FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

Ambulance speeds along road in country town. Ambulance towards camera then into hospital grounds. Ambulance takes small boy on stretcher into hospital. CU of sick child and distressed mother's face. Sick and injured children, some bandaged around the head. Mother with small girl in her arms, laughing. Mother places child on floor to play and turns to electric jug or kettle. CU on electric cord hanging over edge of kitchen bench. Woman opening Kelvinator refrigerator, child pulling boiling jug off bench.

Ambulance along street. Small boy watching mother stir or mix a bowl - cooking in kitchen. Boy tastes food in bowl with his fingers, mother turns to see and wipes his fingers. Various ingredients and implements on kitchen bench. Mother making pot of tea and carefully moves electric jug away from edge of bench. Opens refrigerator. Scenes of potentially hazardous situations that children can get into - safety around the home.

Scenes of potentially hazardous situations that children can get into - safety around the home. Kitchen wall clock . Mother in kitchen cooking with aluminium saucepan. Handle protruding from edge of stove and small boy playing on floor underneath. Mother at sink washing hands, drying on teatowel and moving saucepan handles to back before she leaves the room as a safety measure. Woman answers telephone and VS of friend in chenille dressing gown. Father arrives home and places fishing basket on floor. CU on box of fish hooks on top of basket.

Scenes of potentially hazardous situations that children can get into - safety around the home. Shot from room without light, door opens a little and woman turns light switch on to reveal lounge room of suburban house. Man goes to brick open fireplace. Removes fire screen. Picks up matches from mantelpiece and kneels down to light fire. Woman adjusts curtains. Father discovers little boy playing with fish hooks. Boy touching sewing box, then playing around open fire. Mother setting table.

Mother, father and small boy at dinner table. Mother rubs liniment into father's arm. Young son, tries to drink from bottle. Putting boy to bed. Father kisses goodnight. Matches on bedside table. Scenes of potentially hazardous situations that children can get into - safety around the home