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Crusaders - Out takes

Follows the pitched battle between the powerful pokies industry and No Pokies crusader Nick Xenophon.
Series : Gamblers, The | Episode : 5 | Year : 1998 | Total Duration : 26.5 Minutes | Producer : Stefan Moore
Director : Catherine Marciniak |
Political candidate Nick Xenophon with colleagues and Director/Cinematographer Catherine Marciniak on the steps of the South Australian Parliament building.   Political candidate Nick Xenophon with colleagues and Director/Cinematographer Catherine Marciniak on the steps of the South Australian Parliament building.
Tape 300. State Electoral Officer Kerry Griffiths in Adelaide State Electoral Office announcing rules of election and announcing candidates including Nick Xenophon's candidacy. VS draw for ballot positions with candidates watching. Discussion on ÒNo PokiesÓ voting ticket in My Way CafŽ. Xenophon in campaign office and VS other staffers. No Pokies campaigners on Adelaide city streets with stickers and signs and posing for publicity shots. Recording session at Adelaide audio Services with Lisa Jandra singing ÒPubs with No PokiesÓ. Xenophon speaking to songwriter Peter Miller.
Access No. 134577 | 59 mins 32 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 301. Interview with ÒNo PokiesÓ candidate Nick Xenophon in electoral office wearing neck brace, meeting with staffers and on phone organising media releases and publicity. Xenophon on phone being interviewed for ABC radio. Interviews with staffers Bob and Mike. Xenophon driving in his car with shots of Adelaide streets POV driver.
Access No. 134578 | 59 mins 51 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 302. VS ÒNo PokiesÓ candidate Nick Xenophon with staffers in work room discussing campaign strategies and money and on phone calls. Driving through Adelaide streets past election posters on poles POV driver. VS inside Xenophon's office talking to radio stations and with staffers Bob and Mike. Xenophon launching No Pokies CD in Maid & Magpie Hotel. Lisa Jandra singing. Xenophon interviewed by media.
Access No. 134579 | 59 mins 16 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 303. Launch of ÒNo PokiesÓ CD in Maid & Magpie Hotel with VS bar, dining room and people and publican talking about having no pokies in his pub. Pub exteriors. Staffers and candidate Nick Xenophon studying distribution of preferences. Discussions over script for TV advertisement. Legal discussion in office with Liz Hurn. ÒNo PokiesÓ TV advertisement being constructed in U-Tel edit suite. Xenophon and Mike getting into light plane on airstrip and travelling in car through countryside around Port Lincoln. Interview with Robin Dixon-Thompson (Pres. of SA National Party) voicing support for No Pokies. Xenophon being interviewed by local Port Lincoln TV news.
Access No. 134580 | 60 mins 12 secs | 1990s | Port Lincoln, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 304. Xenophon being interviewed by local Port Lincoln TV news in car park. Xenophon handing out election promo material on streets of Port Lincoln. Xenophon being given pep talk by Robin Dixon-Thompson (Pres. of SA National Party). Xenophon talking to co-ordinator of Port Lincoln's Women's' Refuge, Moira Shannon about effects of pokies on women in refuge. VS old pub exteriors and hotels advertising pokies. Port Lincoln docks and beach. Good shots of Whyalla ocean, jetty, steelworks, industrial sites and pan to town. VS Xenophon and nurse Helen looking at Citroen car he sold to her and discussing effects of pokies on patient's finances. Interviews with various Whyalla business people about the financial effects of pokies on business. Whyalla main street and tracks past industrial site and roads POV car. VS campaigning in Westland Shopping Centre. Xenophon leaving in plane from Whyalla airport after giving radio interview on public phone. Aerials from plane and VS controls then landing on Port Augusta airport runway.
