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Tagged: Melbourne
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Explore iconic sights and sounds of Melbourne captured on film and in song, dating from a look down Collins Street in the 1890s to the streets of Fitzroy in 2019.
Collection items will bring memories...
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Forty years ago, on 27 February 1979, one of Australia’s most addictive soap operas debuted on Network Ten.
It finally came to an end after nearly eight years and 692 episodes, on 11 December 1986....
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This collection about Australian picture palaces is dedicated to the enduring pleasures of cinemagoing.
At the time of writing, the COVID-19 pandemic has recently closed cinemas across Australia but...
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Take your front row seat for this collection which illuminates postwar Australia through glorious vintage fashion.
Fashion communicates who we are, and who we want to be. Designer Christian Dior...
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In 2018 the 21st Commonwealth Games took place on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Seventy-one nations competed in 275 events across 18 sports. It was the fifth Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia...
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This diverse collection spans 100 years and shows the relationship between Australia's growing population and evolving public transport systems.
Footage includes the North Shore ferry in 1899; ...
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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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Fifty years ago, on 15 October 1970, Australia's worst-ever industrial accident occurred when the West Gate Bridge collapsed into the Yarra River in Melbourne, killing 35 people.
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The NFSA has released rare footage of one of Australian Rules football’s greatest players, Essendon forward John Coleman. Film curator Simon Smith made the discovery.
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There were several future film and TV makers shooting home movies at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.