This film shows an idyllic picture of life in the Victorian capital of Melbourne in the mid 1960s.

Episode 1 of the Life in Australia series.

Its famous Opera House was still under construction, but Australia's largest city was already a busy metropolis in 1966.

Its famous Opera House was still under construction, but Australia's largest city was already a busy metropolis in 1966.

Its famous Opera House was still under construction, but Australia's largest city was already a busy metropolis in 1966.

The NFSA has made available episodes of the 1960s Life in Australia series from the Film Australia Collection in stunning 4K HD.

Three siblings starred in a film. Forty years later, they watched themselves on screen for the first time.

A semi-dramatised account of a British migrant arriving in Australia and setting up a home.  

Explore the beauty of Perth, Western Australia and surrounds in this collection of footage covering 1907 to 1972.

Life in Cairns is 'sort of relaxed', says the narrator.