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A mix of white and First Nations people dressed in 1950s clothes dancing together.
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Article

NFSA Restores: The Coolbaroo Club

18 August 2023
VIEW
Artist Richard Bell seated in his studio in front of one of his works: a coloured Indigenous map of Australia with the words PAYE THE RENT across it
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Deep Dive: You Can Go Now

Watch a filmed conversation with First Nations artist Richard Bell at the NFSA.
24 August 2023
A fire ant seen at close quarters on a branch
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Science and Innovation

Science Week stories about spray-on skin, conservation, biosecurity, drones and more.
14 August 2023
Three white children, two boys and a girl, laughing and smiling together on a boat at sea. The youngest boy and girl are wearing colourful jumpers while the older boy wears a denim jacket.
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1990s TV shows for tweens

Remember the boom in Australian science-fiction and fantasy TV for kids in the 1990s?
Wendy Hanna  / 
9 August 2023

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Sep 2020

Dame Joan Sutherland on stage holding flowers with the cast applauding her.
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Before They Were Famous: Joan Sutherland
Joan Sutherland wins 1950 Mobil Quest Singing Competition

It was 70 years ago – on 10 September 1950 – that the 23-year-old Joan Sutherland won a major singing competition that helped set her on the road to international stardom.

BY
 Adam Blackshaw
8 September 2020
Radio
Sound

Jul 2019

Radio producer Grace Gibson with colleagues John Saul, Lawrence H Cecil and Betty Barnard
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Grace Gibson Radio
Remembering Grace Gibson with Vintage Radio Dramas

We're marking the 30th anniversary of the passing of radio entrepreneur Grace Gibson with the publication of some vintage radio dramas.

BY
 Maryanne Doyle
10 July 2019
Radio

Oct 2018

Two men and a woman. One man lights a cigarette while a mysterious hand reaches for him. The woman looks terrified. The other man holds a gun.
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Horror Radio
Radio horror and thriller serials of the 1940s and 50s

For Halloween, we're sharing three full-length episodes of popular horror and thriller radio serials of the 1940s and 50s.

BY
 Chris Arneil
26 October 2018
Radio

Feb 2017

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Radio Amateur Hour

We're celebrating UNESCO's World Radio Day with Australia's Amateur Hour (1940-1958), 'the largest radio show of all'.

BY
 Chris Arneil
13 February 2017
Radio
Sound

Sep 2015

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Canberra time capsule
Canberra time capsule

Discover the history of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, through these items from the NFSA collection.

BY
 Adam Blackshaw
7 September 2015
Film
Radio
Sound
Television

Feb 2013

Grace Gibson
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Grace Gibson
Grace Gibson

Women played an important role during Australia’s early years of radio broadcasting. We look at the pioneering contribution of Grace Gibson.

BY
 Maryanne Doyle
12 February 2013
Radio

Feb 2013

Dorothy Crawford pictured with Glenda Raymond, circa 1946
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Dorothy Crawford
Dorothy Crawford

Women played an important role during Australia’s early years of radio broadcasting. We look at the pioneering contribution of Dorothy Crawford.

BY
 Maryanne Doyle
12 February 2013
Radio

Feb 2013

Amber Mae Cecil pictured with her dog.
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Amber Mae Cecil
Amber Mae Cecil

Women played an important role during Australia’s early years of radio broadcasting. We look at the pioneering contribution of Amber Mae Cecil.

BY
 Carla Teixeira
12 February 2013
Radio

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