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Cricket is as much a part of the Australian summer as backyard barbecues and sunburn.
The earliest test cricket footage held by the NFSA dates back to 1910. The 'Golden Age of Cricket' is often...
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When Charles Farrell came to Australia in 1936 to appear in The Flying Doctor, he brought with him a touch of Hollywood glamour and the aura of a big-name star.
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The NFSA provided nearly three-quarters of the footage used in the groundbreaking four-part series Australia in Colour.
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Sir Donald Bradman is recognised internationally as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, but did you know he also briefly acted in a movie?
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Simon Smith sheds light on The Australians in Toronto, a rare film of Sir Donald Bradman in action in Canada 80 years ago.
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A ballroom scene required for the film brought a a touch of style into the production. A number of high Sydney socialites were given roles as extras for the day's filming which must have been unusual...
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The Flying Doctor is a 1936 Australian-British drama film directed by Miles Mander and starring Charles Farrell, Mary Maguire and James Raglan.
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Wrestling scene from the movie. Filmed after a tournament at the Leichhardt Stadium.
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Jack O’Hagan discusses his hit song 'Our Don Bradman', released at the height of Bradman’s popularity.
It was first sung by O'Hagan on 3DB Radio, the evening before Bradman scored three centuries at...
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Donald Bradman’s status as an Australian icon is without question. But can just one of the bats he used to enter the record books sum up his unparalleled cricketing career?
Warren Brown pulls on the...
