This clip is part of a series of three short advertisements, all with the jingle 'sing toora-lay it’s a Milk Tray day today’. The first is set in a fairground with a couple riding on a carousel.

These rare examples of Aboriginal songs were recorded by John Hutchinson, one of Australia's foremost field recordists, in 1959 along the north-west coastline of Australia.

Film editor Geoff (Bryan Brown) makes a political joke, and a statement, by tampering with a newsreel to make fun of the newly-elected Prime Minister, Mr Menzies.

Cameraman Len Maguire and assistant Chris Hewitt (Chris Haywood) have battled rising waters to reach Maitland – then got drunk with their competitors, while waiting for the daylight.

Binny Lum head and shoulders portrait by Broothorn Studios in Melbourne, 1955.

Australia's Amateur Hour was a pioneering radio talent show that became a pop-culture phenomenon.

Australia's Amateur Hour was a 1940s and 1950s radio talent show that Australians took to their hearts.

The Queen Mother arrives at Melbourne airport during her 1958 tour of Australia. She is greeted with a guard of honour before heading to the Town Hall where she is welcomed by the Lord Mayor.

A look at how science is involved in the commercial cultivation of mushrooms. Made by The National Film Board and directed by Jack S Allan.

These rare examples of Aboriginal songs were recorded by John Hutchinson, one of Australia’s foremost field recordists, in 1959 along the north-west coastline of Australia.