Nellie Stewart (1858-1931) is arguably the most popular Australian actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  

Console radios were the largest and most expensive model available, often occupying prime position in the best room of the house.

The oldest radiogram held in the NFSA collection, combining both a radio and a gramophone in one console.

Though most radio clubs were established by the broadcasters, Fox Studios had its own organisation, the ‘Fox Movietone Radio Club' (renamed ‘Fox-Hoyts’).

In this broadcast 2UE announcer Si Meredith describes the enthusiastic reception that awaited aviator Charles Kingsford Smith at Mascot Aerodrome, where he was forced to mak

Strehlow project footage

The NFSA is sharing rarely seen moving images from the landmark Test Cricket series of summer 1932–33, digitally preserved from our source 35mm nitrate film components.

A panning shot around the stands at the S.C.G. shows a huge crowd present at a 1933 test match between England and Australia.

Hear the only known recording of AFL legend Haydn Bunton, 'the Bradman of football'.

This collection presents highlights from Commonwealth Games held in Australia in 1938, 1962, 1982 and 2006.