Curated collections

Graham Kennedy was the 'The King' of Australian television, with a career that spanned four decades.

The king of the small screen also made a brief but successful transition to the big screen.

Graham Kennedy began his career in radio, where he learnt the skills that made him a TV superstar.

There’s more to Newcastle than coal mining and steel.

Ten sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance were added to Sounds of Australia for 2014. 

Australians responded to the declaration of war in August 1914 with enthusiasm.

What did Australians watch at their local cinema during the First World War?

Ten sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance were added to Sounds of Australia for 2013. 

We take a peek at the sugar-laden world of children's parties, with films dating from the 1920s to 1950s.

Ten sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance were added to Sounds of Australia for 2012. 

Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian movie that tells the true story of Molly, Gracie and Daisy – three Aboriginal girls in Western Australia, 1931 who are forcibly abducted from t

Australia's Amateur Hour was a 1940s and 1950s radio talent show that Australians took to their hearts.

Ten sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance were added to Sounds of Australia for 2011. 

The entire history of Australian recorded music can be traced through versions of Waltzing Matilda.

Ronald Ryan was the last man hanged in Australia, on 3 February 1967.

Fourteen sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance were added to Sounds of Australia for 2010. 

Is Canberra calling to you? And why is it hot in Brisbane but Coolangatta?

This diverse collection spans 100 years and shows the relationship between Australia's growing population and evolving public transport systems.

Amateur filmmaker Ewan Murray-Will captured unique and candid images of one of the world’s greatest dance companies. 

Ten sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance were added to Sounds of Australia for 2009. 

This collection of General Motors Holden cinema and TV ads spans 1955–76.

Ten sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance were added to Sounds of Australia for 2008. 

From 7 October 1974, Australians began to see colour test patterns being broadcast on their televisions.

The NFSA has uncovered some hidden gems from Canberra's forgotten history in the holdings of the ACT's first commercial television station, CTC 7 (now 9).