Long before vinyl records, cassette tapes and compact discs, there were wax cylinders.  

This is a re-creation of the derailment of a train that occurred between Allansford and Warrnambool on 11 March 1897 recorded by Thomas Rome.

Wax cylinder recording of a didgeridoo performance by Broken Hill musician Anthony Hayward on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph.

Wax cylinder recording of 'Wanjoo', a song in the Noongar language of Western Australia performed by Guy Ghrouse (instrumentalist) and Gina Williams (vocalist) on an original 1903 Edison Standard D

Wax cylinder recording on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph of 'Bold Jack Donahue' composed by John Dengate, performed by Chloe and Jason Roweth.

Edison wax cylinder recording of Australian light baritone vocalist, Hamilton Hill, singing 'Skylark Skylark' (1903) after being digitised by NFSA experts.

Wax cylinder recording on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph of 'Cleopatra' by Urthboy.

NFSA Senior Disc Preservationist, Gerry O'Neill, digitises the 1903 wax cylinder recording of the song Skylark Skylark by Hamilton Hill.

NFSA Senior Disc Preservationist, Gerry O'Neill, closely supervises the recording of Keith Potger's Guardian Angel, Guiding Light.

Wax cylinder recording on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph of 'Guardian Angel, Guiding Light', composed and performed by Keith Potger (one of the original members of The Seekers)