An excerpt from the dramatised radio series The Grand Parade, funded and produced by the Rural Bank of NSW.

Scenes from a family holiday in Sydney. Harbour views as well as a motor car journey over a newly completed Sydney Harbour Bridge. Swimming at the beach and sea pools at Bondi Beach.

The NFSA celebrates Home Movie Day 2019 by participating in a Home Movie Marathon that also coincides with the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.

This clip captures images of the Tasmanian tiger, alone in its enclosure at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart.

When Charles Farrell came to Australia in 1936 to appear in The Flying Doctor, he brought with him a touch of Hollywood glamour and the aura of a big-name star.

A ballroom scene required for the film brought a a touch of style into the production.

The Flying Doctor is a 1936 Australian-British drama film directed by Miles Mander and starring Charles Farrell, Mary Maguire and James Raglan.

Wrestling scene from the movie. Filmed after a tournament at the Leichhardt Stadium.

The 1939 play There is No Armour was written by Lynn Foster and performed at the Independent Theatre in Sydney.

It was adapted for radio and published in 1945.

Officially opened on 19 March 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge was a massive engineering undertaking that transformed the city.