TAGGED: 1940s
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Art imitates life in one of the final episodes of Random House, an Australian radio drama about the Random family.

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Commissioned in 1947 as government propaganda, master documentary filmmaker John Heyer transformed this film about the standardisation of rail gauges into a heroic poem to the nation.

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Seven-year-old Maurene Edson sings 'Deep in the Heart of Texas' live on 5AD radio.

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A look inside an early childcare centre located in Brisbane in the late 1940s.

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Champion racehorse Bernborough wins the 1947 Ahern Memorial 10,000 at Doomben.

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As the first day of the Australian summer looms, this 1948 clip from Australian Diary looks at a day trip to Manly Beach.

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This home movie was filmed in spring 1941.

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From the Film Australia Collection. Made by the National Film Board 1949. Directed by Lee Robinson.

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Superman may be the most iconic of all American superheroes, but back in 1949, he was a true blue Aussie fighting the forces of evil on 2GB radio.

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We celebrate the 70th anniversary of Charles Kingsford Smith biopic 'Smithy' with a look at Billy Hughes' cameo in the film.