This silent, black-and-white clip paints a harsh picture of life for a family living in a slum area of Melbourne, Victoria, in the 1940s.

This excerpt from Two Day Jag is among the first jazz recording of Graeme Bell’s Dixieland Band, from a session in January 1944.

Summary by Ian Gilmour

This is an excerpt from 'Two Day Jag’, one of the first jazz recordings of Graeme Bell’s Dixieland Band, from a session in January 1944.

Australia's Amateur Hour was a pioneering radio talent show that became a pop-culture phenomenon.

Australia's Amateur Hour was a 1940s and 1950s radio talent show that Australians took to their hearts.

A young migrant from England is sponsored by a Shepparton farmer to work on the orchard and learn the industry from the ground up.

A look at how Australian fruit, vegetables and meat are grown, picked and canned in factories. Made by The National Film Board 1949. Directed by Jack S Allan.

Migratory beekeepers move their hives around the country, following the blossom.

Famed Australian harmonica player Horrie Dargie and his Rocking Reeds (a band of harmonica players) recorded this instrumental version in the early 1940s.

Children wearing party hats at the Dyer family home are seated around a table. Janet, the birthday girl, wears a blue dress and matching ribbon in her hair.