Yarra River Blues is one of two Australian tracks to feature on Georgia Lee’s 1962 album ‘Georgia Lee Sings The Blues’.

Summary by Brenda Gifford

‘Treaty’ was one of the singles lifted from Yothu Yindi’s ‘Tribal Voice’ album, released in 1991. This is an excerpt from the first verse and chorus.

Notes by Sophia Sambono

A children’s chorus promotes the health properties of Vegemite, a popular Australian yeast spread, in this radio jingle from the late 1950s.

The Vegemite jingle is performed by Betty Parker, Stephen Parker, Julia Parker and Linda Marcy.

Summary by Maryanne Doyle

This version of Helen Reddy’s iconic hit single and feminist anthem was recorded at Sun West Studio on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Summary by Thorsten Kaeding

Dorothea Mackellar recites the first stanza of her most famous poem, recorded in 1958.

Summary by Paul Byrnes

This is a 30-second excerpt from the beginning of 'Stranger in My Country’, written and performed by Vic Simms. Simms recorded this song from his LP 'The Loner’ during a single one-hour recording session in a mobile studio in Bathurst Gaol in 1973.

Summary by Brenda Gifford

Radio announcer Ron Casey calls the closing minutes of the bantamweight world title fight between Lionel Rose of Australia and 'Fighting’ Harada of Japan on 26 February 1968.

Summary by Graham McDonald

This clip is from the start of Smoky Dawson and the Singing Bullet. In this episode, Young Billy (Ray Hartley) is kidnapped by Crogan and Gilmore, Smoky’s old enemies. They take him to an isolated hut to lure Smoky (Smoky Dawson) into a trap, but Smoky is too wily. He foils their plot with a song and a singing bullet, fired from a gun built into his guitar.

Summary by Paul Byrnes

This clip is an extract from the Epilogue to In the Head the Fire. The ancient Irish poem is read by Alexandre Archdale. During the poem we hear other sounds which have been superimposed over the vocal recording.

Summary by Carla Teixeira

This 1924 gramophone recording of W Rimmer’s ‘Honest Toil March’ was recorded in London, performed by the Australian Newcastle Steelworks Band.

Summary by Matthew Davies