Productions for audiences in Australia as well as the Allied countries of Great Britain, the United States and the former Soviet Union. [read more]
Number 96 – Episode 35 (1972)
The snobbish Claire (Thelma Scott) drops in on her daughter Bev (Abigail) at her flat in Number 96. Dorrie (Pat McDonald) is thrilled by the visit but Bev is not. Sonia (Lynn Rainbow) finds out why her lover (Joe James) ... [read more]
Halifax f.p. – Afraid of the Dark (1997)
When eight people are gunned down at a petrol station, forensic psychiatrist Jane Halifax (Rebecca Gibney) is called in to create a profile of the killer and soon finds herself in over her head. With the case stirring up memories ... [read more]
MDA – Second Chance (2005)
Led by dour Bill 'Happy’ Henderson (Shane Bourne), the team of doctors and lawyers at MDA – Medical Defence Australia – provide insurance and legal representation to doctors. In Second Chance, Happy’s team becomes concerned when he arrives at ... [read more]
Bit of Black Business – Too Late (2007)
Ben (Aaron Pedersen) returns home and instantly realises he is in some kind of trouble. His girlfriend Gemma (Ngaire Pigram) is giving him the cold shoulder and not speaking to him. His son, BJ (Jake Phillips), asks Ben, 'I thought ... [read more]
Small Treasures (1995)
Jane (voiced by Rachel Griffiths) is swimming in the sea she loves, full of joy in expectation of her first baby. Walking by the shore, she reaffirms her fulfilment and happiness. But at home she panics, imagining the worst domestic ... [read more]
Torque – Series 1, Episode 8 (1974)
A roundtable discussion arising out of the unacceptable road toll in Australia is introduced by program presenter Peter Wherrett and convened by Four Corners (2008) journalist Jim Downes. Those taking part include: Dr Michael Henderson, head of the traffic accident ... [read more]
Rodeo (c1934)
This documentary is about a rodeo held in northern Queensland in approximately 1934. It features 500 participants parading through the streets of Townsville; buck jumping and calf-riding competitions as well as the main rodeo at Mount St John; and the ... [read more]
Antarctica 1948 (1949)
Antarctica 1948 documents Australia’s first steps towards setting up bases in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands after the Second World War. In the southern summer of 1947–48, two vessels left Australia with different missions. The film documents each voyage separately, ... [read more]
Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940)
Red Gallagher (Grant Taylor) and his best pals Jim (Chips Rafferty) and Larry (Pat Twohill) are bored Australian soldiers in Egypt in 1916, constantly getting up to mischief in Cairo nightclubs. When German-backed Turkish forces attack British outposts in the ... [read more]
Sylvania Waters – Episode 5 (1992)
This documentary series follows the lives of Noeline Baker and Laurie Donaher in their waterfront home in the south of Sydney, over a period of several months. Noeline and Laurie have been in a de facto relationship for 14 years ... [read more]
Syme, Ken: Melbourne Olympic Games (1956)
The 1956 Olympic Games, held in Melbourne, was a high profile event for the city. Like many ordinary Australians at the time, Ken Syme took home movie footage of the event. His silent, colour footage captures the street celebrations and ... [read more]
Kiwi Shoe Polish: Shine Sir (1914)
This Kiwi shoe polish cinema advertisement is a short narrative about two boys who want to apply for the vacant positions at the Imperial Hotel, London. The hotel’s boot staff have departed to join the Army. The two boys lament ... [read more]
Whiteys Like Us (1999)
The documentary observes a group of white Australians coming together to take part in an Aboriginal reconciliation study group. Across Australia, fifteen thousand such groups formed 'Reconciliation Learning Circles’ – an initiative by Adult Learning Australia for the Council of ... [read more]
Chequerboard Revisited – Episode 6: That One Piece of Paper (2000)
The original Chequerboard program was made in black-and-white in 1972. Two boys were chosen from Liverpool Boys’ High School. Pat wants to leave school immediately at age 16 to try for work as a technician while Ken, who loves school, ... [read more]
The Overlanders (1946)
With Australia’s north under threat of Japanese invasion in 1942, the government orders the withdrawal of all people and resources – a ‘scorched earth policy’. Delivering his mob of 1,000 prime beef cattle to the meatworks at Wyndham in Western ... [read more]
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
In Western Australia in 1931, three mixed-race Aboriginal children are forcibly abducted from their mothers at Jigalong, in the eastern Pilbara. Molly Craig (Everlyn Sampi), 14, her sister Daisy (Tianna Sansbury), eight, and their cousin Gracie (Laura Monaghan), about 10, ... [read more]
Operation Blowdown (1963)
Produced by the Department of Supply Film Unit at Movietone, this is the official film of Operation Blowdown, the classified project that aimed to replicate the effects of a nuclear explosion on a tropical rainforest environment, and to measure those ... [read more]
With Gentle Majesty (1962)
A black-and-white documentary about the workhorse, made at a moment in history when the horse is about to disappear from Australia’s city streets forever. In 1962, the ice cart, horse-drawn tram, mounted postman and the old fire truck are still ... [read more]
Fashionista – Mambo (2003)
Robert Moore loves his job and he’s been at it since 1989. He designs for Mambo and creates what he likes. Mambo may or may not pick up his design but then there’s always another season and one of his ... [read more]
