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  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    The Opening of Canberra, Australia's Capital City
    (circa 1976)
    A documentary film recording the opening of Parliament House in Canberra on 9 May 1927. The ceremony is attended by the Duke and Duchess of York, Prime Minister Stanley M. Bruce, and Governor-General Lord Stonehaven. Dame Nellie Melba leads the Philharmonic Society choir in the National Anthem. The Duke of York formally opens the doors of Parliament House and delivers a brief address. The film also captures a religious service conducted by the Acting Primate of the Anglican Church and a review of 3,000 troops representing all units and battalions of the Commonwealth Defence Forces. This is a condensed version of the original footage, held by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA ID 10536). Cinematography by Bert Ive; produced by the Commonwealth of Australia, Development and Migration Commission, and Cinema and Photographic Branch.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Black and white early footage, tape 1
    (Sep-76)
    00:00: Steam train arrives; passengers alight and climb steps. (Melbourne) -- 02:38: Trams and people in Brisbane city, late 1800s; Kanakas handing over bananas. -- 03:34: Cane cutters at work, slashing cane. -- 04:28: "Coonawarra" Murray River cruiser. (Movietone News) -- 05:31: Australian Cavalcade - A series of historical scenes and events covering the inauguration of the Commonwealth through to the 1940s, including: WWI: Gallipoli, Europe, Flanders; W.M. Hughes; soldier settlers; industry, science, and prickly pear eradication; aviation; first Federal Parliament sitting in Canberra; Papua / New Guinea; Antarctica; the 1920s; cricket (Bradman); PM Scullin and the Depression; Sydney Harbour Bridge (de Groot incident); QANTAS; PM Lyons; Mussolini/Italy; R.G. Menzies; WWII: Tobruk, Coral Sea battle; PM Curtin; PM Chifley; post-war migration; ANZAC Pact; aerial pan of Canberra. -- 36:09: W.M. Hughes referendum advertisements for cinema. -- 43:07: Melbourne Herald newsreel: gold mining. -- 45:12: 1913 naming of the Federal Capital.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted ,
    A conversation with Bart Bok: conducted by Ray Weymann
    (1983) Astronomical Society of the Pacific; Interviewer: Ray Weymann; Interviewee: Bart J. (Bart Jan) Bok, 1906-1983
    Bok speaks of his study of the Milky Way and our galaxy and of advances in the study of astronomy, particularly spiral structures and the origin of the stars. He closes with advice and thoughts on astronomy as a profession.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Contestations: dynamics of precedence in an eastern Indonesian domain
    (1996) Vischer, Michael P.; Australian National University. Department of Anthropology; Australian National University. Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies; Director: Michael P. Vischer; Editor: Patsy Asch
    Follows a journey from the island of Palu'é to the mainland of Flores to purchase water buffalo for sacrifice. Back on Palu'é a series of sacrifices are held to make amends for transgressions. The events filmed form part of the ceremonial cycle of the domain of Ko'a. This cycle constitutes the main arena in which the order of precedence is periodically contested and reasserted. Instances of contestation are shown and the strategies employed by various factions of the domain are highlighted.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Archaeology, language and genetics: The Mulvaney Lecture delivered by Lord Colin Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, recorded at Copland Lecture Theatre, Australian National University, on 7 September 1992
    Speaker: Colin Renfrew (1937-2024)
    Considers historical realities behind the larger groupings of languages and language families in relation to archaeology, historical linguistics and molecular and population genetics. Proposes that agricultural dispersal is related to linguistic diversity and that there may be evidence from genetics to explain linguistic diversity.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Thirteen colonies unite, 1765-1775: Massachusetts leads the way
    ANU Instructional Resources Unit (1975-1996); Presenter: Hector Gilchrist Kinloch (1927-1993); Speaker: Jill Waterhouse; Speaker: David Nicholson; Producer: Darien Rossiter
    Special role played by the colony of Massachusetts in events leading up to the American Revolution is discussed. Produced for the Department of History by the Instructional Resources Unit, Australian National University.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Three Colonies - Three roads to independence
    ANU Instructional Resources Unit (1975-1996); Presenter: Hector Gilchrist Kinloch (1927-1993); Speaker: Jill Waterhouse; Producer: Darien Rossiter
    The Declaration of Independence and the significant role played by the colonies of Virginia, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Produced for the Department of History by the Instructional Resources Unit, Australian National University.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Meet Gordon Wood: Hector Kinloch interviews Gordon Wood
    ANU Instructional Resources Unit (1975-1996); Interviewer: Hector Gilchrist Kinloch (1927-1993); Interviewee: Gordon Stewart Wood (1933-)
    Professor Gordon Wood of Brown University discusses with Hector Kinloch his thoughts on the American revolution. He sees it presenting new notions of republicanism, rather than just as a colonial rebellion. Produced for the Department of History by the Instructional Resources Unit, Australian National University.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Meet J. P. Greene: Hector Kinloch interviews Jack Greene
