The NFSA has restored three silent films starring Snowy Baker - Australian Olympian, filmmaker and trainer of Hollywood stars.

Excerpt from The Man from Kangaroo starring Snowy Baker.

Excerpt from The Man from Kangaroo starring Snowy Baker.

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The first trans-Arctic flight took place 90 years ago. It's one of many memorable flying feats chronicled in our new Early Aviators curated collection.

The feats of the daredevil early aviators pushed the boundaries of flight and brought Australia closer to the world.

Described as one the most amazing feats of navigation, Australian (not British as stated in the inter-title) explorer George Hubert Wilkins and American pilot Ben Eielson in a Lockheed Vega were th

At Mascot in 1928, Henry Talbot 'Bunny' Hammond held the position of senior manager and chief flying instructor of the NSW Aero Club where he worked alongside fellow aviators Frank Follett, Ge

This clip comes from a home movie of Henry Talbot 'Bunny' Hammond and shows him giving joy flights around Bourke and Cobar in August 1928.

Alan Cobham completed a number of long distance flights, including London to Cape Town and return, when he attempted to fly from England to Australia and back.