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Strangers in Paradise (1989)
Set on the eve of Australia’s bicentennial celebrations, this observational documentary looks at Australian (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) culture through the eyes of a group of American and British tourists on a ‘Dreamtime’ bus tour around the country. The tourists’ expectations, ... [read more]
Bondi Rescue – Series 2, Episode 7 (2007)
A tragedy unfolds at Bondi Beach when the lifeguards see someone in difficulty in treacherous water who then disappears from view behind the waves. There are 20,000 people at the beach that day and when no-one is reported missing, the ... [read more]
The Movie Show – Episode 12 (2004)
A review of the new Irish-British co-production directed by Bruce Beresford, called Evelyn followed by an interview with Bruce Beresford and a tribute to John Dingwall, the writer, producer and director who has recently passed away. [read more]
Temple on the Hill (1997)
The film looks at a number of people from an Indian community in Northern New South Wales who have chosen to marry outside their own ethnic community, and the effects of that on themselves and their families. [read more]
First Australians – Episode 4, No Other Law (2008)
Episode four, 'No other law’, explores the history of white settlement in Central Australia and the stories of homicidal police officer Constable Willshire, who brings mayhem to the Arrernte nation. Authorities turn a blind eye before telegraph operator Frank Gillen ... [read more]
Australia Post – We Deliver 2 (1988)
These are three of a series of television commercials promoting Australia Post’s new corporate identity as well as its products and services, and featuring the ‘We Keep Australia Posted’ song. [read more]
Cyclone Tracy (1974)
This is an excerpt from an ABC radio broadcast featuring Mike Hayes (1944–2003), a senior journalist with the ABC in Darwin. He gives a first-hand account of the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy, down a poor-quality telephone line, to ... [read more]
Message Stick – Arafura Pearl (2003)
Kathleen Mills (nee McGuiness) is a respected Indigenous Elder of Darwin, mother of eight, and mother to the singing group The Mills Sisters. [read more]
If Only – Series 1 Episode 10 (2003)
Three individuals tell their 'if only’ stories of missed opportunities. There’s a troubled girl who went to jail instead of being around her child as she was growing up and the father of a failed marriage who tried to create ... [read more]
Burke & Wills (1985)
The Victorian Exploring Expedition leaves Melbourne on 20 August 1860, amid great fanfare and optimism. Before a large crowd, the leader, Robert O’Hara Burke (Jack Thompson), promises that he will beat the South Australian expedition led by John McDouall Stuart, ... [read more]
Colleano on Tightwire, Rehearses in Arena (c1939)
Colour home movie footage, probably filmed by Winnie Colleano around 1939, which shows Aboriginal tightwire performer Con Colleano rehearsing in a circus arena in the USA. [read more]
Butterfly Island – Series 1 Episode 1 (1985)
The Wilson family run an unspoilt resort on Butterfly Island, despite financial troubles and strong competition from new glamorous resorts nearby. In this first episode of the series, a young Vietnamese refugee (Phu An Chiem) arrives and unwittingly becomes involved ... [read more]
McLeod’s Daughters – Welcome Home (2001)
After the death of her father Jack, Claire McLeod (Lisa Chappell) is trying to get on with running the family cattle station, Drover’s Run. But the business is in serious debt and the men on the station are not taking ... [read more]
Bushells Tea: The Charmed Cup (1929)
This Bushells tea cinema advertisement from 1929 is a short narrative about a woman who has her tea-leaves read by a girlfriend who successfully predicts she will marry a handsome man. As the happy couple return from their honeymoon by ... [read more]
The 7.30 Report – Pneumococcal Vaccine (2003)
This is a good example of an effective 7.30 Report episode. The program begins with a news story from Iraq where seven weeks after the invasion, there are still no signs of the weapons of mass destruction. This is followed ... [read more]
The 7.30 Report – Boys Education (2005)
A current affairs program beginning and ending with death. The program covers the death of Pope John Paul II as well as the return of the bodies of the nine dead Australian servicemen killed when their helicopter crashed whilst on ... [read more]
Tom White (2004)
After a meltdown at work, architectural draughtsman Tom White (Colin Friels) walks out on his family and tries to lose himself in alcohol and anonymity. He becomes homeless and derelict in the backstreets of Melbourne. A homosexual prostitute (Dan Spielman) ... [read more]
Opening of the Prahran-Malvern Tramway (1910)
This silent historical footage filmed by Millard Johnson and William Gibson captures the opening of the Prahran-Malvern Tramway, Victoria, on 30 May 1910. [read more]
The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934)
A young clergyman, Cyril Maitland (John Longden) falls in love with a beautiful young vamp, Alma Lee (Charlotte Francis), in a seaside town. He is engaged to another woman, but Alma becomes pregnant. When her father Ben (Les Warton) finds ... [read more]
Eco House Challenge – Episode 1, Stop Your Gassing (2007)
Two Australian families have accepted the eco challenge to turn their lives around by changing their daily usage of water, transport, energy and waste removal. One family is led by an ex-army commando father, who uses this opportunity to teach ... [read more]
