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This collection about Australian picture palaces is dedicated to the enduring pleasures of cinemagoing.
The collection features images and footage spanning 100 years, and covering key regional...
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A rare 100-year record of the birth and development of the national capital of Australia from its foundation in 1913 to its centenary celebrations.
Canberra is the capital city of Australia located...
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These 24 glass slides show detailed plans of an alternative design for the city of Canberra.
They are by Walter Scott Griffiths, who entered the Federal Capital City Design Competition in 1911 in a...
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The NFSA has uncovered some hidden gems from Canberra's forgotten history in the holdings of the ACT's first commercial television station, CTC 7 (now 9).
They are part of a news collection covering...
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Is Canberra calling to you? And why is it hot in Brisbane but Coolangatta?
There was a craze for writing songs about Australian cities and towns in the 1920s and 30s, but the oldest in our collection...
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What's on at the NFSA's Arc cinema in Canberra in December?
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What's on at the NFSA's Arc cinema in Canberra after our doors reopen on 5 November?
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John Brady looks at the early experimental films of Phillip Noyce including music festival documentary 'Good Afternoon' (1971).
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An interview with the new NFSA CEO, Patrick McIntyre.
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Canberra is home to 12 of Australia’s most iconic cultural institutions. And for the first time in history, these icons are collaborating to give 12 unique perspectives of Australia’s story.
