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

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

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

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

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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

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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.

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Muriel Steinbeck and Eve Hardwick in Reflections in Dark Glasses from ATN7/GTV9 anthology Shell Presents, 1960.

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A clip of the Easybeats performing 'Friday on My Mind' on British television's Top of the Pops in 1966 has been rediscovered.

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The Easybeats performed 'Friday on My Mind' for the 150th episode of Top of the Pops on 24 November 1966 as the song climbed to No. 17 in the British charts (it eventually peaked at No.

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Friday on My Mind by the Easybeats was composed by Harry Vanda and George Young. Recorded in London in 1966, it was released as a single later that year.