TAGGED: 1950s
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Home movie footage taken by Gerty Anschel (c. 1954–55) with audio commentary by filmmaker and artist Philippe Mora.

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This 30-second clip includes the instrumental introduction and first verse of 'Bye Bye Baby’, as performed by Col Joye and the Joy Boys with backing vocals from the Sapphires.

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This is an episode of Dossier on Demetrius (1951), from Grace Gibson Productions.

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A clip from a cinema advertisement for Sennitt’s Ice Cream featuring the popular Melbourne radio announcers Nicky (Clifford Nicholls Whitta) and Graham (Kennedy).

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A short extract from the morning program ‘Nicky and Graham’ starring Nicky (Clifford Nicholls Whitta) and Graham Kennedy on Melbourne radio station 3UZ in June 1955. Nicky and Graham

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A tourist visiting Far North Queensland investigates what underpins the tropical north and discovers it is more than just a holiday destination.

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Broken Hill, the "Barrier City", stands in one of Australia's most desolate regions in western N.S.W.

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This roller skating footage features the St. Moritz Skaters - choreographed sequences are performed by June and Dick Evans followed by Roderick Cowden and Vera Cowden (nee Paravicini).

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This home movie footage features Leo Jensen, an Australian heavy weight wrestling champion based in Newcastle, NSW.

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From The Film Australia Collection. Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1959. Directed by Richard Mason.