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Bill Mollison

The founder of permaculture, environmentalist Bill Mollison has spread his strategies for sustainable living across the globe.
Series : Australian Biography Series 9 | Year : 2003 | Total Duration : 26 Minutes | Producer : Rod Freedman
Director : Rod Freedman |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his motivation.
Access No. 143221 | 44 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS colour photograph of Bill Mollison squatting on grass in front of flat topped mountain.
Access No. 143222 | 6 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Bill Mollison | Colour |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about what motivates him.
Access No. 143223 | 20 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W still of Bill Mollison as a baby.
Access No. 143224 | 8 secs | 1920s | Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his childhood in Tasmania.
Access No. 143225 | 18 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom in to B&W still of Tasmanian town of Stanley and hills behind. B&W WS still of Stanley streetscape with line of houses and people on street. Aerial still over Stanley.
Access No. 143226 | 16 secs | 1920s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his rough childhood in Tasmania.
Access No. 143227 | 11 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison as a child on tricycle.
Access No. 143228 | 6 secs | 1930s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his early interest in nature.
Access No. 143229 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU colour archival footage of rockpool and ECUs of creatures coming out of barnicle-like shells, sea creatures in soft coral and bubbleshell floating over shell.
Access No. 143230 | 12 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his early interest in nature.
Access No. 143231 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison as a young boy.
Access No. 143232 | 5 secs | 1930s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU colour archival footage of periwinkles and ECUs of hermit crabs coming out of shells. CUs water washing over rocks with shells nestled in crevices.
Access No. 143233 | 12 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison's mother.
Access No. 143234 | 3 secs | 1930s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his mother.
Access No. 143235 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison's mother.
Access No. 143236 | 7 secs | 1930s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his difficult relationship with his mother.
Access No. 143237 | 27 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison as a child.
Access No. 143238 | 6 secs | 1930s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his difficult relationship with his mother.
Access No. 143239 | 15 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison's father in army uniform.
Access No. 143240 | 6 secs | 1930s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his relationship with his father.
Access No. 143241 | 4 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison's father in army uniform.
Access No. 143242 | 5 secs | 1930s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his relationship with his father.
Access No. 143243 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of children sitting on school stairs with zoom in to Bill Mollison as a young child with birthday cake on his lap.
Access No. 143244 | 9 secs | 1930s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about the survival ethics his father instilled in him.
Access No. 143245 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about the stoicism his father instilled in him.
Access No. 143246 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W MS still of Bill Mollison as a young boy.
Access No. 143247 | 5 secs | 1930s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
B&W still of Bill Mollison chopping a log as a bare chested young man with pan across to him from axe.
Access No. 143248 | 8 secs | 1940s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
MS interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture relating an example of his stoicism during an accident he had as a young man. Slow zoom to his face.
Access No. 143249 | 23 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W WS still of Tasmanian mountain forest with tilt down to log cabin. B&W MS photograph of Bill Mollison looking to camera with rucksack on his back.
Access No. 143250 | 13 secs | 1940s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his father's employment during the Depression.
Access No. 143251 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W WS still of large stone country house.
Access No. 143252 | 6 secs | 1940s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his father supporting his employees during the Depression.
Access No. 143253 | 16 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W WS still of horse and cart. Pan across B&W photograph from women standing on shop verandah to shopfront.
Access No. 143254 | 12 secs | 1940s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his memories of German soldiers during World War II.
Access No. 143255 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of boots of soldiers marching in line and high angle WS of large Nazi march past with senior Nazi figure (possibly Hitler) taking salute with outstretched arm. GS soldiers marching past camera.
Access No. 143256 | 12 secs | 1930s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his memories during World War II.
Access No. 143257 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison as a boy.
Access No. 143258 | 5 secs | 1930s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his attitude to fear.
Access No. 143259 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison at 15 with tilt up from him holding dog to his face next to horse.
Access No. 143260 | 8 secs | 1940s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about how he coped when his father died.
Access No. 143261 | 12 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison holding up fish to camera. Zoom in to his face.
Access No. 143262 | 7 secs | 1940s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about how he coped when his father died.
Access No. 143263 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison sitting in horse drawn cart with dog in shot also. Zoom into MS of Mollison.
Access No. 143264 | 12 secs | 1940s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his mother forcing him to leave school after his father died.
Access No. 143265 | 22 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W WS still of Bill Mollison and friends on ship. Zoom in to Mollison.
