Vintage Sydney footage from our collection now showing at Sydney Film Festival’s Pitt St Mall screen! | NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
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Vintage Sydney footage from our collection now showing at Sydney Film Festival’s Pitt St Mall screen! | NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
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In this clip from 1928 filmed at Anzac Parade Junction, trams carry crowds from the racecourse to Circular Quay and from the Sydney Showground to Central Station. The busy intersection is a bustling chaos of trams, buses, cars and pedestrians all of which are kept in order by the adept directions of traffic police. The camera films from a slightly elevated vantage point at one corner of the intersection, following the movement of the traffic as it flows across the junction. The diverse public tr
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In this clip from 1928 filmed at Anzac Parade Junction, trams carry crowds from the racecourse to Circular Quay and from the Sydney Showground to Central Station. The busy intersection is a bustling chaos of trams, buses, cars and pedestrians all of which are kept in order by the adept directions of traffic police. The camera films from a slightly elevated vantage point at one corner of the intersection, following the movement of the traffic as it flows across the junction. The diverse public tr
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Sydney (1966) | Life in Australia Series | 4K Restoration
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Sydney (1966) | Life in Australia Series | 4K Restoration
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Sydney's nightlife was swingin' in the sixties! Credit: NFSA | Australian Vintage
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Sydney's nightlife was swingin' in the sixties! Credit: NFSA | Australian Vintage
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Darwin The Friendly City (NFSA Films) Throwback to the early 60s #darwin #australia | Welcome to Australia
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This silent footage is one of the earliest films shot in Australia. It’s from the 1896 Melbourne Cup and shows that year’s winner, Newhaven, after the race with his trainer Walter Hickenbotham and jockey Harry Gardiner. The film was one of several shot by Marius Sestier, who travelled from France to Australia in 1896 to capture slices of local life for the Lumière brothers. They displayed the work of Sestier and their other representatives in theatres around the world: these were the first cinem
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This silent footage is one of the earliest films shot in Australia. It’s from the 1896 Melbourne Cup and shows that year’s winner, Newhaven, after the race with his trainer Walter Hickenbotham and jockey Harry Gardiner. The film was one of several shot by Marius Sestier, who travelled from France to Australia in 1896 to capture slices of local life for the Lumière brothers. They displayed the work of Sestier and their other representatives in theatres around the world: these were the first cinem
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For one night only, the sails of the Sydney Opera House will be lit up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this iconic moment in Australia's sporting history & its preservation on DNA. #NFSAOnline #CathyFreeman #Olympics #DNA | NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
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Filmed in 1974 in Sydney's Northern Beaches, this rarely seen promo video for glam rockers Livingston Vale was among the earliest examples of the new format of music TV clips that would soon become a global trend 🎶📺 It was Countdown that played a crucial role in popularizing promotional film clips and music videos, providing international artists with an effective way to enter the Australian market. According to The Rolling Stone Book of Rock Video, Australia was "the first country to develop
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Last week we shared 50 wonderful things from the NFSA collection to help cheer you up. If you haven't checked out the full list yet, here is a taste of what's on offer. (Disclaimer: watching the following may increase the need for a snack) #NFSA50 https://bit.ly/NFSA50 | NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
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The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) has unearthed footage of the 1978 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras march, originally filmed by Ten Eyewitness News. It shows crowds of revellers dancing down Oxford Street, contrasted with violent arrests by police in Kings Cross. In 2025, more than 100,000 people lined Oxford Street to celebrate the parade. This year's theme is "Free to be", which organisers say is a reminder the fight for LGBTQIA rights is far from over Get the news that matters to y
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Sydneysiders looking totally 70s on their way to work! From TICKET TO SYDNEY: https://youtu.be/pzREfX1_y5I | NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
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Outlook: Out They Go
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A superb array of titles featuring Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander trailblazers, icons & dreamers | NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
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Bondi Beach in the Roaring 1920s | Rare Silent Film of Sydney's Iconic Beaches
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Filmed in 1978, ‘George and Toula’ is a raw, quietly powerful look at marriage, identity, and cultural expectations. Toula was born in Australia to Greek parents and lives a modern life that doesn’t always sit comfortably with her community — or her husband. George, who migrated from Greece, holds onto tradition. After 10 years of marriage, they’re still navigating the space between two worlds. ‘George and Toula’ is part of Off the Record – a curated capsule of rare and revealing 1970s films spa
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Looking for what to watch this NAIDOC Week? Why not immerse yourself in the stories of dreamers, icons and trailblazers in the Buwindja Collection: accessible now on the NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Archive’s brand-new streaming platform, NFSA Player. The collection curated by Gillian Moody (KINDRED, SFF2023) includes many films that premiered at Sydney Film Festival over the last 70 years such as Rachel Perkin’s MABO, Alec Morgan’s LOUSY LITTLE SIXPENCE, and Andy Nehl’s B
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Want to come shopping with us in 1960s Cairns? The latest 4K restoration from the ‘Life in Australia’ series takes us back to the main streets of this far-Northern town. Unusually for this series, the film focuses on a single fictional family, the Taylors, showing them at home, at work and at play. In this clip, Mrs Taylor shops for groceries as the camera lingers on bountifully stocked shelves and juicy tropical fruit. The ‘Life in Australia’ films were made by the Commonwealth Film Unit for th
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Wagga Wagga (1965) | Life in Australia Series | 4K Restoration
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Announcing our 30th digital restoration #TheSentimentalBloke! Celebrating its 100th anniversary at #Sydney's Westpac OpenAir Cinema on 15 February 2020; featuring PAUL MAC performing the new score he's composed especially for the film, live! Tickets available from 10 Dec: https://www.westpacopenair.com.au/film-program/feb-15-the-sentimental-bloke | NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
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Sydney 1896-1929: Rugby, boxing and landmarks
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Trainspotting with Roger McKenzie: NSW trains 1960s-70s
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Australia by Train in 1962 | Before a Single Rail Network Connected the Nation
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Vintage cinema, TV and radio ads from the 1910s to 1960s
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Concerto for Orchestra | Sydney Symphony Orchestra | 1965
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Road To The West
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Souvenir of Sydney
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Sydney's Harbour Bridge
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Geraldton (1966) | Life in Australia Series | 4K Restoration
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Today marks the 60th anniversary of BTV-6 Ballarat which launched 27th April 1962. A team from NFSA worked closely with WIN Television, who are custodians of the BTV-6 collection to ensure this important analogue audio-visual material spanning over the last 60 years is preserved with the national collection. This includes a fantastic representation of content from regional television areas such as, Shepparton (GMV-6), Mildura ( STV-8 ), Mt Gambier (SES-8), Albury ( VTV ) and news films from grea
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