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Within the NFSA collection there exists a railway enthusiast's dream.
The collection includes a wide-ranging assemblage of film, sound and images of trains dating back to the late 19th Century.
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A former railway signaller, Film Curatorial Officer Jeff Wray explores the train films of Roger McKenzie.
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The new NFSA documentary Steam on the Harbour showcases Darling Harbour as a busy railway goods yard, long before it became a Sydney tourist destination.
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We have more steam, and more trains, in a new mini-documentary about the NSW Hunter region's railway past.
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This actuality footage shows a train pulling up to Roma Street Station, Brisbane in 1899. Commuters disembark and exit the platform via a side gate or walk up the stairs towards the camera.
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This actuality footage from 1899 begins with a shot of commuters on a Sydney railway platform approaching an incoming train. A man holds a folded newspaper, while one woman carries a parasol. The...
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The Rail Way offers a wideranging look at Australian railways, from the city underground to the railway of the remote outback.
Rare footage from 1910 shows camels carrying heavy supplies across the...
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Manuk (voiced by Joshua Ahn), pretending to shoot a gun, exchanges a few battle cries with his absent father, and throws a rock at a man on a bicycle, who crashes. It is the postman, who nevertheless...
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Manuk (voiced by Joshua Ahn), in anticipation of the coming train, places a steel bolt on the train track and waits for the results. A tank-hauling train passes by, and on examining the now flattened...
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More than one million train passengers a day go through the gates at Flinders Street Station, Melbourne in 1953. It is claimed to be the largest one-station traffic in the world.
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