This clip examines the situation for women in the 1930s Depression when many were forced to work as the men in their families were unemployed.

The Premier of NSW, Jack Lang, and a large party of officials, walk towards the ribbon at the approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

From an elevated position, the camera pans over the gathered crowds in attendance for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge celebrations.

Inspired by the 1925 silent version of Ben-Hur, two NSW police officers recreated the famous chariot race scene ... with motorcycles!

This clip, shot by the Archibald family, shows a little girl’s birthday party in the early 1930s.

At Echo Point in the Blue Mountains, lovers Jack (Harry Cantor) and Jill (Margaret Jackson) begin their quest to find a £500 cheque hidden in the area.

Along the panoramic drive which skirts the heights of the Blue Mountains, people come in search of beauty and hidden treasures.

Production still from 1939 comedy Gone to the Dogs, starring George Wallace.

Black-and-white actuality footage of three women walk along the shoreline of an unknown isolated beach. They then cartwheel across the sand.

In this 1932 travelogue shot and narrated by Frank Hurley, rat tails bring a reward of sixpence each (equivalent to about $5 today) and Lord Howe Island locals join the hunt for the pests.