Darwin has a rich aviation history and the establishment of the airline Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd, which was to become Qantas Australia, is closely tied to the region.

Bashful Mr. Brown is a chase-comedy starring the Corricks themselves, which they filmed.

This beautifully filmed home movie contains some of the earliest examples of home movie footage held by the National Film and Sound Archive.

Summary by Poppy De Souza

Leonard Corrick’s camera moves up and down the streets of Perth recording the action on the street.

In what is believed to be the earliest known surviving footage of St Kilda, this clip shows the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York at St. Kilda Pier, 6 May 1901.

It's a tradition that long predates the world wide web... cats in costume making us laugh out loud.

This clip is from Bicentennial Minutes, a series of 60-second snapshots of Australian history produced in 1988 to mark 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney in 1788.

‘Caro Mio Ben’ was recorded in the United States on 30 April 1903; it was the first recording in Victor Gramophone Co.'s pre-eminent Red Seal Celebrity series.

Recorded by Ada Crossley on 30 April 1903 during a tour of America, Caro Mio Ben was the first recording in Victor Gramophone Co.'s Red Seal Celebrity series.

Overcoming childhood adversity, Australian silent movie star Annette Kellerman took on the world – swimming, acting, performing and writing herself into the history books.