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Actors playing the girl group the Sapphires lined up in a dramatic dance pose. Left to right: Shari Sebbens as Kay, Miranda Tapsell as Cynthia, Jessica Mauboy as Julie and Deborah Mailman as Gail. They are wearing pink and purple mini-dresses.
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Black and Deadly

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David Gulpilil dancing on the set of Storm Boy. He is wearing body paint on his face and torso.

David Gulpilil

Celebrating the career of David Gulpilil: actor, dancer, musician and storyteller.

This article contains 2 audio items, 7 images and 24 videos
A hand-coloured illustration from a glass slide of Jesus flying, surrounded by light and angels dressed in flowing robes playing horns.

Soldiers of the Cross

The pioneering multimedia work Soldiers of the Cross premiered in 1900.

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A young man parking a red sedan in a suburban street.

Learn to Drive

Explore our collection of driving films, dating from the 1950s to the 1980s.

This article contains 26 videos

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Bobo the clown is surrounded by a crowd of children reaching out to touch him

Bobo the Clown

The first program broadcast on Adelaide television station SAS10 on 26 July 1965 was The Bobo Show, starring Charles ‘Hal’ Turner as Bobo the Clown.

This article contains 17 images and 3 videos
clowns
1960s
children's television
Adelaide
A red 1968 Ford XT Falcon drives along a suburban street.

Learn to Drive

Turn the key in the ignition, depress the clutch and pull away from the kerb - it's time to hit the road (safely!).

This article contains 26 videos
vintage cars
car accidents
educational films
driving
Actors playing the girl group the Sapphires lined up in a dramatic dance pose. Left to right: Shari Sebbens as Kay, Miranda Tapsell as Cynthia, Jessica Mauboy as Julie and Deborah Mailman as Gail. They are wearing pink and purple mini-dresses.

Black and Deadly

Celebrating the black and deadly women of Australian music, from Fanny Cochrane Smith in the 1890s to Jessica Mauboy in the 21st century.

This article contains 3 audio items, 15 images and 1 video
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous musicians
singers

Graham Kennedy highlights

Celebrating the life and work of Graham Kennedy, 'The King' of Australian television.

This article contains 1 audio item, 16 images and 16 videos
Graham Kennedy
Actors
comedians
David Gulpilil dancing on the set of Storm Boy. He is wearing body paint on his face and torso.

David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil has forever changed the way Australian film represents Indigenous people and their cultural heritage.

This article contains 2 audio items, 7 images and 24 videos
David Gulpilil

Soldiers of the Cross

The Salvation Army's pioneering multimedia work Soldiers of the Cross premiered at the Melbourne Town Hall on 13 September 1900.

This article contains 36 images
glass slides
1900s

Sounds of Australia 2016

Ten sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance have been added to Sounds of Australia for 2016. 

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sound
Sounds of Australia
2016
Frame capture of two people holding hands and snorkeling along a coral seabed.

Far North Queensland time capsule

Far North Queensland stretches from Cairns, north to the Torres Strait and west to the Gulf Country.

This article contains 1 image and 10 videos
time capsule
Queensland
cyclones
Great Barrier reef