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First Australians: Her Will to Survive - 'The last Tasmanian', Episode 2

Narrator Rachel Perkins recounts Truganini’s concerns about her burial and the resting place of her body after her death. Darlene Mansell, historian Professor Marcia Langton of the Yiman-Bidjara...

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First Australians: Freedom For Our Lifetime - A compromise, Episode 3

Narrator Rachel Perkins gives the historical context to the lives and situation of this episode’s focus individuals – Simon Wonga and William Barak. Writer Bruce Pascoe of Boonwurrung heritage and...

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First Australians: Freedom For Our Lifetime - 'Soothing pillow for a dying race', Episode 3

Narrator Rachel Perkins outlines the formation of an Aboriginal Protection Board and the establishment of reserves around Victoria. Margaret Gardiner of the Wurundjeri clan, Carolyn Briggs, a...

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Snakes and Ladders: Medicine

Sophia Whist (Robin Laurie) opens the pages of her evidence book and imparts the story of women’s historical exclusion from medical practice. Marjory Thomas talks about the difficulties faced by...

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Steam on the Main North

An NFSA documentary showcasing the history of the NSW Hunter region as a major transport network. It features footage from the Hunter shot by transport enthusiast and cinematographer Roger McKenzie,...

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Delegates to the Australian Labor Party’s Easter Conference at the Trades Hall Melbourne Clip 2

This clip, shot outside Melbourne Trades Hall, shows individual shots of key Labor personalities attending the 1928 Victorian party’s Easter conference. Summary by Adrienne Parr.

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ALP: Federal Election 1966 - Vietnam

This is a three-minute excerpt from a five-minute Australian Labor Party television commercial for the 1966 federal election. The commercial has a captioned title, Vietnam. In narration over...

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ALP: Federal Election 1966 - Yesterday, today and tomorrow

This is a three-minute excerpt from a five-minute Australian Labor Party television commercial for the 1966 federal election. The commercial has a captioned title, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow. In...

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ALP: Federal Election 1966 - The forgotten land

This is a three-minute selection from a five-minute Australian Labor Party television commercial for the 1966 federal election. The commercial has a captioned title, The Forgotten Land. In narration...

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Delegates to the Australian Labor Party’s Easter Conference at the Trades Hall Melbourne Clip 1

This clip begins with a pan across the delegates to the Victorian Labor Party’s 1928 Easter conference, standing outside Melbourne Trades Hall, and continues with individual shots of key Labor...