Access No. 134581 | 60 mins 4 secs | 1990s | Port Lincoln, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 305. Interior of ÒNo PokiesÓ candidate Nick Xenophon talking to taxi driver as he travels from Port Augusta. Countryside POV taxi. Driving through town. Xenophon talking to mechanics in garage then arriving at Pampas Motel where he talks to Joy, Mayor of Port Augusta. Xenophon and Joy doing phone interviews. Travelling shots from car of countryside to airport where Xenophon travels by light plane down dirt runway. Xenophon in phone booth at Coober Pedy airport then driving along main street. Xenophon meeting Mayor of Coober Pedy, Eric Malliotis on main street. Xenophon and Malliotis speaking to manager of garage, Andrew Andrea.
Access No. 134582 | 60 mins 13 secs | 1990s | Port Augusta, Coober Pedy, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 306. No Pokies candidate Nick Xenophon and Bob talking to Coober Pedy garage manager, Andrew Andreas. Xenophon speaking in Greek to bakery manager in garage and conversation with Mayor Eric Malliotis. Sunrise over Coober Pedy and pan across horizon. Shots of opal fields, housing, mines bathed in early morning light. Pans across mullock mounds and desert. Track through car window and rear vision mirror of highway and mullock heaps. Pans across desert and dugouts. Xenophon and Bob putting up ÒNo PokiesÓ posters outside stores in town with Aborigines looking on. Xenophon interview in car. Light aircraft over Coober Pedy then over Whyalla before landing. VS controls. Aerials over Adelaide POV plane then landing. Xenophon in office.
Access No. 134583 | 60 mins 29 secs | 1990s | Coober Pedy, Whyalla, Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 307. ÒNo PokiesÓ candidate Nick Xenophon in his office discussing views of elderly people with fellow candidate Pat. VS in work room with staffers. VS No Pokies bus and Xenophon talking to driver. Interview with Xenophon in his office and with staffers listening to tape of his radio interview and radio talk back followed by discussion. Interview with staffer Mike. Xenophon boarding ÒNo ÒPokiesÓ bus.
Access No. 134584 | 57 mins 22 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 308. ÒNo PokiesÓ candidate Nick Xenophon aboard ÒNo PokiesÓ bus talking to camera about background of Tim Costello, soon to visit. Tracks of Adelaide streets from bus. Xenophon on phone to media trying to get coverage. Bus arriving at Adelaide airport and Xenophon in Arrivals hall greeting Tim Costello and leaving together in bus. CUs discussions. Xenophon and Costello in Radio 5DN interviewed by Jeremy Cordeaux and VS around studio. Xenophon, Costello and Graham ? boarding bus. Tracking shots through Adelaide. Arrival at King's Head Hotel and launch of Internet page.
Access No. 134585 | 61 mins 30 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 309. Launch of ÒNo PokiesÓ Internet page at King's Head Hotel with speech by Tim Costello. Interiors of Hospitality House, Headquarters of the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) of SA. Margot McGregor with Ian Horne of AHA in office listening to talk back radio and McGregor joining radio debate on phone in office then debriefing with Horne. Interview with Horne. Interview with taxi driver John Kasdalis. VS inside ÒNo PokiesÓ headquarters with conversations between candidate Xenophon and staffers. Xenophon and Mike examining distribution sheet. Staffer Mike explaining political misrepresentation.
Access No. 134586 | 61 mins 30 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 311. No Pokies candidate Nick Xenophon and Rev. Tim Costello seated in radio studio during on-air interview with 5AN announcer Murray Nichol. VS Costello and Xenophon boarding ÔNo Pokies' bus after interview and talking to fellow campaign workers and interview with Costello about any political aspirations as bus travels. Costello, Xenophon, Mike and Pat gathered around screen in workroom watching and dissecting ÒNo PokiesÓ advertisement. VS campaign worker Tony Mastrullo and others on telephones organising polling booths for elections. Interview with Mastrullo.
