In this clip the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, opens the games on 22 November and athletes march onto the field.

We look back at highlights from Commonwealth Games held in Australia in 1938, 1962, 1982 and 2006.

This newsreel item from 1961 shows Prime Minister Robert Menzies touring the construction site for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. 

This newsreel features highlights from the athletics competition at the 1938 Empire Games: the men's and women's 100 yards sprint finals, high jump and broad (long) jump.

Australia has always been proud of its swimming champions.

The men's pole vault, broad jump (long jump) and women's high jump feature in this silent clip of highlights from the 1938 British Empire Games.

This newsreel features footage of the opening ceremony of the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney. These were the third Empire Games and the first to be held in the southern hemisphere.

This is colour home movie footage of the closing ceremony of the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, held in Perth on 1 December 1962.

This silent clip illustrates Decima Norman's unusual running style. Though unorthodox, it was clearly effective!