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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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Date

  • (-) 2017

Dec 2017

Margaret Pomeranz at the Starstruck exhibition. She's posing with the Priscilla thong dress for a TV crew.
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We were starstruck in 2017

In 2017 we found new and exciting ways to connect with our audiences through festivals, programs and special events. Here's a look back at some of the highlights.

BY
 Adam Blackshaw
22 December 2017
Photographs

Dec 2017

Deborah Mailman singing on stage in a still from the film The Sapphires
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2017 at the NFSA

The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2017?

BY
 Adam Blackshaw
19 December 2017
Film
Oral History
Posters
Radio
Sound
Television

Dec 2017

Album cover for Christmas Wishes from Lindsay and Joan. Features Joan and Lindsay posing for the camera; he is holidng a guitar.
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Merry Indie Christmas

We're inviting independent musicians, bands, singers and songwriters to submit their Christmas songs for consideration for the NFSA collection.

BY
 Tessa Elieff
13 December 2017
Sound

Dec 2017

Two navy divers search for the missing prime minister, Harold Holt, along the Victorian coastline
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Harold Holt's disappearance

The disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt, on 17 December 1967, remains one of Australia’s greatest mysteries.

BY
 Adam Blackshaw
12 December 2017
Film
Television

Nov 2017

Hand-coloured lithographic slide of La Place de la Concorde in Paris
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Polyorama Panoptique

The NFSA recently acquired a Polyorama Panoptique, a 19th century French optical toy.

BY
 Lauren Curless
29 November 2017
Object

Nov 2017

Michael Hutchence of INXS in concert, singing while seated on a loudspeaker
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Remembering Michael Hutchence

We pay tribute to one of Australia's most dynamic rock stars.

BY
 Mel Bondfield
21 November 2017
Sound

Nov 2017

An overhead view of traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1956
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World Television Day 2017

This year, we're marking World Television Day on 21 November by sharing two recent ‘finds’ in the NFSA’s vast television collection.

BY
 Simon Smith
20 November 2017
Television

Nov 2017

Female lifesavers from Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club participate in a march past
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Australia's first female lifesavers

Australia's first female lifesavers are being formally recognised for their service, more than 70 years after they patrolled Terrigal beach.

BY
 Amanda Diaz
16 November 2017
Film

Nov 2017

Horse Phar Lap is being led somewhere in a crowd of men in hats. He is wearing a horse rug around his middle.
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Phar Lap Forever

A winner with a big heart and a liking for sugar cubes - Phar Lap's story captivated the nation.

BY
 Beth Taylor
1 November 2017
Film

Oct 2017

Double sepia head and shoulders portrait of a woman with flowers in her hair
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Starstruck casting books

These 1930s Cinesound casting books form the heart of the NFSA and National Portrait Gallery collaborative exhibition, 'Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits'.

BY
 Jennifer Coombes
31 October 2017
Object
Photographs

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