This clip is from an early variety/talent show hosted by Bert Newton. In this episode, the contestants perform in a barbecue setting with the other contestants looking on.

This National Film Board episode of Australian Diary was made not long after Australia regained the Davis Cup in 1950.

In this newsreel Ken Rosewall returns home after Australia's Davis Cup success, defeating defending champions the United States.

This clip by the Australian News and Information Bureau shows young Australians being coached and competing to become the tennis stars of tomorrow.

The Australian Commonwealth Film Unit made several short public service films using sporting stars to promote road safety.

Autographed in black texta, 'To Jillie, Best Wishes Googie Withers'.

Pilar ‘Pilita’ Garrido Corrales (1937–2025) was one of the first women to make the Australian pop charts with a locally produced record - her hit single ‘Come Closer to Me’, in 1959.

We're sharing three full-length episodes of popular horror and thriller radio serials of the 1940s and '50s.

For World Home Movie Day on 20 October we share early colour home movies of Sydney and San Francisco from award-winning filmmaker and NFSA Ambassador, Anthony Buckley.

This film contains footage shot by Anthony Buckley of his visit to San Francisco in 1958–59.