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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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Oct 2020

A passenger aircraft Boeing 747-400 in Qantas colour scheme taking off from Kingsford Smith airport
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Travel Home Movies
Home Movies: Top 10 International Travel Destinations

We mark World Day for Audiovisual Heritage and Home Movie Day with footage of Australia's top overseas travel destinations.

BY
 Heather Gill
21 October 2020
Film

Sep 2020

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Vale Max Merritt
Vale Singer-Songwriter Max Merritt

Thorsten Kaeding pays tribute to Max Merritt, the New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and lead singer of Max Merritt & The Meteors.

BY
 Thorsten Kaeding
28 September 2020
Sound

Sep 2020

NFSA Stories banner
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NFSA Stories: The Drifting Avenger
NFSA Stories: The Drifting Avenger (Koya No Toseinin)

On a recent holiday to Australia, a former child actor visited the NFSA to watch the Japanese Western he starred in more than 50 years ago.

BY
 Amanda Diaz
16 September 2020
Film

Aug 2020

Crowd of teenagers at the Battle of the Sounds competition.
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Battle of the Sounds
Hoadley’s Battle of the Sounds Remembered

In the late 1960s and early 70s, up-and-coming rock bands looked to find fame and win big by competing in the ultimate contest – Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds.

BY
 Nick Henderson
21 August 2020
Photographs
Radio
Sound

Jun 2020

A sepia-toned shot of some checkered police tape with the words Police and Crime Stoppers written on it.
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Wanda Beach Murders and the Beaumont Kids
True Crime Mysteries: Wanda Beach and Beaumont Kids

Amy Butterfield considers the wave of high-profile crimes in the 1960s that led commentators to proclaim that Australia had 'lost its innocence'.

BY
 Amy Butterfield
12 June 2020
Television

Feb 2020

A group of 13 people standing side by side next to the front of a bus looking towards the camera.
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Freedom Ride 1965
Dr Perkins and the 1965 Freedom Ride

In February 1965, Dr 'Kumantjayi’ (Charlie) Perkins AO led students from the University of Sydney on a 'freedom ride’ through rural NSW to expose racial segregation in Australia.

BY
 Adam Blackshaw
19 February 2020
Film

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