Access No. 134587 | 61 mins 43 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 312. Interview with ÔNo Pokes' candidate Nick Xenophon and conversations re manning of election booths. CU pan of photographs on bookcase of Xenophon's office. VS young women working in legal offices. Xenophon speaking Greek to campaign worker and on phone explaining how to vote. Campaign worker Ada Garcia on phone. Xenophon on phone to Adelaide Advertiser complaining re advertising. Interview with worker Bob Stoddard including views on Xenophon. Stoddard on phone. Mike, Bob, Jessica and Xenophon in office discussing last minute election strategies.
Access No. 134588 | 62 mins 32 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 313. Meeting in office of ÔNo Pokies' campaigner Nick Xenophon working on press ad. Xenophon on phone to colleagues. CU worker Jessica talking to Xenophon and VS with other workers. Worker Ada Garcia telling story of friend losing almost all her pay on pokies. Xenophon talking to worker Bronte Richardson. Interview with worker Jessica. Various CUs of election posters for the various parties up on telegraph poles around the city. ÔNo Pokies' posters being erected. VS signs for pokies at hotels. Flag coming down outside ABC building and VS exteriors and 5DN radio station. WS Rundle Street, pokies signs, WS Torrens River, rotunda in park and city skyline.
Access No. 134589 | 62 mins 8 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 314. WS old hotel on corner of east end Rundle Street and Rundle Street at dusk with traffic in foreground. ÔNo Pokies' campaigner Nick Xenophon in office on speaker phone to campaign workers. Interview with Xenophon about volunteers. CU pokies signs and neon outside pubs. Xenophon discussing press ad with co-worker Mike. Exterior Hospitality House and meeting in office between Ian Horne and Margo McGregor from the Australian Hospitality Association about ÔNo Pokies' campaign. GS Adelaide city street and tilt to windows of AHA. No Pokies workers in workroom.
Access No. 134590 | 59 mins 3 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 315. Last minute rush of No Pokies volunteers with election material. Interview with Jessica. VS candidate Nick Xenophon with volunteer Max organising posters. VS No Pokies bus through Adelaide streets and track past parkland into town and handing out leaflets in Gouger Street and in Central Markets. VS stall holders. Campaigning outside bistro and speaking in Greek to Greek family. Xenophon explaining preferences to woman. Track out of city POV bus window. Interview with Xenophon about his campaigning techniques. Xenophon and Mike putting up posters.
Access No. 134591 | 61 mins 2 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 316. VS No Pokies candidate Nick Xenophon and co-worker Mike putting up posters in Adelaide suburban streets and discussing Xenophon's motivation. Discussion with both men re politics. GS pokies sign against sunset clouds and campaign headquarters at night. Mike and Xenophon in office night before elections looking at press clippings. Interview with Xenophon in the ÔNo Pokies' bus on election day morning. VS polling booths and interviews volunteers handing out voting leaflets. VS back at campaign headquarters. Bob Moran and Xenophon in office.
Access No. 134592 | 60 mins 9 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 318. VS ÔNo Pokies' campaigner Mike on election day handing out how to vote forms at Athelstone Primary School. Angry voter confronts Mike. Election night party in campaign marquee at headquarters. Bob Stoddard, Bob Moran and many supporters eating and drinking. Groups of volunteers discussing election booth experiences. Voting tally being shown on TV screen. Interview with volunteer Brenton Conway about his near addiction to pokies. Jacob van Oosten telling his story. Xenophon hears first results of count with others with positive reaction.
Access No. 134593 | 55 mins 25 secs | 1990s | Film Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 319. No Pokies candidate Nick Xenophon and his supporters arriving at ABC reception to go to election Tally Room. VS tally room, team looking at numbers, journalist talking to Xenophon and Mike. Zooms to board tally. VS journalists at transmission desk. Various discussions between Xenophon and his supporters. Journalist from the Advertiser going through preferences with Xenophon. VS Margo McGregor and Ian Horne of Australian Hotels Association (AHA) of SA discussing election results in office and impact if Xenophon is elected. VS reception and offices inside Hospitality House. VS reception at electoral office and people counting votes at tables.
