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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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Subject

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  • (-) 1970s

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Nov 2018

NFSA Stories banner
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NFSA Stories: Outback geologist
Canadian geologist in Australian government documentary

Dr Charles Gower was delighted to watch himself in a government documentary, 45 years after it was filmed.

BY
 Amanda Diaz
5 November 2018
Film

Oct 2018

The Sydney Opera House is festooned with red ribbons. There are many boats on the water in front of it.
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Sydney Opera House Opening
Sydney Opera House Opening – news, photographs, home movie

Photographs, news and home movie footage capture the excitement of the opening of the Sydney Opera House, 45 years ago on 20 October 1973.

BY
 Beth Taylor
16 October 2018
Film
Photographs
Television

Jul 2018

Die-cast scale model of a cream-coloured FJ Holden panel van used by Cinesound Review
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Model 'Newsfront' Holden Panel Van
Model of Cinesound Newsreels Holden FJ Panel Van

Part of the NFSA collection is a die-cast model of a Cinesound Film Unit FJ Holden panel van, similar to that featured in the classic Australian film Newsfront.

BY
 Jessica Bolton
24 July 2018
Film
Object

Jul 2018

NFSA Stories banner
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NFSA Stories: My Bollywood Aunt
Bollywood star Asha Parekh's NFSA connection

Mubina Patanwala grew up knowing her aunt Asha was famous, but never expected to find her in the NFSA collection.

BY
 Amanda Diaz
2 July 2018
Television

Jun 2018

The five band members of Cold Chisel standing in a row on a pier with water in front and behind them.
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Cold Chisel
A Tribute to Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel are the quintessential Aussie band who wrote the soundtrack for a generation.

BY
 Mel Bondfield
12 June 2018
Sound

Jun 2018

Wendy Hughes and Judy Davis seated on a couch talking in a still from My Brilliant Career
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My Brilliant Career
NFSA Restores: My Brilliant Career

The empowering 1979 classic Australian film My Brilliant Career has been digitally restored as part of the NFSA Restores program.

BY
 Jenny Gall
8 June 2018
Film

Jun 2018

Lee Simon and John Paul Young being interviewed at the St Kilda Film Festival
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Right There On My TV
Rare 1970s Australian music TV

See highlights from our 1970s music television panel 'Right There On My TV', featuring Lee Simon and John Paul Young, at the 2018 St Kilda Film Festival.

BY
 Simon Smith
6 June 2018
Sound
Television

Mar 2018

Singer Jeff St John in a recording studio, seated in a wheelchair, wearing headphones and singing with eyes closed into a microphone.
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Vale Jeff St John

We pay tribute to one of Australia’s greatest rock voices.

BY
 Thorsten Kaeding
& Tamara Osicka
9 March 2018
Sound

Mar 2018

Seven blue rings sit on a black background. There are people in each ring. Clockwise from left a model wearing an 80s dress, The Village People strike a pose, Mike Walsh, Jeanne Little, John Cleese, John Michael Howson and a woman with a hair hat.
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Mike Walsh and friends
Mike Walsh Show celebrities

As well as featuring the biggest stars from around the world, The Mike Walsh Show kept Aussies entertained with a bevy of quirky guests.

BY
 Beth Taylor
2 March 2018
Television

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