Curated Film & Sound Selection

Featured Curated collection

A busy Australian beachfront showing people on the sand and cars behind the sand in a parking lot, circa 1960s.

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1960s Australia

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Assorted chocolates in a heart-shaped box, lying next to a vase of roses

Vintage Cadbury Ads

These Cadbury ads are a fun snapshot of Australian dating and romance from the 1950s to the 1970s.

This article contains 17 videos

An aerial view of the Gold Coast beachfront and sky rise buildings.

Gold Coast Time Capsule

With its warm climate and spectacular beaches, the Gold Coast has been a holiday destination since the 1950s.

This article contains 1 audio item and 11 videos

Head and shoulders shot of Australian artist Margaret Olley.

Art in Australia

Celebrating 20th century Australian art, artists and exhibitions through interviews and documentary footage.

This article contains 2 audio items and 23 videos

List of Curated collections

Total collections: 163

Jazz singer Barbara James singing in front of a jazz band

Australia's Women of Song

This collection contains portraits and recordings of 15 pioneering Australian opera singers, music-hall performers, jazz vocalists and instrumentalists.

This article contains 15 audio items and 13 images

The Mike Walsh Show

See the funniest, most splendiferous and bizarre moments on a show that had five million Aussies a week turning on their TV sets in the 1970s and 80s.

This article contains 34 videos

1970s

1980s

Mike Walsh

Australian television

The Mike Walsh Show

Celebrities

Winifred Atwell seated at the piano turns to smile at the camera

The Amazing Winifred Atwell

Winifred Atwell - 'The Amazing Miss A' - was one of the most popular ragtime musicians and best-selling artists of her time.

This article contains 1 audio item, 11 images and 6 videos

Surfing in Australia

Surf culture has been an important part of the Australian identity for over a century.

This article contains 3 audio items, 2 images and 16 videos

surfing

beach culture

beach

A koala sleeping in the branches of a tree.

Australian Animals

Cute and cuddly, furry or feathered, slippery or scaly; our collection of Australian native animals - both real and imagined - will charm and delight you.

This article contains 5 audio items, 4 images and 22 videos

Australian animals

koalas

kangaroos