Foundation garments for women were popular in the 1950s, bolstered by the fashion for Dior's wasp waists and an exaggerated feminine silhouette.

By 1955, although Europe was still highly influential, the focus had shifted to Australian designers and Australian-made fashion.

Mark Foy's department store's iconic Liverpool Street store in Sydney, dubbed 'The Piazza', is the setting for this French-themed fashion parade in 1956.

A Cinesound Review newsreel from 1958 showing guests arriving at the official reopening of the Barclay Theatre in Russell Street, Melbourne.

Santa rides a tram down Bourke Street in Melbourne in 1959.

Takes a look at the preparations for the Melbourne Olympics. An overview is given of the main Olympic sites at Olympic Park, including the Olympic Swimming and Diving stadium.

More than one million train passengers a day go through the gates at Flinders Street Station, Melbourne in 1953. It is claimed to be the largest one-station traffic in the world.

The Yarra River begins in the highlands, 70 miles from Melbourne, winding its way through the city to Port Phillip Bay.

Situated in Mosman, on the north shore of Sydney, Taronga Park Zoo was officially opened on 7 October 1916.

This Cinesound Review newsreel details the competition for the architectural design of the Sydney Opera House in 1957.