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Darwin c1926 (c1926)
This actuality footage from around 1926 contains silent vignettes of Darwin and its environment including rail transport, recreational activities, local shop fronts, and the multicultural population. [read more]
Monday Conference – Rhodesia or Zimbabwe (1973)
Robert Moore interviews Senator Glen Sheil from Queensland, who has just returned from a week-long fact-finding tour of Rhodesia. His belief that Rhodesia is a fine and progressive African country is contrasted with the views of Bishop Donal Lamont. The ... [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]
A Kid Called Troy (1993)
Eight-year-old Troy has contracted AIDS from his mother. His father, Vince, cares for him now that his mother has died. Troy requires hospital treatment and drugs to delay the effects of the medical condition. Troy’s death is not in ... [read more]
Torque – Series 4, Episode 10 (1980)
Motoring journalist and ex-racing car driver Peter Wherrett describes what not to do when driving on the road. This includes being in a hurry, which increases stress levels, driving when tired, and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. ... [read more]
Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Alexander McLeod Lindsey (1977)
In 1964 Alexander McLeod Lindsey was sentenced to 18 years in jail for the brutal bashing of his wife Pamela, who recovered but was severely brain damaged as a result. A judicial enquiry five years later upheld the original jury ... [read more]
What I Have Written (1995)
As Christopher Houghton (Martin Jacobs) lies in a coma in hospital after a stroke, his wife Sorel Atherton (Angie Milliken) tries to make sense of their troubled marriage. Christopher’s colleague Jeremy Flizsar (Jacek Koman) approaches Sorel with a request to ... [read more]
A Day in a Biscuit Factory (1932)
This sponsored film takes the viewer inside Swallow & Ariell’s Port Melbourne biscuit factory. It shows the quality testing of ingredients, biscuit, wafer and cake making and tin manufacture and packaging. [read more]
Treasures of Katoomba (1936)
A treasure hunt awarding £500 at Katoomba provides the narrative bookend for this short dramatised film promoting tourism in the Blue Mountains region. Made by Frank Hurley for Cinesound and sponsored by the Blue Mountains City Council, the film begins ... [read more]
Wheat Harvesting with Reaper and Binder (1899)
This actuality footage shows a horse-drawn Buckeye brand reaper and binder harvesting a wheat crop while labourers stack the wheat sheaves. [read more]
We’re All Independent Now (1995)
The Family Law Act was enacted in 1975. Twenty years later, filmmaker Don Parham questions its effectiveness and relevance with particular reference to its effect on children. Parham narrates the documentary and uses interviews with experts and children. He also ... [read more]
Strike Me Lucky (1934)
Broke and behind his rent during the Great Depression, ‘Mo’ McIsaac (Roy Rene) tries to find work to support a young orphan girl he finds dancing for pennies in the street. Miriam ('Baby’ Pamela Bevan) is really the missing daughter ... [read more]
Four Corners – We’ll All Be Rooned (1982)
Reporter Jim Downes takes us into the wheat belt in the marginal country of Coonamble, near Dubbo in NSW. The outback is now entering its fourth year of drought in this land of boom and bust. This time, the ... [read more]
Raccolta D’Inverno, Winter’s Harvest (1979)
The documentary records the traditional Italian community event of slaughtering a pig, butchering it for the meat, making sausages and having a feast with dancing enjoyed by the whole group. [read more]
Out of Darkness (1984)
Produced in 1984, this documentary outlines the archaeological findings on Australian Aboriginal history and culture. Various experts postulate on human development at a range of archaeological sites. [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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
