How to turn corners and overtake other vehicles safely. The car featured is a vintage XT Falcon. 

Film Australia Collection © National Film and Sound Archive.

Shot with a big cowboy nod to the Western genre, this road safety film shows the danger of speeding on an unknown country road at night.

Learn how a car works in episode 1 of a 14 part series about road safety.

'In this film we're going to drive.

It's important to check your car's road worthiness prior to driving and this film goes into detail about what to check. The car featured is a vintage XT Falcon. 

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.