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General Motors Holden – Range of Products (c1960)

This two-minute television advertisement presents a range of products produced by General Motors Holden including motor vehicles and kitchen appliances. It also features parts and accessories manufactured by GMH for other subsidiaries. [read more]

Building Construction (1899)

This actuality footage, filmed in 1899, shows demolition workers carrying rubble away in wheelbarrows. A wall then crashes down. [read more]

Coming Up from Down Under (1983)

A documentary that reviews the re-emerging Australian film industry of the time. Even though the film refers to the Australian cinema prior to the mid ’70s, it concentrates on the period 1975-1983. The documentary features extracts from feature films and ... [read more]

Journey Out of Darkness (1967)

Central Australia, 1901. Constable Peterson (Konrad Matthaei) is dispatched from Melbourne to arrest an Arunta (Arrernte) man (Kamahl) responsible for a ritual killing in Central Australia. Local commander Sergeant Miller (Ronald Morse) orders police tracker Jubbal (Ed Devereaux) to accompany ... [read more]

Flat (2002)

A short drama about the day in a life of a young teenager, who captures Alice Springs through a video camera given to her by her mostly absent father. [read more]

Winter of Our Dreams (1981)

After the body of a young heroin addict is found in Sydney Harbour, Rob (Bryan Brown) tries to find out why she committed suicide. He and the dead girl Lisa (Margie McCrae) were lovers at university, united by their political ... [read more]

Death Defying Acts (2007)

In Edinburgh, Mary McGarvie (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and her daughter Benji (Saoirse Ronan) entertain audiences with a psychic act that depends on trickery. They spy on members of their audience and steal from them so they can dramatically reveal insider knowledge ... [read more]

Bitter Springs (1950)

Wally King (Chips Rafferty), with his family and stockmen, drive livestock over hundreds of kilometres of dry country to take up their new selection at Bitter Springs, in central Australia. A government trooper (Michael Pate) warns them that they are ... [read more]

Magical Powers (1936)

A young man (Doug Rosenthal) who falls asleep in his front garden finds magical powers that allow him to conjure a new car, move furniture and create a feast. However, as he finds out, all is not what it seems. [read more]

Double-decker Bus and Rail Motor (c1936)

This footage, shot by Mr Waddington of Smith and Waddington Ltd, displays a range of newly constructed buses including a double-decker bus. [read more]

Australia Post – Joint Stamp Issue (1988)

This program records Australia Post’s release of a special joint Australian and United States bicentennial stamp and a commemorative bicentenary book of stamps. [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]

A Woman’s Tale (1991)

In her last days, Marta (Sheila Florance) remains cheerful and determined to live life to the fullest. With the help of Anna (Gosia Dobrowolska), a visiting nurse who has become her closest friend, Marta resists pressure from her son Jonathon ... [read more]

Jack Johnson Training Film (c1909)

Historic footage of heavyweight champion boxer Jack Johnson at California training in front of a small crowd. [read more]

Athol Tier as Napoleon (c1931)

This is a staged comedy and musical performance in which Athol Tier appears dressed as Napoleon. [read more]

Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2007)

In 2007, polar adventurer Tim Jarvis returns to Antarctica to try to answer his own questions about the epic journey made by Douglas Mawson in early 1913. Mawson trekked across almost 500 km of Antarctic terrain after the death of ... [read more]

Loggerheads (c1990)

In 1992 the NSW State Government gave permission for logging to commence in Northern NSW, prior to an environmental impact study being completed. Environmentalists protested to stop the logging until the study was completed, claiming that there were ... [read more]

General Motors Holden – Buy with Confidence (1968)

This black-and-white television advertisement for General Motors Holden features a family looking to buy a used car from their Holden dealer. [read more]

Bungalung: A Dreaming of Cannibals (2007)

Young men re-enact the Bungalung story as told by Anmatjere elders Patsy and Jane Briscoe. The film depicts the battle between two young men and the demon Bungalung in the Dreamtime. The two young men challenge and defeat Bungalung and ... [read more]

Empire Day Pageant (c1915)

This silent actuality fragment from around 1915 shows people celebrating Empire Day in full costume. It appears to take place in a small country town. [read more]

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