Winifred Atwell plays 'Waltzing Matilda' on the piano while construction workers at the Sydney Opera House site loo

This film was made in 1965 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in 1915.

The North Sydney Orpheum Theatre is demolished in 1962 to make way for the construction of the Warringah Expressway. A map illustrates the first section of the planned route from the Sydn

The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history – including in Australia.

'Movietone recalls news highlights of an eventful year ...

This news item concerns the mysterious deaths of Dr Gilbert Bogle and Mrs Margaret Chandler on the banks of the Lane Cove River in Sydney on 1 January 1963.

In February 1965, Dr 'Kumantjayi’ (Charlie) Perkins AO led students from the University of Sydney on a 'freedom ride’ through rural NSW to expose racial segregation in Australia.

This quirky advertisement from 1968 extols the benefits of using Theraderm anti-dandruff shampoo. The product is still being made today.

This Cinesound newsreel clip shows guests in fancy dress arriving for the 1964 Annual Movie Ball at the Trocadero in Sydney.

This Cinesound newsreel clip shows a bed-pushing marathon and fundraising event.