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A Place to Live (1950)
This dramatised documentary, made by the Realist Film Unit for the Brotherhood of St Laurence, contrasts the living conditions of the urban poor with the ‘owners of industry’ in 1950s Melbourne. It implies that while Melbourne is Australia’s financial centre, ... [read more]
Peach Growing and Canning in Australia (c1926)
This is a silent 15-minute industrial documentary which shows the fruit growing and canning industry at Leeton in the centre of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. It illustrates various stages of the fruit preparation process including irrigating the area, cultivating the ... [read more]
Oz – A Rock ‘n’ Roll Road Movie (1976)
Dorothy (Joy Dunstan) wakes up in the strange land of Oz after a car crash. The 'Good Fairy’ (Robin Ramsey) tells her she should go to the city, to see the last performance of a beautiful glam-rock singer, The Wizard ... [read more]
Tandaco Prepared Stuffing: Don’t Cry Dear Lady (c1942)
This colour cinema advertisement for Tandaco Prepared Stuffing shows a woman cooking a roast chicken for her husband and her husband’s boss. After having trouble finding her herbs and imagining the consequences of serving roast chicken without stuffing, the woman ... [read more]
The Australian Way: A Salute to Aussie Sex Appeal (1982)
A two-hour commercial television special featuring the personalities and TV programs current on Network Ten in 1982. The program is hosted by presenter Gordon Elliott, actress Joanna Lockwood and Ironman Grant Kenny. It comprises studio segments mixed with footage and ... [read more]
Plains Empty (2005)
An enthralling drama about a young married woman who, left alone in the mining fields, encounters a ghost of the past. [read more]
You Have No Secrets (1992)
Introduced by presenter Andrew Waterworth, this documentary special outlines the way that data is gathered for use by governments, marketers and employers. Much of the material refers to the US but is still applicable to Australia. The documentary special features ... [read more]
Dad Rudd, MP (1940)
The Rudds are modernising the farm, with unpredictable results. Dad Rudd (Bert Bailey) sets off to buy a new car and returns with an ancient horse-drawn fire-engine. Dave (Fred MacDonald) installs a new gas-powered stove for Mum (Connie Martyn), but ... [read more]
The Office Picnic (1972)
The tensions within an unhappy office boil over during the annual office picnic, held at a bushland park on the edge of the city. The young men drink too much and play football. The women drink less and get bored. ... [read more]
Fashionista – Alex Perry (2003)
There’s quite a psychology to designing a wedding gown and Alex Perry has been doing it since 1984 with huge success. His passion is for every bride to look really beautiful for that special day, not to mention her mother ... [read more]
Tnorala: Baby Falling (2007)
Tnorala records an ancient central Australian Dreaming story about the formation of a large meteorite crater at Gosses Bluff or ‘Tnorala’, 175 kilometres west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. [read more]
Loved Up – Endangered (2005)
A documentary with interviews and animated sequences that explores the issue of being single and Indigenous in contemporary society. [read more]
Dame Nellie in the Mitchell Estate Garden, Lilydale (c1927)
This home movie filmed by Spencer Shier in 1927 features Dame Nellie Melba at her home, the Mitchell Estate Garden in Lilydale, Victoria. [read more]
Snakes and Ladders (1987)
Combining interviews, historical footage, quirky dramatisations and short animations, Snakes and Ladders gives an account of the achievements and setbacks of Australian women attempting to gain education equality in the 20th century. [read more]
The Australian Steel Works (c1920)
This promotional documentary presented by the Made in Australia Council looks at the workings of an Australian steel works factory in Newcastle. [read more]
I Can Jump Puddles (1981)
This is the inspirational boyhood story of the author Alan Marshall, a victim of polio. Born in rural Victoria in the early 1900s, young Alan Marshall contracted the dreadful disease poliomyelitis (polio) which left him crippled. I Can Jump Puddles ... [read more]
Monster or Miracle? Sydney Opera House (1973)
A celebratory film about the construction and opening of the Sydney Opera House. Made just prior to the official opening in 1973, it traces the history of Bennelong Point and the development of the site on Sydney Harbour. The concept ... [read more]
Bit of Black Business – Hush (2007)
Ethel’s daughter (Lisa Flanagan) is getting ready to go to bed when she discovers that her mum has forgotten her medication. When there’s no answer to her knocks at the front door, she discovers Ethel (Auriel Andrews) and her friend ... [read more]
Fanny Smith’s Tasmanian Aboriginal Songs (1899)
These are some of the earliest recordings ever made in Australia, a sound recording of the traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal songs and language from this period. Sung by Fanny Smith, the songs were recorded by Horace Watson in 1899 and 1903 ... [read more]
Red Matildas (1985)
Red Matildas tells the personal stories of three women who lived in Australia during the Great Depression – May Pennefather, Joan Goodwin and Audrey Blake. All three were touched by the massive unemployment, poverty and uncertainty of the time and ... [read more]
