The influence of Jean-Luc Godard's science fiction cult classic Alphaville (1965) is evident in this television ad for Berlei.

'Rum babas, strawberry shortcake, delicious pastries. You should say "no", yet everything inside of you is saying "yes!". Well, go on. Enjoy yourself.

Patricia (Little Pattie) Thelma Thompson (née Amphlett) OAM (born 1949), is an Australian singer whose debut single with The Statesmen, ‘He's My Blonde-Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy’

This silent clip shows a contest for best hair style and best hairdresser, featuring some leading Australian hairdressers of the time.

This film shows an idyllic picture of life in the Victorian capital of Melbourne in the mid 1960s.

American singer Paul Robeson delivers a stirring rendition of 'Ol' Man River' for construction workers at the Sydney Opera House.

The National Panasonic Sing-O-Ring R-72S radio, manufactured from 1969 to 1972, featuring a space age design. 

The Brisbane tramway network served the city between 1885 and 1969.

Fed up with being excluded from drinking in public bars just because they were women, in March 1965 Merle Thornton and Rosalie Bogner chained themselves to the bar of the Regatta Hotel, Brisbane in

In the third of a five-part series, Dr Jeannine Baker celebrates some of the female producers and directors working in Australian television in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.