Sydney, Australia, is established as the location of the film and the narration introduces the film’s premise and establishes the filmmaker as the story-teller.

Paddington is one of Sydney's oldest suburbs. It has developed in a similiar way to New York's Greenwich Village or London's Chelsea and in 1970 became Sydney's artist colony.

Centennial Park, which is situated on Gadigal land, opened in 1888.

Made for the Department of Immigration, this film looks at Sydney through the eyes of migrants who have made the city their home.

This Network Ten Eyewitness News story details the plans for the Sydney Opera House opening ceremony.

Amateur cinematographer George Browne shot this silent home movie at the opening of the Sydney Opera House on 20 October 1973.

An excerpt from the Film Australia Collection's The Fifth Facade. The title is a reference to the roof, which is the building’s most distinctive feature.

People in national dress gather for the procession at the ceremony of the opening of the Sydney Opera House.

This silent three-minute compilation of Eyewitness News footage shows dignitaries arriving at the formal opening of the Sydney Opera House by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973.

This short film was produced by the Commonwealth Film Unit from historic and contemporary footage of the Sydney Opera House.