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Voice of a Nation (c1918)

This silent actuality footage from around 1918 captures returned Australian soldiers marching through a city street. It features soldiers on foot and horseback and scenes of horse-drawn Red Cross ambulances. [read more]

It’s Like That (2003)

Three children in an Australian detention centre are depicted as caged migratory birds. They recount details of their voyage to Australia, food, their environment, imprisonment and freedom. [read more]

Leunig Animated – How Democracy Actually Works (2001)

How Democracy Actually Works (narrated by Sam Neill) illustrates with industrial imagery what happens to our ballot papers on election day. [read more]

Big Girls Don’t Cry (2002)

A moving documentary about Indigenous women living with kidney disease. [read more]

Hoota and Snoz – Series 3 Episode 3 (2003)

In this episode, Hoota and Snoz discover a set of swings. In true competitive spirit, Hoota tries to swing higher and higher with predictably dire consequences. [read more]

Clara (2004)

In her suburban home, 12-year-old Clara tries to come to terms with a life-changing event. [read more]

Australasian Gazette – Clive Barass, Australian Champion and Leader of the Troupe (c1926)

This newsreel shows Australian champion diver Clive Barass and his diving troupe performing individual and group dives at Clifton Gardens Baths near Mosman, Sydney. It is black-and-white and silent. [read more]

Kraft Cheddar Cheese Cinema Advertisement: Your Daily Diet (c1947)

A colour cinema advertisement for Kraft Cheddar cheese that focuses on nutrition, food groups and dietary habits. [read more]

Magnavox Wireless: Why Jones Chose a Magnavox (1925)

After buying an expensive do-it-yourself wireless that doesn’t work, Mr Jones is convinced to buy a Magnavox Wireless by a friend. [read more]

Captain Cook’s Cottage (1938)

Mr Russell Grimwade tells of his purchase of Captain Cook’s family cottage in Yorkshire, England and its transport to Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne. To ‘appease resentment’ back in Yorkshire, a monument is erected in its place. [read more]

Brothers and Sisters (1997)

A lecture by scientist Frank J Sulloway about sibling behaviour is intercut with interviews in which a range of brothers and sisters, young and old, including an only child, express their social responses to sibling relationships. Some historical photographs and ... [read more]

General Motors Holden – Postgraduate Research Fellowship Plan (c1962)

This ad demonstrates how crucial scientific and technological research is to large multinational companies like GMH. [read more]

Chas E Blanks: Families at Seaside, Sydney Harbour (c1930)

This silent black-and-white cinema advertisement for Sydney Ferries shows children swimming and families picnicking at a fun fair at Nielsen Park and Clifton Gardens. [read more]

Roberts, John: Anzac Day march Adelaide, South Australia and other segments (c1941)

This compilation of home movie reel segments filmed by John Roberts includes black-and-white and colour footage, shot between 1939 and 1943. It shows a sailor returning home from leave, a War Bonds march from 1941 and a Nations Parade in ... [read more]

Living Hawthorn (1906)

Historical footage filmed by Melbourne-based chemists Millard Johnson and William Gibson in Hawthorn, Victoria. [read more]

From Sand to Celluloid – Black Man Down (1996)

An experimental short drama about Aboriginal deaths in custody. [read more]

Time Bomb (2003)

A documentary about Frank Djara and his work as a men’s health consultant in Areyonga. Frank also talks about how diabetes has affected his life. [read more]

We Have Survived (1981)

This hard-hitting reggae version of Bart Willoughby’s song ‘We Have Survived’ is performed by No Fixed Address. It has become an unofficial anthem for many Indigenous Australians. [read more]

Hayride to Hell (1995)

When George Heygate (Richard Roxburgh) stops his car for a mysterious woman in distress (Kylie Minogue) he soon finds himself on a hayride to hell. [read more]

Don Bradman in England (1930)

Don Bradman is interviewed in 1930 while on tour in England. He gives a demonstration of various batting techniques. [read more]

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