TAGGED: 1960s
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Front page of The National Times newspaper from 7 December 1984, featuring a headline for a story about 'the activist leaders of the 60s'.

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According to this short newsreel segment from 1962, 'the biggest football crowds of over 100,000 flock to Australia's own special brand of football'.

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This newsreel features footage of Australian players Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall – dubbed here 'the tennis twins' – at the 1962 Davis Cup.

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This newsreel features highlights from the 1965 grand final which finished with the St George Dragons defeating the South Sydney Rabbitohs by 12 points to 8.

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Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1964. Directed by Bern Gandy. A classroom film featuring the railways of Australia.

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Fredd Bear, the much-loved children’s television character from the late 1960s and early 70s, has arrived at the NFSA.

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Before he was 'Whispering Jack', John Farnham was a teen idol named Johnny who was crowned 'King of Pop' five times.

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This serial was adapted from a number-one bestselling historical novel by Rachel Field, based on the true story of a notorious French murder case.

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This six-track EP was the first recording of an Indigenous Australian singing his own compositions in a country music style.