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Oct 2016

Darling Harbour

The new NFSA documentary Steam on the Harbour showcases Darling Harbour as a busy railway goods yard, long before it became a Sydney tourist destination.

By Nicholas Behrens / 11 Oct 2016
Film
Aug 2016

Gaywaves Project

Radio Archivist Chris Arneil looks at the outcomes of our Gaywaves LGBTI radio preservation program.

By Chris Arneil / 19 Aug 2016
Radio
Sound

Pest control

How the NFSA takes care of pests and mould, and what you can do at home to protect your own collections.

By Robert Waterfall / 10 Aug 2016
Object
Jun 2016
cropped Polish film poster for Picnic at Hanging Rock showing girls face with eyes closed

Polish film posters

Some of the most striking film posters in the NFSA collection originate from Poland.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 1 Jun 2016
Documents
Film
Posters

International film posters

The NFSA has been collecting local and international posters of Australian feature films for many years.

By Belinda Hunt / 1 Jun 2016
Posters
May 2016
Film still of Helen Morse as Caddie looking at drawings of women's dress designs in a studio.

Caddie

The second part of our celebration of Caddie's 40th anniversary, focusing on the feminist legacy of the film.

By Adam Blackshaw / 5 May 2016
Documents
Film
Oral History
Photographs
Helen Morse and Jacki Weaver in a scene from the film Caddie.

Caddie turns 40

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Caddie, a breakthrough feature of the Australian film revival of the 1970s.

By Adam Blackshaw / 2 May 2016
Film
Oral History
Photographs
Posters
Apr 2016

Bellissimo! Rescuing vintage Italian films

Sally Jackson traces the journey of Italian films to Australia via World Film Distributors and through the hands of collectors to the NFSA.

By Sally Jackson / 1 Apr 2016
Film
Feb 2016
Anne Louise Lambert as Miranda, peering over a rock and looking into the distance in a scene from Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Return to Hanging Rock

Clips from a Q&A with actress Anne Louise Lambert (Miranda), plus more outtakes from our 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' online exhibition, '40 Years of Mystery'.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 22 Feb 2016
Film
Oral History