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This collection spotlights some of the most memorable Olympic moments in Australian history through news footage from the NFSA collection.
We look at one or more highlights from each of the preceding...
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To mark the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland, we present highlights from previous Australian Commonwealth Games.
Seventy-one nations competed in 275 events across 18 sports. It...
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Enjoy a selection of memorable rugby league moments from the NFSA collection, dating from 1922 to 1999.
You can see the earliest footage in our collection of a local match, from 1922; an...
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From its origins as the Victorian Football League to becoming a national competition in the 1980s, AFL is arguably the nation's most popular sport.
In this curated collection you will find the...
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Enjoy a selection of clips featuring some of Australia's greatest tennis champions.
Our tennis players dominated the world rankings, particularly from the 1950s to the 70s, which commentators look...
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Cricket is as much a part of the Australian summer as backyard barbecues and sunburn.
The earliest test cricket footage held by the NFSA dates back to 1910. The 'Golden Age of Cricket' is often...
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The list of Annette Kellerman's achievements is extraordinary: champion swimmer and diver, vaudeville performer, international silent film star, stunt performer and entrepreneur.
Born in Sydney in...
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Australians responded to the declaration of war in August 1914 with enthusiasm. Volunteers rushed to enlist, eager to share in the action and adventure, many believing it would be over by Christmas....
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With the Olympic Games in Tokyo, we profile some of Australia's Olympic stories of recent decades and examine the important role the event has played in our cultural identity.
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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.