Following in the footsteps of her aunt Georgia Lee, Wilma Reading’s jazz ambition took her around the world.

Yarra River Blues is one of two Australian tracks to feature on Georgia Lee’s 1962 album ‘Georgia Lee Sings The Blues’.

Summary by Brenda Gifford

This clip looks at how women were brought back into the paid workforce to fill the lower paid positions as the economy boomed in the 1960s. Summary by Adrienne Parr.

This clip is an extract from the Epilogue to In the Head the Fire. The ancient Irish poem is read by Alexandre Archdale.

In 1951 Joan Sutherland moved to England to pursue an operatic career after she won the Sun Aria Competition in Sydney.

John, Paul, George and Ringo – The Beatles – have held a place in the hearts of Australian music fans for decades.

The news file here depicts the band’s departure from Sydney on Sunday 21 June 1964 for the New Zealand leg of their world tour, showing ’Beatlemania’ in full flight.

Johnny O’Keefe and first wife Marianne standing on balcony of Melbourne Town Hall before performance at 3UZ's Rock and Twist Spectacular, 1962. Photographer: Laurie Richards.

This is an episode of radio serial Dr Paul (1963), from Grace Gibson Productions.