In this clip, Tim Bowden explains that newsreels were how people received their visual 'current affairs fix' before television.

A collection of clips covering Australian history from hundreds of thousands of years ago to the beginning of the 21st Century.

Travelling around Sydney using a variety of public transport.

See Sydney in all its shiny magnificence, from Australia's first recorded moving image filmed at Prince Alfred Park in 1896 to contemporary colour footage.

To coincide with National Reconciliation Week, we look back at the Walk for Reconciliation across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on 28 May 2000. 

Chris Taylor reveals the secrets behind a fascinating mix of treasures from Australia’s National Heritage List.

Officially opened on 19 March 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge was a massive engineering undertaking that transformed the city.

A brass band gets ready to play at official opening of the Sydney Opera House.

 The Ships that Flew, 1974 - Film Australia Collection © NFSA.

Jackie (Jo Kennedy) returns home as a celebrity, having made the news as a tightrope walker, in a stunt set up by her cousin Angus (Ross O’Donovan).