A children’s chorus promotes the health properties of Vegemite, a popular Australian yeast spread, in this radio jingle from the late 1950s.

Christmas is celebrated in the middle of the Australian summer under a blazing sun. But even in the heat it is a season for traditional things; for family affairs and meeting with friends.

A pet rabbit and a dog are guests at a tea party.

This segment from Australian Colour Diary 4 is about a ceremony held at the Victorian Shrine of Remembrance to honour those who made the supreme sacrifice during the First and Se

Johnny O’Keefe first visited America in November 1959, convinced he could make it in the birthplace of rock 'n’ roll.

This collection of Cadbury advertisements provides a wonderful snapshot of the changing attitudes towards dating, romance and fun in Australia from the 1950s to the 1970s. 

Annette Kellerman photographed during a visit to the set of Million Dollar Mermaid (1952). Esther William starred as Kellerman and is pictured wearing a gold sequined unitard.

Curator Simon Smith investigates the surviving footage of Australian television's opening night.

This is an excerpt from the Rural Bank of NSW’s Agricultural Magazine of the Air , which ran on 17 New South Wales commercial stations in 1939 and was still on air in the 1950s.

Leonard Teale AO (1922–1994), born Leonard George Thiele, was a Logie-winning Australian TV, film and radio actor.