Late 1940s in the industrial centre of Ipswich, Queensland.

A portrait of the sub-tropical city of Brisbane, Queensland in the mid 1950s.

The Lumière Collection includes some of the oldest footage in the NFSA collection: over 30 short films made in 1899.

Discover the history of Southern Queensland through these films and songs from the NFSA collection.

Franklyn Barrett toured Queensland in 1925 with the screening of Cecil B De Mille's, 'The Ten Commandments' (1923) - accompanied by 11 tonnes of scenery, costumes, dancing girls, live orchestra, explosives and more.