Access No. 143266 | 10 secs | 1940s | Stanley, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about leaving his mother and going to sea.
Access No. 143267 | 22 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Pan along B&W still of fishing trawler. MS Bill Mollison on fishing boat sorting fish. MS Mollison and two men on boat with sea and mountains in background.
Access No. 143268 | 18 secs | 1940s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about making a living fishing on his own.
Access No. 143269 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of rough seas taken from boat. CU B&W photograph of Bill Mollison wearing hat as a young man.
Access No. 143270 | 12 secs | 1940s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
B&W archival footage of people on crowded dance floor with band and singer on stage. MS young couple dancing.
Access No. 143271 | 13 secs | 1940s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about meeting women as a young man.
Access No. 143272 | 15 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison as a young man squatting next to open wooden trunk.
Access No. 143273 | 7 secs | 1940s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about going to night school in Hobart.
Access No. 143274 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W still of Bill Mollison as a young man squatting with arms crossed. Tilt up B&W photograph of Mollison sitting against tree reading.
Access No. 143275 | 14 secs | 1940s | Hobart, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about starting university.
Access No. 143276 | 15 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W still of Bill Mollison as a young man sitting on small platform with train tracks running behind him.
Access No. 143277 | 6 secs | 1940s | Hobart, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his experience of university.
Access No. 143278 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W still of Bill Mollison as a young man sitting atop pile of rubble. Zoom in to B&W shot of Mollison in front of rubble pile.
Access No. 143279 | 9 secs | 1940s | Hobart, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
B&W archival footage of tree being felled in forest. Tilt down tree as it falls.
Access No. 143280 | 6 secs | 1940s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Pan up B&W of Bill Mollison as a young man sawing felled log. Still of Mollison chopping timber with axe and still of him using machinery.
Access No. 143287 | 17 secs | 1940s | Hobart, Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about working for the timber mill.
Access No. 143288 | 13 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of two men felling tree each taking turns chopping into large cut.
Access No. 143289 | 4 secs | 1940s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
B&W archival footage of timber workers cutting into felled tree in forest with long two-man saws. GS log going through sawmill and CU blade through log.
Access No. 143290 | 17 secs | 1940s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his time working at the timber mill.
Access No. 143291 | 28 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison as a bearded young man. MS still of Mollison in black rimmed glasses with tilt down to two small daughters in wheelbarrow. MS photograph of Mollison, his wife and four young children. Rear shot of Mollison in photograph with rifle over shoulder in bush.
Access No. 143292 | 24 secs | 1950s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his time working for the CSIRO.
Access No. 143293 | 13 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of rabbits running around grass and rocks.
Access No. 143294 | 9 secs | 1950s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W still of Bill Mollison bare-chested wading knee deep in pond.
Access No. 143295 | 6 secs | 1950s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his time working on bush regeneration for the CSIRO.
Access No. 143296 | 12 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still with tilt from large possum on ground to Bill Mollison holding it by the tail. Photograph of Mollison carrying trapped possum by the tail and still of Mollison holding possum up to camera.
Access No. 143297 | 15 secs | 1950s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about trapping possums and other wildlife for the CSIRO.
Access No. 143298 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison and co-worker with trapped possum.
Access No. 143299 | 8 secs | 1950s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about trapping possums and other wildlife for the CSIRO and the bitter cold.
Access No. 143300 | 13 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of men shovelling snow of road with their car behind them.
Access No. 143301 | 6 secs | 1950s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about suffering from the extreme cold when working on the field for the CSIRO.
Access No. 143302 | 28 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Bill Mollison in shorts carrying backpack on snowy mountain. CU portrait of Mollison with beard and black rimmed glasses. Photograph of high angle shot of Mollison with his first wife and four young children.
Access No. 143303 | 15 secs | 1950s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about the end of his first marriage.
Access No. 143305 | 52 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photographic collage of Bill Mollison with various wives and family members.
Access No. 143306 | 10 secs | 1960s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about the number of marriages he's had.
Access No. 143307 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS still of bearded Bill Mollison. B&W still of Mollison in shirt and tie. B&W CU portrait of Mollison. WS colour still of Mollison sitting cross legged on fence in rolling countryside.
Access No. 143308 | 19 secs | 1960s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | Colour |
Zoom in to CU cover of book "The Limits to Growth".
Access No. 143309 | 9 secs | 1970s | Tas, Australia | © The Club of Rome | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about the Club of Rome report "The Limits to Growth".
