A crazed joyrider (Vincent Gil) and his girlfriend (Lulu Pinkus) lead the highway patrol on an extended chase.

'When the gangs take over the highway … Remember he’s on your side', reads the tagline on this Australian one-sheet poster for Mad Max (1979).

This home movie documents a stunt filmed for Mad Max on the western plains just past Werribee, Victoria. 

Crowds line the footpath of the Grand Cinema in Footscray. A bicycle’s sign advertises a children’s talent quest grand final.

This is Passing the Bach, the opening track on the Don Burrows Quartet’s seminal jazz album ‘Just the Beginning’ (1971).

Summary by Brenda Gifford

A determined son found footage of his mother’s gold medal win at the 1972 Paralympics in the NFSA collection.

Footage of the 1972 World Games for the Disabled which were held in Heidelberg, West Germany. Alina Wojtowicz wins the gold medal in the 50 metres Women's Freestyle 4.

This collection of Cadbury advertisements provides a wonderful snapshot of the changing attitudes towards dating, romance and fun in Australia from the 1950s to the 1970s. 

See rare videos, costumes, props, interviews, music, posters, photographs, scripts and production documents relating to the landmark Australian film.