Amy Butterfield shares the challenges and surprising discoveries of curating for Radio 100, including how Australia was a radio ‘vanguard’, dating the oldest radio broadcast in the NFSA collection, and – despite the gap in time – the parallels between the rise of radio and the internet as a means of human connection.

'Peter Pan will win it, Peter Pan will win it!' 

This clip shows the crowd at what is probably the Melbourne Cup during the Spring Carnival of 1896.

Jeanne Little models edible hats she has made out of food including pizza, french fries, crumpets, bangers and mash, ice cream cones and frankfurters in honour of Melbourne Cup day.

With crowds banned from Flemington Racecourse, Network Ten had to find other ways of reporting the colourful stories during Melbourne Cup Day on 3 November 2020.

This NFSA compilation shows a tri-screen view of the final moments of the 1930 Melbourne Cup filmed by three different camera crews on the day. 

Excerpt from Fox Movietone coverage of the Melbourne Cup on 4 November 1930.

We revisit the surviving footage of Phar Lap’s famous 1930 Melbourne Cup victory to discover a new multi-camera race ending.

Silent film footage from Flemington Racecourse as Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 4 November 1930.

The Melbourne Cup, 1930. The closing stages of the race as Phar Lap crosses the finish line. – NFSA#759703