This Cinesound newsreel from the 1930s shows some adventurous Melbourne 'skiers' using snow skis on a strip of hay on a grassy slope.

This silent 1938 film from the cinema branch of the Australian Department of Commerce opens with a shot of Mount Buffalo Chalet.

Vivien Leigh in costume on the set of Fire Over England (William K Howard, UK, 1937). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Rare Australian three sheet poster for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).