Behind every safer site and shorter shift lies a story of protest, persistence and the people who changed how Australia works.

When you reach for a jar of Vegemite, does it put a rose in your cheeks?

Helmets and eye shields are shown to protect a welder’s eyes against damage caused by heat, sparks, ultraviolet rays and dust.

This silent home movie of a 1955 wedding includes excellent close-ups of 1950s fashion – elegant dresses, tailored suits and charming accessories worn by both adults and children – and provides a r

This Cinesound Review newsreel captures members of Sydney’s Muslim community marking the end of Ramazan (Ramadan), the Islamic month of fasting, at the home of the High Commissioner for Pa

This silent 1953 home movie brings the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba to life. It bursts with colour – lavish floats, a lively floral parade and crowds packing the showground.

Known as ‘Australia’s favourite cowboy,’ Smoky Dawson was a beloved country and western performer, entertainer and radio star.

With this View-Master reel, you could have your very own souvenir of Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation – in three-dimensional colour!

This marvel of motion and sound from the mid-1950s was discovered at a local Canberra market by one of the NFSA's eagle-eyed curators. Part praxinoscope, part phonograph, this Magic Mirror Mov

These wooden puppets are from the appropriately named short film Nightmare (AKA The Magician) by avant-garde filmmaker Dušan Marek.