Access No. 134594 | 61 mins 30 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 317. Election Day. Bob Moran and campaign worker Mike in headquarters looking at map working out election strategy. Interview with Moran. Adelaide streets and shopping strips POV ÔNo Pokies' bus. VS around polling booths and tracking shot of Margo McGregor at Norwood polling booth arriving to cast vote. Candidate Xenophon arriving at Westbourne Primary School, putting up posters and talking to volunteers handing out How to Vote forms. Interview with volunteer Chris Kourakis. Xenophon and Graham on No Pokies bus and Adelaide streets, city and shopping areas POV bus. Xenophon voting.
Access No. 134595 | 60 mins 41 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 320. No Pokies candidate Nick Xenophon outside SA Parliament House with Democrat worker discussing preferences distribution. VS amassed media. Xenophon and worker George being interviewed by Channel 9 reporter Phillip Wilmington. Larger media huddle around Democrats representative. WS light aircraft at Adelaide Airport. CUs No Pokies ad in newspaper and VS volunteers handing out how to vote leaflets and being interviewed. No Pokies TV advertisements on overhead screen. VS campaign workers in workroom, office scenes in headquarters, Xenophon in office. Interview to camera about smear campaign. VS upmarket kitchen store, gift wrapping and interview with owner, Beverly about her concerns on lack of spending due to pokies. Election coverage on TV. VS Margo McGregor watching results alone in her home and speaking to camera.
Access No. 134596 | 62 mins 31 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 321. VS No Pokies candidate Nick Xenophon in office with two other lawyers, Rani and Tony, discussing case of pub owner disputing case re pokies and taking claim to court. Interview to camera with Xenophon over various gambling issues. Exterior shots of Norwood church and CU sign on Parliament of South Australia. Exterior shots Welcome Mart in suburban Blair Athol being opened and VS check-out, unloading soft drinks and shopping aisles.
Access No. 134597 | 58 mins 53 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 322. Interview with Kim, owner of Welcome Mart as he unpacks boxes speaking of the effect poker machines have had on his business. VS woman on check-out serving customers and people shopping in aisles. Interview with older woman with shopping trolley. Interview with Kim with his books in his office discussing decline in profits. VS Kim with his wife Anne being interviewed. Back room of butcher shop with VS cutting meat. Interview with Angelo about financial impact of pokies. Butcher Joe with customer front of shop. WS street and shops.
Access No. 134598 | 61 mins 47 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 323. Interior of Windmill Hotel bar being opened and setting up TAB section. Interview with Jason re TABS and pokies in pubs. VS inside kitchen area and deliveries. Interview with butcher supplier Don Riggs about how business has changed with wholesale side better than retail. Bar staff chalking up meals on board and interview with barmaid. Head chef Sue and kitchen staff at work and VS lounge, till, bar. VS people in gaming room drinking and playing pokies with some interviewed. Jason opening pokie machine explaining workings to camera and how the payout works.
Access No. 134599 | 61 mins 33 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 325. Exteriors of Windmill Hotel and busy highway. Hotel bar interiors, bar staff, TAB monitors, trots on screen, pub patrons and punch hole game. VS inside pub kitchen preparing and serving meals. Elderly couple, Doris and Russ playing pokies reflected in blue light and interviewed. Interview with middle-aged woman on her pokie habits and social aspects. Interview in lounge bar with Brendan who condemns pokies. Vox Pops with shoppers in Colonnade Shopping Centre interviewed about pokies.
Access No. 134600 | 63 mins 18 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 326. Vox Pops with shoppers and shopkeepers in Colonnade Shopping Centre interviewed about pokies.
Access No. 134636 | 61 mins 30 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 327. VS inside colonnade Shopping Centre showing fruit and vegetable shop, escalators, restaurants and various stores. Interviews with shop owners and assistants about how pokies have affected retail. VS shoe repairer at work. Exterior shots of shopping centre and WS pan to city skyline. Night shots in Adelaide suburbia and couple Elvino and Cherie in kitchen cooking then talking about their gambling problem.
