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5 Seasons (2004)
A documentary narrated by Tom E Lewis about a region that western society says has two seasons, the wet and the dry. The Numurindi people of south-east Arnhemland in the Northern Territory’s Gulf of Carpentaria recognise their country has five ... [read more]
Wandjina! – Episode 5 (1966)
Two boys – Bruce (David Yorston) and Donald (Mark McManus) – are missing in the bush. Anne (Jacki Weaver) and Linda (Juliana Allan) take Anne’s father (Brian James) and the local police sergeant, Tom Hicks (Bob Haddow), to where Bruce, ... [read more]
Tall Timbers (1937)
Jim Thornton (Frank Leighton) saves a young woman, Joan Burbridge (Shirley Ann Richards), in the surf at Palm Beach, Sydney. He then goes to work for her father, Stephen Burbridge (Harvey Adams) as a timber-cutter. Joan’s fiancée, Charles Blake (Campbell ... [read more]
A Shifting Dreaming (1982)
A partly-dramatised documentary by Bob Plasto, which attempts to trace Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations through three significant events: the Coniston massacre in the Northern Territory in 1928 in which members of the Warlpiri tribe were killed, the resulting Federal Inquiry ... [read more]
Timber Getting in New South Wales (c1925)
Presented by Australasian Films, this silent film looks at the timber industry in New South Wales. It shows methods of timber-felling, the transportation of logs by steel cables and bullock teams, and the main depot in Langley Vale, New South ... [read more]
Victorian Police Radio Patrol (c1931)
This is a short dramatised scenario made by Efftee Film Productions for the Victoria Police. It highlights the work of the Victorian Police Radio Patrol on the streets of Melbourne in the 1930s. [read more]
Ninety Nine Per Cent (1963)
Italian immigrant widower Joseph Pino (Francesco Pino) and his school-age son Peter (Carmelo Pino) are opposites personality-wise, living a domestically chaotic life after the death of their wife and mother. When Pino – which is what Joseph is usually called ... [read more]
Incident at Raven’s Gate (1988)
Country police officer Taylor (Max Cullen) is investigating the theft of a football trophy. His search leads to Raven’s Gate, an isolated property that has witnessed a destructive cosmic happening. He is met there by Dr Hemmings (Terry Camilleri), a ... [read more]
Silver City (1936)
This is an industrial documentary about mining in the mineral-rich area of Broken Hill, directed by Frank Hurley for Cinesound. It shows the processes involved in mining rock from underground sites; the extraction of zinc, lead and silver deposits from ... [read more]
Australia Post – Recruitment (1989)
This is a collection of short videos produced by Australia Post, each entitled 'Australia Post Career Employment’. The collection profiles eight different career opportunities for individuals considering working for Australia Post. [read more]
A Girl’s Own Story (1983)
A group of teenagers in the 1960s struggle with mixed messages and feelings about families, friendships and sex. A game of make-believe between a brother (John Godden) and sister (Marina Knight) develops into incest. A man attempts to lure a ... [read more]
Opal Mining Lightning Ridge (c1925)
This silent footage with intertitles from around 1925 shows scenes of the opal mining community of Lightning Ridge in New South Wales. It includes miners’ shanty houses, the sinking of mine shafts, and the cutting, grinding and polishing of opals. [read more]
Les Darcy vs Dave Smith for the Championship of Australia (1916)
Historical footage of Australian Middleweight Champion Les Darcy and Dave Smith training together at Sydney Harbour and later in a boxing match on 24 June 1916. [read more]
Spirit 2000: Countdown to Sydney (1998)
Director David Goldie interviews athletes as they prepare for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. He talks to them at training and asks what drives them and what makes a champion. Goldie also interviews parents and partners of the athletes. The ... [read more]
Final Insult (1997)
The documentary examines multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). Sufferers are interviewed about their symptoms and medical practitioners offer solutions. The film asks, what do you do when you are allergic to the 20th century? [read more]
Waiting (1990)
Single, heavily pregnant Clare Fairweather (Noni Hazlehurst) is a successful artist living on a rural property. After experiencing her first contractions she contacts her three closest female friends to join her for the planned home birth, as arranged. Arriving ... [read more]
Australia Today – Man-Eater (1939)
This Australia Today newsreel looks at the ‘silent terrors of the deep’ – sharks. It begins on the beautiful beaches of Sydney, makes its way through the murky waters of the Georges River where terror strikes, and finally travels out ... [read more]
Australia Post – Express Courier (1988)
Twin Australia Post television advertisements promoting the Express Courier service. [read more]
Snow… Down Under (1982)
Three friends ski on Mount Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest mountain. On the way they encounter bad weather and also have some fun. Intercut with this, the history of skiing in Australia is told through archival footage. Narrated by actor Jack Thompson ... [read more]
From Sand to Celluloid – Two Bob Mermaid (1996)
A short drama, set in the 1950s, about an Aboriginal girl Koorine (Carrie Prosser) who is fair skinned and gains access to the local swimming pool where Aboriginal people are legally denied access. [read more]
