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The NFSA celebrates Australia's own Million Dollar Mermaid - silent movie star Annette Kellerman.
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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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A determined son found footage of his mother’s gold medal win at the 1972 Paralympics in the NFSA collection.
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Two of Australia’s greatest swimmers, Olympic champions Jon Henricks and Lorraine Thurlow (nee Crapp), recently donated a never-before-seen film to the NFSA.
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Kellerman was 52 years old when her husband and manager Jimmie Sullivan filmed this rare footage of her performing the underwater adagio - a slow ballet dance.
It was filmed in the crystal clear...
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In this clip the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, opens the games on 22 November and athletes march onto the field. We also see the finals of two swimming events that were held at the Beatty Park...
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Aboriginal kids cling to the fence that keeps them out of the pool area. In the pool, Koorine (Carrie Prosser) races a young girl (Megan Drury). They talk about being like Dawn Fraser and Esther...
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A small hut nestled in the hills. Koorine (Carrie Prosser) is sitting and writing by the light of a lamp. Her brother teases her as he walks past. Koorine fantasises about being a glamorous swimmer....
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This Nine Network news story from the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne reports on the women's 4 x 100 metres relay team smashing its own world record by more than a second. The team set the...
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In this newsreel excerpt, Annette Kellerman is training her troupe of performers in Sydney for a 'musical marine fantasy' hospital benefit – complete with piano accordion accompaniment.
Almost 20...