Access No. 134639 | 63 mins 33 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 328. VS couple Elvino and Cherie in their kitchen talking to camera about their gambling problem. GS No Pokies candidate Nick Xenophon arriving at party headquarters and reading paper then MS interview to camera about his personal motivations.
Access No. 134640 | 60 mins | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Adelaide | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 329. VS in Nick Xenophon's office as news breaks that he has made it the Upper House with people congratulating him. Xenophon breaking news to father on phone in Greek. VS No Pokies workers and interview with Mike. Interviewer and photographer from Adelaide Advertiser conduct interview in Xenophon's office. Staff presenting Xenophon with celebratory cake. Inside of Cherie and Elvino's bedroom with Cherie showing dancing outfits to camera and talking about their days of dancing before pokies arrived in Adelaide and their descent into gambling problems. Adolescent son Michael playing video games in his bedroom and interviewed.
Access No. 134641 | 61 mins 28 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 330. Interview with Cherie's adolescent son Michael in his bedroom talking about his parent's gambling problems and how it's affected the family. Interview with Cherie in her car on the way to counselling at Salvation Army's Break Even scheme. Interior of Family Support Service with Cherie talking to counsellor May Shotton and going through her finances. Interviews with Shotton and Cherie. VS Salvos bagging bread in kitchen. Track past shopping centres and pokies venues POV car. Zooms to sign on Maid and Magpie Hotel advertising no pokies. Adelaide skyline from ABC 6th floor window. VS Nick Xenophon attending Election results announcement.
Access No. 134642 | 59 mins 12 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 331. VS audience at election results announcement in ABC headquarters with Kerry Griffiths reading out the 11 new members. Speeches by Democrat Mike Elliot, No Pokies Nick Xenophon, Liberal Bernice Pfizner. CUs Xenophon talking to Griffiths and various fellow members and candidates including John Dawkins. VS Robin Hood Hotel lunch counter, dining area and bar. Interview with publican Chris and VS hotel's gaming room with people at pokies. Gaming attendant Michelle assisting gamblers and later talking about moral issues. Interview with Michelle and with players young and old. CUs pokies screen.
Access No. 134643 | 59 mins 58 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 332. VS interior of Robin Hood Hotel gaming room and interviews with people playing pokies. VS attendant Michelle at bar and in cashier's cage. Hotel exteriors. CUs electronic pokies screens. Interview and guided tour with publican Chris. VS serving drinks at bar. Interview with Chris' wife Sue and the mainly positive impact of pokies on the pub.
Access No. 134644 | 60 mins 18 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 333. VS interior of Robin Hood Hotel with publican Chris and his wife Sue talking to patrons and serving drinks at bar. Chris using EFTPOS machine then talking about it's necessity. Interviews with Sue and Chris behind bar on a range of pub, employment & pokie related issues including No Pokies party. Front bar activity and interview with young patron. GS dining area and VS dart throwing in front bar. GS gaming room. Australian Hotels Association's Margo McGregor driving out of underground car park to rainy road interviewed en route to debate with No Pokies Nick Xenophon at ABC studios.
Access No. 134645 | 57 mins 8 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 334. VS Margo McGregor and Ian Horne walking through ABC studios to make-up room and Horne chatting with Nick Xenophon in corner. Opposing parties waiting before interview and producer Carmel O'Keefe briefing Margo and floor manager ushering guests to studio. VS preparation in studio, control room and banks of videos at start of interview. Horne and Mike watching interview from make up room. Interviewer chatting with Xenophon and McGregor after interview. Debriefing in make-up room. Driving through Adelaide in the rain.
Access No. 134646 | 29 mins 38 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Tape 335. First session of 49th Parliament and CU parliamentary clock showing the date Tuesday December 2. VS Nick Xenophon sitting in the Legislative Council with high angle shots over floor and other politicians. High shots over members being sworn in and taking Oath of Allegiance and signing same. Xenophon being called to do same. WS outside Parliament of South Australia.
Access No. 134647 | 21 mins 11 secs | 1990s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |