In this recording from Act 1 of Twilight of the Gods (Die Götterdämmerung), Australian operatic soprano Florence Austral (1892-1968) is performing as Brünnhilde.

We’ve reached into our magic bag of tricks to bring you some excerpts from the original Felix the Cat cartoons.

A young boy, Snooks, chases the animated figure of Snippy up a ladder in his back garden. Snippy teases Snooks before springing over his head and up a tree, then onto a children’s roundabout.

'Dictaphone' is a trademarked name, but the term has come to be synonymous with machines used to record the voice.

A visit to the NFSA gave one family history researcher the chance to learn more about the adventures of her great uncle in the early 1920s.

A shot of Hurley’s boat and his seaplane being unloaded off a ship from Sydney at Hanuabada, near Port Moresby. The people in their canoes help Hurley with his plane.

Professionally printed glass slide advertising the newly introduced compulsory voting system.

The Heidelberg Golf Club in Melbourne recently donated to the NFSA a film from the 1920s showing the club and its surrounds at the time of its formation.

Arbor Day at the Heidelberg Golf Club, a day where individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees.