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The Shiralee (1957)
On one of his infrequent visits to his wife Marge (Elizabeth Sellars) in Sydney, itinerant bushman Jim Macauley (Peter Finch) finds her living with another man, Donny (George Rose). He beats Donny up, grabs his five-year-old daughter Buster (Dana Wilson) ... [read more]
Cartoons of the Moment – Miss Australasia (c1915)
Cartoons of the Moment was an animated segment by Harry Julius that appeared in wartime editions of the Australasian Gazette newsreel. This edition comments on First World War-related events in Australia and Europe. In the first of three sketches, women ... [read more]
Sellex Crockery: Red Riding Hood (c1930)
In this partly animated advertisement for a Sellex tea set, some of the characters that decorate the crockery appear in the story Red Riding Hood. [read more]
ALP: Frank Forde, Election 1946 (1946)
In an address to the public designed in newsreel format for cinema release, Deputy Prime Minister Frank Forde makes an appeal to his Capricornia electorate for a vote for him and a vote for Chifley, prior to the September 1946 ... [read more]
The Legend of Damien Parer (1964)
The life story of the legendary Australian combat cameraman Damien Parer, as seen through the eyes of those who knew him and through the amazing footage that he shot with Australian and US forces until his death in action with ... [read more]
The New Inventors – Series 1 Episode 8 (2004)
The three featured inventions on this week’s program are: a pool cleaner with a difference, invented by two brothers; a masterly way of turning landfill into compost; and an inflatable resuscitation mask that prevents the spread of communicable diseases. [read more]
The New Inventors – Series 2 Episode 8 (2005)
This episode of The New Inventors includes: a demonstration of a lock clip that replaces the standard safety clips used in rope climbing; a ‘Power-Mate’ that lets you know how much power any particular appliance is using and its cost; ... [read more]
Fashionista – John Macarthur (2003)
John Macarthur is from the Macarthur dynasty, the pioneers of Australia’s wool industry. He says he’s descended from the poor relations. This John Macarthur grew up in Bombala near the Snowy Mountains and took up knitting to get through the ... [read more]
Fashionista – Naomi Goodsir (2003)
Naomi Goodsir is a milliner, but not just any milliner. Her creations are like sculptures. Luckily there’s always a race day somewhere, otherwise she’d be out of a job. [read more]
Benny and the Dreamers (1992)
A documentary about the Pintubi people’s first contact with white people, and the affects of dispossession and institutionalisation when the peoples were forced from their lands into missions. [read more]
Teddy Briscoe (2000)
A documentary about an Indigenous stockman, and the legacy carried on by his family. [read more]
Action Loop (1978)
Produced by the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Authority, this documentary promotes the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop as a way of meeting Melbourne’s growing public transport needs. It includes footage of Melbourne’s CBD, scenes of the loop under ... [read more]
A Big Country – Gulf Battlers (1982)
Elton and Maude are making a go of a cattle station in the Gulf country of northern Australia. It’s a tough life in an era before satellite phones and the internet, but this family seem to have pulled it off. [read more]
Cinderella on Strings (c1947)
This documentary made by the Australian National Film Board details the history of marionettes and puppeteers. It shows intricately hand-carved marionettes in the puppet workshops. The main part of the film features a filmed marionette theatre production of Cinderella. [read more]
Cinesound Varieties (1934)
This surviving 18-minute fragment is from an hour-long variety show directed by Ken G Hall and photographed by Frank Hurley for Cinesound in 1934. It contains a segment with Hamilton Webber and the State Orchestra illustrating the evolution of the ... [read more]
General Motors Holden – Saturday Kind of Car (1967)
This advertisement for the Holden HR station sedan features a typical suburban family weekend, including trips to the store, weekend sport and a picnic by the lake. [read more]
Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938)
An epidemic of romance has broken out among the Rudd children. Bill Ryan (Peter Finch) wants to marry Sarah Rudd (Valerie Scanlon) but Dad Rudd (Bert Bailey) wants nothing to do with the Ryan family. Old Mr Ryan (Marshall Crosby) ... [read more]
Bit of Black Business – Kwatye (2007)
Gary (Donnovan Mears) comes home after a big night drinking beer and collapses on the couch. He is awoken early by his daughter, Aspen (Aspen Beattie). Hung over, he wants to be treated like a sick patient and asks Aspen ... [read more]
Bit of Black Business – Nana (2007)
A Little Girl (Kiara Gibson) loves her Nana (Mitjili Napanangka Gibson) and follows her as she hunts, sells art and patrols her Alice Springs community for drug runners. Nana has everything and everyone under control. [read more]
ALP Cinema Advertisement: In the Wake of the Storm (1946)
This is an ALP cinema advertisement for the 1946 federal election. It encourages the Australian electorate to stay with the Labor Party, which has successfully led the country through the last four years of the Second World War and ... [read more]
