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Australian History Timeline: From pre-1770s to 2000s
A collection of clips covering Australian history from hundreds of thousands of years ago to the beginning of the 21st Century. WARNING: this collection may contain names, images or voices of...
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The Prime Ministers' National Treasures with Warren Brown
Warren Brown reveals the emotional lives of Australian prime ministers through 12 objects they used every day or otherwise adored. Items include Robert Menzies' home movie camera, Joseph Lyons' love...
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1960s Australia – fashion, pop culture and events
The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history – including in Australia. It saw the birth of the civil rights movement, greater moves towards equality for women in the...
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Harold Holt: The missing prime minister
Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared at Cheviot Beach, Victoria on 17 December 1967. No trace of him was ever found and the case remains one of Australia’s greatest mysteries. How could the leader...
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Australian History Timeline: 1950s to 2000s
The Australian History Timeline features over 90 film clips showcasing a unique collection of Australian history documentaries. Part 3 covers the 1950s to the 2000s.
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Australian History Timeline: 1900s to 1940s
The Australian History Timeline features over 90 film clips showcasing a unique collection of Australian history documentaries. Part 2 covers the 1900s to the 1940s.
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The naming of Canberra, 1913
As Canberra celebrates its centenary, Jennifer Coombes highlights Raymond Longford's footage of the naming of Canberra.
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Commemorating the NFSA Building Opening and Annexe Extension
On 21 June 1999, Prime Minister John Howard opened a major extension to the NFSA building.
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The Heidelberg Golf Club – Historic Film of Opening in 1928
The Heidelberg Golf Club in Melbourne recently donated to the NFSA a film from the 1920s showing the club and its surrounds at the time of its formation.
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Newscaf: Apology to the Stolen Generations
The prime minister apologised to Australia's Indigenous peoples on 13 February 2008. We revisit the story through footage from the NFSA News and Current Affairs Program.
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