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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

Category

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Subject

  • preservation
  • Australian film
  • cooee cabaret
  • cinema
  • conferences
  • advertising
  • Australian music
  • Devonport
  • film
  • film restoration
  • First Nations Australians
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Date

  • (-) 2012

Dec 2012

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Everything’s Connected

Musings leading to Sympathy for the Devil, King Kong and more.

BY
 Patricia Downes
20 December 2012
Documents
Sound

Dec 2012

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Dave Brubeck in Australia

Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck died earlier this month at the age of 91. Sound archivist Graham McDonald recently found some Messages to Australia that were recorded by Brubeck for radio in 1962.

BY
 Graham McDonald
19 December 2012
Sound

Dec 2012

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Waves from the Golden Age

Ken Berryman examines the legacy of the Once Upon A Wireless Oral History Project.

BY
 Ken Berryman
18 December 2012
Oral History
Radio

Dec 2012

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Decolonising Screen Memory

Graham Shirley reports from the recent Film and History Association of Australia and New Zealand conference in Melbourne.

BY
 Graham Shirley
18 December 2012
Film

Dec 2012

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Vale Albie Thoms

Graham Shirley's tribute to Albie Thoms (28 Jul 1941 - 28 Nov 2012), filmmaker and advocate for an independent Australian cinema.

BY
 Graham Shirley
17 December 2012
Film

Dec 2012

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Bradman in Canada

Simon Smith sheds light on The Australians in Toronto, a rare film of Sir Donald Bradman in action in Canada 80 years ago.

BY
 Simon Smith
11 December 2012

Dec 2012

View of Luna Park in 1912
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100 years of fun at Luna Park!

Luna Park Melbourne is 100 years old! Collection Access Officer Siobhan Dee explores a new film compilation to celebrate the iconic park's birthday.

BY
 Siobhan Dee
7 December 2012
Film

Nov 2012

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Lights, Camera, Animation!

The NFSA onsite education team braves a TV studio to beam the history of animation to regional schools through videoconferencing, Amanda Paroz writes.

BY
 Amanda Paroz
30 November 2012

Nov 2012

Sue Chauvel with son Ric
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2012 Ken G Hall Award

The NFSA has chosen Susanne Chauvel Carlsson as the recipient of the 2012 Ken G Hall Film Preservation Award.

20 November 2012
Film

Nov 2012

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NFSA Connects: Rabbit-Proof Fence

The first nationwide NFSA Connects session, dedicated to 'Rabbit Proof Fence', resonated strongly with students says program coordinator Imelda Cooney.

BY
 Imelda Cooney
12 November 2012
Film

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