TAGGED: 1950s
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The Winifred Atwell Show was a British radio series. It starred pianist Winifred Atwell with guest performers.

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A mother takes her twin children, Janet and Michael, for a birthday outing to Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo.

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8mm movie by unknown American tourists who filmed in Australia and New Zealand in the 1950s. The footage features Wirth’s Circus.

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While making a preliminary survey of the Hunter River in 1797, Lieutenant John Shortland reported finding coal in the region.

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This year, we're marking World Television Day on 21 November by sharing two recent ‘finds’ in the NFSA’s vast television collection.

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Following three decades of involvement in the Australian film industry, husband and wife filmmakers Charles and Elsa Chauvel transferred their talents to the burgeoning medium of television

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Just before his 100th birthday, Eddie Vormister (1918–2024) contacted the NFSA about donating his homemade film projector and home cinema set-up.

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An excerpt from Australia's Amateur Hour episode 901, recorded 27 June 1957 at Hibernian Hall, Cairns, Queensland.

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Delight in this elegant sample of cinema and TV ads from the 1920s to 1960s for Australian underwear brand Berlei.

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Berlei cinema and television advertisements and educational glass slides from the 1920s to the 1960s offer a window onto Australian fashion and social mores.