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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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Jul 2021

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Vale John Cornell
Vale John Cornell

A tribute to John Cornell, the talented writer and highly respected business visionary, who has passed away at age 80.

BY
 Gayle Lake
26 July 2021
Film
Television

Mar 2021

Still from a colourised film showing a woman bent down near a table holding a large fan.
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Corrick Collection Digital Restoration
Corrick Collection: Digital Restoration

The Corrick Collection of films has now been digitised and is once again able to be shared with audiences.

BY
 Jillian Mackenzie
10 March 2021
Film

Mar 2021

The celebrating bride and groom and wedding party exit the church after a wedding in 1925
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Australia in Colour: Season 2
Australia in Colour: Season 2

A second season of the landmark factual series arrives on SBS from 10 March 2021, featuring over 160 minutes of NFSA collection footage.

BY
 Stephen Groenewegen
9 March 2021
Film
Television

Oct 2020

Photo of Dawn Swane in Cinderella, circa 1950s
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Dawn Swane
Dawn Swane's home movies

Discover a unique collection of home movies by make-up artist and dancer Dawn Swane, including never-before-seen footage of The Beatles.

BY
 Tara Marynowsky
29 October 2020
Documents
Film
Photographs
Television

Sep 2020

A stylised double-helix DNA pattern
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NFSA + DNA
NFSA + DNA

An iconic moment which has metaphorically become part of Australia’s DNA – Cathy Freeman's historic Olympic victory from 20 years ago – is now stored on actual DNA, thanks to a new NFSA data storage pilot project.

BY
 Miguel Gonzalez
25 September 2020
Television

Mar 2019

A partly colourised photo of a nautical-themed float in a 1930s street parade. On the float a woman dressed in white sits on a large-scale model of a sea creature.
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Australia in Colour
Australia in Colour – landmark SBS series with NFSA content

The NFSA provided nearly three-quarters of the footage used in the groundbreaking four-part series Australia in Colour.

11 March 2019
Film
Television

Jan 2019

Popstar and TV personality Jimmy Hannan walking down the aisle at the Sydney Stadium with a crowd of people around him.
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Jimmy Hannan: a winning smile

Vale Jimmy Hannan, who passed away on 7 January 2019, at the age of 84. We celebrate his life and work, and acknowledge his kind donation to the NFSA.

BY
 Beth Taylor
8 January 2019
Photographs
Sound
Television

Oct 2018

Blue and white film cans sit on a blue mental shelf
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World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2018

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2018 takes place on 27 October. The NFSA's Gayle Lake and Richard Vorobieff discuss the significance of preserving our heritage.

BY
 Rachael Priddel
26 October 2018

Aug 2018

Actor Heath Ledger striking a dramatic pose with his arms out, one leg up in the air and his mouth open wide and eyes shut. He is in a yellow kitchen.
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Heath Ledger exhibition, 2018
Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures free exhibition

Audiences discovered the man behind the camera in the NFSA’s exhibition Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures.

BY
 Miguel Gonzalez
7 August 2018
Film

Feb 2017

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Cricket legends in action, 100 years later

We had to build a custom-made device and photograph 465 frames in order to bring back to life a 1901 Kinora cricket film!

BY
 Miguel Gonzalez
21 February 2017
Film
Object

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