    ANU Instructional Resources Unit (1975-1996); Interviewer: Hector Gilchrist Kinloch (1927-1993); Interviewee: Jack Philip Greene (1931-); Producer: Darien Rossiter
    Discusses issues ranging from the history of the American revolution to current American politics. Produced for the Department of History by the Instructional Resources Unit, Australian National University.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    In perpetuity: the Edith & Joy London Foundation, Kioloa
    (1992) ANU Instructional Resources Unit (1975-1996); Edith and Joy London Foundation; Director: Dale Baker; Narrator: Pru Goward
    In 1975, Joy London gave her property Kioloa to the Australian National University . Describes the gift and how it is now used as a rural field station and is a valuable educational resource.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Buli moments: an anthropologist's film-notes
    (1995) Bubandt, Nils Ole; Australian National University. Department of Anthropology; Australian National University. Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies; Executive producer: James Fox; Editor: Gary Kildea
    Shot during a field trip to north-eastern Indonesia in 1994, this film depicts the fleeting 'trivialities' of everyday life in the village of Buli. The sequences centre on the Feplun family and follow them through some of their daily activities and concerns. Instead of combining into a plot the sequences present an accidental slice of Buli life over a three-week period as seen by an anthropologist trying to come to terms with the meaning of Buli culture. -- The resulting Ph.D. thesis "Warriors of the Hornbill, victims of the Mantis: history and embodied morality among the Buli of Central Halmahera" was submitted for examination at the Australian National University in June 1995.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Graduation ceremony
    A video of the full ceremonial congregation held on the 50th Anniversary Day, 1 August 1996.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Urban minorities and welfare (video recording)
    ANU Instructional Resources Unit (1975-1996); Australian National University. Department of Sociology
    A conference of the Sociology B3 course, examining social minorities in the ACT and their varying relationships to welfare provisions. -- Produced for the Department of Sociology by the Instructional Resources Unit, Australian National University.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Women in politics (video recording)
    ANU Instructional Resources Unit (1975-1996); Australian National University. Department of Sociology
    A conference of the Sociology B3 course examines the levels of participation of women in Australian politics in relation to the changing place of women in society. -- Produced for the Department of Sociology by the Instructional Resources Unit, Australian National University.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Religion and the new religions (video recording)
    ANU Instructional Resources Unit (1975-1996); Australian National University. Department of Sociology
    A conference of the Sociology B3 course, examining the changing nature of religion and its alternatives in Australia. -- Produced for the Department of Sociology by the Instructional Resources Unit, Australian National University.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Health care in Australia: interview with Dr Deeble
    Australian National University. Department of Sociology; Speaker: J. S. (John Stewart) Deeble (1931-2018)
    Discusses aspects of the administration of healthcare in Australia. Part of Sociology B3 Conference, recorded 16 October 1981.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    Health care in Australia: interview with Dr Neal Blewitt
    Australian National University. Department of Sociology; Speaker: Neal Blewett (1933-)
    A Labor Party approach to the provision of health care in Australia. Part of Sociology B3 Conference, recorded 16 October 1981.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    A new course in Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin), tape 14
    Australian National University. Research School of Pacific Studies. Department of Linguistics; Dutton, Thomas Edward, 1935-; Thomas, Dicks
    Audio recordings to accompany textbook "A new course in Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin)" by Tom Dutton in collaboration with Dicks Thomas. -- Unit 14, Supplementary Texts. Side A: 1-13 -- Side B: 14-26.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    A new course in Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin), tape 13
    Australian National University. Research School of Pacific Studies. Department of Linguistics; Dutton, Thomas Edward, 1935-; Thomas, Dicks
    Audio recordings to accompany textbook "A new course in Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin)" by Tom Dutton in collaboration with Dicks Thomas. -- Unit 13, Side A: Conversation and vocabulary -- Side B: Grammar and texts.
  • Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access ,
    A new course in Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin), tape 12
    Australian National University. Research School of Pacific Studies. Department of Linguistics; Dutton, Thomas Edward, 1935-; Thomas, Dicks
    Audio recordings to accompany textbook "A new course in Tok Pisin (New Guinea Pidgin)" by Tom Dutton in collaboration with Dicks Thomas. -- Unit 12, Side A: Conversation and vocabulary -- Side B: Grammar and texts.
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