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General Motors Holden – A Great New Feeling (1969)
This is a black-and-white television advertisement for the 'new generation’ 1969 Holden Kingswood. [read more]
Patineur Grotesque (1896)
This short piece of actuality footage shows a man in costume on rollerskates performing a comic act for a gathering crowd. [read more]
A Nation is Built (1938)
This sprawling and patriotic documentary uses actuality footage, historical re-enactments, fictionalised scenes and propaganda to chronicle Australia’s development and progress as a nation. It was sponsored by the Government of New South Wales and made by Cinesound Productions to celebrate ... [read more]
Jailanguru Pakarnu (Out from Jail) (1983)
'Jailanguru Pakarnu’ ('Out from Jail’) is a 12-bar rock-blues song by the Warumpi Band and the first rock song recorded in their own language. The song received widespread airplay and brought their language and culture to a wider audience. [read more]
National Treasures – Cuc Lam’s Suitcase (2004)
If you were forced to leave your home forever, what would you take with you? Vietnamese refugee Cuc Lam took family photos and jewellery but sacrificed one precious possession to buy a suitcase, now in Melbourne’s Immigration Museum. [read more]
Bondi Rescue – Series 1, Episode 4 (2006)
A young man is found lifeless in the water on a surprisingly calm day. With no breath and no pulse, a frantic resuscitation begins. [read more]
General Motors Holden – Holden Ute (c1956)
This television advertisement for General Motors Holden presents the Holden utility. [read more]
Farrow, H: Victorian and South Australian Holiday Scenes (c1930)
This home movie contains holiday scenes in Victoria and South Australia from the 1930s filmed by H Farrow. [read more]
Hoyts and Studebaker Cinema Advertisement: Touring Talkie Show (c1929)
This silent advertisement promotes the new ‘Touring Talkie Show’ truck operated by Hoyts – with sponsorship from Studebaker Car Corporation and the Shell Oil Company. [read more]
Take Notice (1939)
A silent, black-and-white documentary made by the Sydney Unity Film Group about unfair rent rises and the petition for a fair rents court. [read more]
Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
Daniel Morgan (Dennis Hopper) becomes a bushranger after hard times in prison and the Victorian goldfields. Saved by Billy, an Aboriginal outcast (David Gulpilil), the two men terrorise southern NSW, killing policemen and raiding farms, until the price on ... [read more]
North Shore Steam Ferry (1899)
This actuality footage shows a steam ferry docking at the Milsons Point Ferry Wharf in 1899. Bennelong Point, Fort Macquarie and Government House can be seen in the distance. [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]
Proof (1991)
Martin (Hugo Weaving) is a 32-year-old blind photographer. He lives alone and trusts no-one, especially not his housekeeper Celia (Geneviève Picot), who loves him in secret. Their antagonistic relationship is disturbed when Martin meets Andy (Russell Crowe), a kitchen hand ... [read more]
Shark Vs Croc (2004)
Which is the deadliest killer: the tiger shark or the crocodile? Adventurer Ben Cropp answers the question by looking at a recent history of crocodile and shark attacks and his own experiences with each creature. [read more]
Vegemite Cinema Advertisement: Sister Knows Best (c1948)
A black-and-white cinema advertisement for Kraft Vegemite outlines the benefits it has if added to one’s diet, especially for children and infants. [read more]
Clara (2004)
In her suburban home, 12-year-old Clara tries to come to terms with a life-changing event. [read more]
So Simple, So Hard … (1997)
The documentary traces the steps taken by four women to find a life partner. The women – an opera singer, a hairdresser, an artist and a Chinese Australian – seek suitable male partners through introduction agencies, a fortune teller and ... [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]
Fast Forward – Series 4 Episode 3 (1992)
Fast Forward is a sketch comedy series that simulates an evening of live television viewing, switching between sketches like a TV audience flicking channels. [read more]
