This sequence describes the impact of the 1960s development of the Sydney skyline on the work of labourers building its new skyscrapers. Summary by Susan Lambert.

A mother takes her twin children, Janet and Michael, for a birthday outing to Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo.

Desperate for a swim, Jimmy (Heath Ledger) buries an envelope containing $10,000 in the sand at Bondi beach.

At his sister-in-law’s family home, Jimmy (Heath Ledger) meets two armed robbers.

Jimmy (Heath Ledger) meets Alex (Rose Byrne) in a pub in Chinatown, but she’s followed by Les (Kiri Paramore), another small-time hood who wants to get on Pando’s good side.

Some appealing studies of zoological babies proving that life at Taronga Park Zoo is much the same as any nursery.

Made by The National Film Board 1950. 

With all five overpasses opened to traffic and most of the roadwork laid, the final touches are added to the expressway including the installation of overhead lighting; the laying of asphalt paving

Stills photographer Matt Nettheim captured this portrait while hanging out the window of the ferry in the rain.

This amateur film from 1945 shows the joy of a family reuniting at the end of the Second World War after the men return from overseas service.

Among the works performed at the official opening concert at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on 29 September 1973 was the celebrated aria from Act Two of Wagner’s opera Tannhauser