Access No. 143310 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of Bill Mollison up in tree. Still of Mollison leaning on country gate.
Access No. 143311 | 11 secs | 1960s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about how he came to devise permaculture.
Access No. 143312 | 20 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS photograph of Bill Mollison looking to camera holding cup.
Access No. 143313 | 7 secs | 1970s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about how he came to devise permaculture and how it presented itself as a revelation.
Access No. 143314 | 34 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS photograph of Bill Mollison sitting on grass.
Access No. 143315 | 6 secs | 1990s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about how he came to coin the term 'permaculture'.
Access No. 143316 | 17 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom in to CU of book Permaculture One. CU tilt down page in book showing illustrations of methods to incorporate the principles of permaculture in the built environment.
Access No. 143317 | 15 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Tagari Publications | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about the principles of permaculture.
Access No. 143318 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out of book Permaculture Two. CU book cover of Mollison's book Permaculture A Designer's Manual.
Access No. 143319 | 12 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Tigari Publications | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about the principles of permaculture.
Access No. 143320 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS photograph of Bill Mollison standing with net on pole surrounded by large group.
Access No. 143321 | 6 secs | 1990s | Tas, Australia | © Bill Mollison | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about how he spreads the principles of permaculture.
Access No. 143322 | 44 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt down B&W photograph of Bill Mollison sitting in front of blackboard in university. MS colour still of Mollison drawing diagrams on blackboard.
Access No. 143323 | 13 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Bill Mollison | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about how his theories on permaculture have been irrefutable.
Access No. 143324 | 19 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from photograph of people tending permaculture garden in New York in publication. Tilt down still of Aboriginal man holding gardening implements. Zoom in to photograph of Mollison sitting amidst crowd of Africans.
Access No. 143326 | 18 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Bill Mollison | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about the success of permaculture in third world countries.
Access No. 143327 | 14 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS photograph of Mollison posing with group of Asian people. GS Mollison giving speech to group. WS Mollison standing at lectern giving speech to students with back of heads to camera. Pan across photograph of group of seedlings to Indian woman in blue sari carrying bucket of water. GS two Indian women watering plants with watering can. CU face of Indian woman and two men behind her.
Access No. 143328 | 22 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Bill Mollison | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about the success of permaculture in third world countries.
Access No. 143329 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Scenes from programme "The Global Gardener" with Zimbabwean people cutting grass with scythes, wheeling grass across paddocks in wheelbarrows and Bill Mollison looking at plants talking to local crowd watching him. CU Zimbabwean schoolchildren walking past camera.
Access No. 143330 | 19 secs | 1990s | Australia | © 220 Productions Pty Ltd | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about fostering permaculture success in third world countries.
Access No. 143332 | 16 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS photograph of Mollison with African man.
Access No. 143333 | 4 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Bill Mollison | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about being like an aid agency.
Access No. 143334 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Scenes from programme "The Global Gardener 1991" with Indian woman watering her garden with watering can and interview with Bill Mollison to camera. VS children helping in garden watering from buckets and spreading seed.
Access No. 143335 | 31 secs | 1990s | Australia | © 220 Productions Pty Ltd | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his approach to working with third world communities.
Access No. 143337 | 34 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS photograph of Mollison amidst Indian villagers and children.
Access No. 143338 | 7 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Bill Mollison | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his approach to working with third world communities.
Access No. 143339 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU book cover "The Permaculture Book of Ferment & Human Nutrition".
Access No. 143340 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Tagari Publications | Colour |
MS photograph of Mollison sitting with others in garden. MS still of Mollison looking at plant. GS Mollison with young woman in garden. GS still of laughing Indian woman in sari. WS African man in banana field. WS African woman watering field. MS man in large cap standing in field holding melon. GS man and woman with watering cans.
Access No. 143342 | 26 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Bill Mollison | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his strong views on how people should acquire their food.
Access No. 143344 | 14 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt up photograph of Bill Mollison with armful of lemons to his laughing face.
Access No. 143345 | 5 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Bill Mollison | Colour |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about his strong views on other environmental groups.
Access No. 143346 | 23 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom in to B&W photograph of Bill Mollison peering out from cave. GS Mollison sitting under tree.
Access No. 143347 | 8 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Bill Mollison | B&W |
CU interview with Bill Mollison, founder of permaculture talking about the end of his travelling days and the legacy he feels he has left.
Access No. 143348 | 34 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Closing credits over footage filmed of Mollison on his property walking around buildings and pruning trees.
Access No. 143349 | 50 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |