Video Library Beta
ABC video clips sourced for the Australian curriculum in partnership with Education Services Australia
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Feature Collection
- Contributions of people to Australian society
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This collection investigates some of the ways in which people from two diverse cultural backgrounds have contributed to Australian society and its changing identity. Using archival footage, the collection shows the challenges for and achievements of an Italian family in Epping, New South Wales (NSW), in the late 1950s. The family is shown continuing to maintain its market garden and many of its cultural traditions while younger members are seen adopting aspects of the local culture as they marry, build homes and have children. The collection also explores the lives of members of the Sikh community in Woolgoolga, NSW, during the mid-1980s. The strength of the Sikh community's traditions and its significant contributions to Woolgoolga's social and economic life are shown in the video excerpts.
Learning Areas
The ABC Video Library contains clip collections focused on key areas in the Australian curriculum. Learning areas currently covered are:
History Collections
- Contributions of people to Australian society Year/s 6-10
- History of the Environment Movement Year/s 10
- Post-war Indonesia Year/s 11-12
- Rights and freedoms Year/s 6-13
Science Collections
- Energy: sources, alternatives and issues Year/s 6-10
- Environmental issues Year/s 6-10
- Natural and man-made impacts on ecosystems Year/s 6-12
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- Public Reserves [3:36]
- Snapshot
- Network
- ABC Nationwide
- Broadcast
- 1980
- Summary
- Beggs's fight for Sydney harbourside reserve, 1980
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- Video Clip
- Carbon Impact [3:15]
- Snapshot
- Network
- ABC Catalyst
- Broadcast
- 2009
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- Local carbon study wins schools science prize, 2009
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- Video Clip
- Poverty And Welfare [2:53]
- Snapshot
- Network
- ABC Four Corners
- Broadcast
- 1968
- Summary
- African Americans and 'white man's' welfare, 1968
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- Video Clip
- US Income Disparity [2:01]
- Snapshot
- Network
- ABC Four Corners
- Broadcast
- 1968
- Summary
- African-American professionals paid less, 1968
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- No Fair Deal [4:12]
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- Network
- ABC Four Corners
- Broadcast
- 1968
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- Continuing African-American disadvantage, 1968
