Men riding horses dash madly into a raging river in this dramatic scene from the movie.

Commercially manufactured theatrical projector glass slide used for advertising at the cinema.

Panoramic photo of the cast and crew from the film, including a horse with 'Snowy River 1981' painted on its side.

Horses and snow is not a familiar image for Australian cinema audiences let alone international audiences who most likely think of Australia as either red desert or golden beaches.

Our 100th curated collection is all about the 1980s, and it stars Charles and Diana, Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Edna Everage, David Attenborough, Linda Burney, Ken Done, Michael Hutchence and many, many more.

Submerge yourself in 80s goodness with glimpses of fashion, music, technology, film, television, radio, sport and advertising from the decade.

Men at Work sing about travelling the world and what it means to come 'from a land down under’.

Summary by Martin Ford

Issues for refugee children growing up in Australia in 1984. This short film looks at prejudice and Australians through the eyes of young Vietnamese children recently arrived in Australia.

John-Michael Howson interviews Dustin Hoffman about preparing for his role as Dorothy Michaels in the 1980s smash hit Tootsie (Sydney Pollack, USA, 1982).