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Skippy Adventures in Bushtown – Trouble in Bushtown (1997)
Skippy the kangaroo is a capable, trustworthy, ‘copter flying park ranger who is the unofficial leader and resident good guy in idyllic Bushtown. In this, the first episode of the series, the aging Mayor is finally retiring and Skippy is ... [read more]
Look Both Ways (2005)
On the way home from her father’s funeral, Meryl (Justine Clarke), a young artist, sees a man killed by a passing train. Nick, a newspaper photographer (William McInnes) is sent to cover the accident, a few hours after being told ... [read more]
Evil Angels (1988)
A true story. On the night of 17 August 1980, mother-of-three Lindy Chamberlain (Meryl Streep) watches a dingo carry her baby daughter, Azaria, from a tent near Uluru (then known as Ayers Rock) in central Australia. Azaria’s body is never ... [read more]
Jungle Road (c1963)
This film looks at the roles of Australian military personnel in Papua New Guinea – at the time known the Territory of Papua and New Guinea – in the context of Australia’s civil administration of the territory. [read more]
Evolution of the Australian Crawl (c1952)
This short documentary made by Kingcroft Productions presents the history of freestyle swimming from the 1880s and the gradual development of the Australian crawl, the fastest stroke in the world of competitive swimming. The film features former Australian swimming champions ... [read more]
Melbourne Cup 1896 (1896)
This film documents the 1896 Melbourne Cup horse race including footage of the crowd watching the race. [read more]
Senator Dorothy Tangney: Maiden Speech (1944)
Dorothy Tangney, Australia’s first woman senator, delivered her maiden speech in the Senate in Canberra on 24 September 1943, at the age of 32. This recording of Tangney reading her maiden speech was made by the ABC in Sydney ... [read more]
Unfinished Sky (2007)
Emotionally worn-out farmer John Woldring (William McInnes) is living a solitary existence in rural Queensland when a bruised, traumatised and initially speechless woman (Monic Hendrickx) stumbles onto his property. He bathes and clothes her and finds her a bed but ... [read more]
Dynasties – The Rose Family (2003)
Bob Rose was a football legend and head of a sporting dynasty. He was one of seven sons rescued from poverty by Australian Rules Football and their story is one of great triumph and of great misfortune. [read more]
Chandon Pictures – Champion Charles (2007)
Tom Chandon (Rob Carlton) is an aspiring feature documentary director with one credit to his name, the largely unseen Oh No Bonzo: The Clown that Killed a Child. With producer Lucy Cannon (Rebecca Massey) and cinematographer Nick Brenner (Darren Gilshenan) ... [read more]
Feeling Sexy (1998)
Greg (Tamblyn Lord) and Vicki (Susie Porter) are in love. He is studying to be a doctor. She is a painter. They marry, have children and settle into a life together. But Vicki finds her creativity stifled by the monotonous ... [read more]
Gerakiteys: Greek Scenes (c1955)
This home movie footage is from a four-part compilation of 16mm silent colour home movie footage of the Greek community, filmed by Emmanuel Gerakiteys and his family between 1949 and 1955. Scenes in this 1955 compilation include the family ... [read more]
Division of Radiophysics (1950)
Produced by the CSIRO Information Service, this public relations documentary outlines some of the major investigations undertaken by the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics at the University of Sydney ... [read more]
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]
A Big Country – The Prices (1979)
A pioneering family has taken over a cattle station at Cape York and is trying to make a go of it. [read more]
I Should Be So Lucky (1987)
I Should Be So Lucky was the second single from Kylie’s debut album, Kylie (1988). Penned by English pop writing-producing phenomenon Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman (also known as SAW), the song is a prime example of ... [read more]
Masterpiece Special – Robert Hughes (1997)
The Australian expatriate art critic and author Robert Hughes ranges widely in a conversation with arts journalist Andrea Stretton about a career that’s taken him from Australia to London, Italy and finally New York, where he’s lived since the 1970s. ... [read more]
Gold Gold Gold: 4 x 100 Metres Men’s Medley Relay (1980)
Norman May’s radio commentary of the 4 × 100 men’s swimming medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. [read more]
Australia Post – Post Office Film (1942)
This is an unedited mute, black-and-white film record of the dismantling of the Sydney General Post Office (GPO) clock tower, as well as street scenes near and around the GPO, in 1942. [read more]
Majestic Fanfare (1943)
The original 1943 recording of the ABC’s much loved ‘Majestic Fanfare’, used in various forms since 1952 to introduce news broadcasts. [read more]
