The Hankin Pinball Collection at the NFSA
2025
The Hankin Pinball Collection at the NFSA
2025
Pinball machines were once a fixture of Australian life, glowing in the corners of amusement parlours and milk bars nationwide. In 2025, with the support of the Australian Government through the National Cultural Heritage Account, the NFSA acquired five distinct Australian-designed pinball machines made between 1978 and 1980.
Produced by the amusement company A. Hankin & Company in Newcastle, New South Wales, these were the only locally designed machines of pinball’s golden age. As the NFSA builds a national collection of digital games and their precursors, these machines represent a foundational chapter in Australia’s audiovisual and interactive media history.
Pinball machines were once a fixture of Australian life, glowing in the corners of amusement parlours and milk bars nationwide. In 2025, with the support of the Australian Government through the National Cultural Heritage Account, the NFSA acquired five distinct Australian-designed pinball machines made between 1978 and 1980.
Produced by the amusement company A. Hankin & Company in Newcastle, New South Wales, these were the only locally designed machines of pinball’s golden age. As the NFSA builds a national collection of digital games and their precursors, these machines represent a foundational chapter in Australia’s audiovisual and interactive media history.
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