Australia's 'Tin Pan Alley' was born in 1942 with a burst of patriotic wartime songwriting.
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Watch a classic newsreel about the 1960s origins of Ugg boots and the Australian surfer who popularised them.
These film and sound portraits of famous Australian artists show the interconnected world of art in Australia.
The NFSA has acquired costumes, scrapbooks and other memorabilia recording the career of Hal Turner, who played one of the first recognisable children's characters on Australian television.
The story behind Graham Kennedy's overseas trip in July 1961, and his break from hosting 'In Melbourne Tonight'.
We recently acquired a small collection of seven rare Pathé vertical-cut disc records featuring recordings by Melbourne-born music hall star Billy Williams.
These road safety films from the 1950s to 1980s offer a full tank of vintage car delight.
What was Australia’s first gold record? You may be surprised to learn that it involved a harmonica and the Three Bears.
NFSA's Television Archivist Bronwyn Barnett discusses her career in television.
One of the most unusual Graham Kennedy items in the NFSA collection is a candle in the shape of the King of TV's head.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.