Rocket-making and launching tests the limits of science and technology at Woomera in South Australia, the longest rocket range in the western world.

This is an excerpt from the film Outback Patrol, produced in 1952.

Yellow background with an image of Barbara Joy Guyatt. Text at top of slide: 'Brisbane City Council for Toowong'.

Coloured glass slide, black text, green and pink background, features image of Norman Leven to the left.

Glass slide. Clear background with an image of Kevin Loughlin. Text: 'Kev. Loughlin endorsed Communist candidate for Baroona on May 19th'.

Glass slide for the Australian Labor Party. Full caption reads: 'Going! Going! Whoa you brute! Throw him off our backs. Defeat Menzies on November 22nd'.

Mark Foy's fashion parades from the 1940s and '50s, featuring designers Pierre Balmain and Schiaparelli, captured in gorgeous colour footage.

An excerpt of a Mark Foy's fashion parade in 1956 from Fashion Parades at Mark Foy’s (1947–56), Film Australia Collection, NFSA.

Take your front row seat for this collection which illuminates postwar Australia through glorious vintage fashion.