NFSA National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

This is the official X account for the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. This account is now archived and it is not monitored. For updates please visit nfsa.gov.au or follow us on our active social media accounts: Facebook, Instagram & Youtube @NFSAOnline

Does #Australia have more snow than Switzerland? Is it a surprise to discover that Australia receives any snow at all? This 1957 film captures the early days of this boom when an emerging middle class kick-started the tradition of 'heading to the snow'. #NFSAOnline #skiing

🥁Drumroll, please! 30+ new titles from the NFSA’s collection are now available on #NFSAPlayer for streaming on demand – in full and uninterrupted. 📷You can explore the full suite of curated titles here: bit.ly/3Y5k0pE #NFSAOnline

Remember Agro, Fat Cat and Maria Venuti? Watch these 90s stars spin the #WheelofFortune in this throwback to the popular game show. They are joined by host John Burgess, hostess Adriana Xenides, and actor Brian Wenzel, who sadly passed away earlier this year. #NFSAOnline #90s

Over 64 million visitors attended the 1970 Expo in Osaka! That’s around 350,000 people every day. The 2025 Expo is expecting up to 28 million visitors. Will you be one of them? 1970年大阪万博の来場者はなんと6400万人以上！ @expo2025_japan @dfat @NFSAonline

#StateofOrigin, one of Australia’s fiercest sporting rivalries, is back this week for Game 2. Can the Blues even the score or will the Maroons take out the series? This 1937 footage is the earliest recording of an interstate rugby league match in our collection. #NFSAOnline

'The Cars That Ate Paris’, the 1974 debut film by director Peter Weir is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a brand-new restoration by the #NFSARestores program, premiering this week at the @sydfilmfest. Read about the restoration process: bit.ly/3VqLqTU #NFSAOnline

Can you believe sixty years ago this week, #TheBeatles touched down for their first and only tour of Australia? This newsreel features live footage of The Beatles and their fans during a concert at the old #Sydney Stadium in Rushcutters Bay: bit.ly/4cj6cf3 #NFSAOnline

Bob Rogers, Australia’s longest-serving radio announcer, passed away on 29 May 2024. He was involved in many important moments in the history of Australian radio, from the start of the Top 40 to joining the #Beatles’ only Australian tour in 1964. #NFSAOnline #BobRogers #Radio

Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay, and who better to teach us the value of protecting Australia's wonderfully varied natural environments than our most famous kangaroo? #NFSAOnline #Skippy #60s

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert has been serving #pride and looks since the film debuted at a midnight screening at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival 30 years ago. Check out our #Priscilla curated collection: bit.ly/3yMbrW8 #NFSAOnline #PrideMonth

Happy birthday to Australia's pop princess, @kylieminogue! In 1986 (the same year she joined Neighbours), Kylie and her sister Dannii performed a cover of ‘Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves’ on the variety show #YoungTalentTime. #NFSAOnline #Kylie #Padam

In 2022 a significant milestone in #AFL and First Nations' history occurred in Darwin- Yolgnu woman Sylvia Nulpinditj became the first female to commentate an entire game in a Traditional language. Browse more First Nations stories: bit.ly/4bSmvzd #NFSAOnline #NRW2024

Starring legendary racing car driver Ralph Mulford, who raced in the first @IMS 500 in 1911, ‘My Pal’ is a 35mm film with an intriguing history. Once considered 'lost', the 15-minute film is now stored in excellent condition in our facilities. #NFSAOnline #Indy500 #motorracing

Australian horror classic ‘The Babadook’ was released in cinemas 10 years ago #OnThisDay #NFSAOnline #Babadook #AustralianHorror

Today is the anniversary of the first #RFDS flight in Australia in 1928. The daily adventures of the #royalflyingdoctors in the outback were dramatised in ‘The Flying Doctors’, one of the biggest Australian TV shows of the late 1980s. #NFSAOnline #TheFlyingDoctors #80sTv #retro

@grafiti Oh dear. You're very correct *speed walks away in shame*

@NFSAonline Tho I'd love to claim them for Fountain Gate, it's Fountain LAKES, roight?

Look at moi ploise!! Fountain Gate’s foxiest ladies made their screen debut #OnThisDay in 2002. What are some of your favourite Kath & Kim moments? #NFSAOnline #KathandKim #lookatmoi

From SA's Red Hen to the famous Puffing Billy steam engine, #trains across #Australia come in all shapes and sizes. This 1964 film was developed for classroom viewing and showcases the wide variety of locomotives around the country. #NFSAOnline #NationalTrainDay #RetroFilm #60s

Vale Ignatius Jones OAM, who passed away yesterday at the age of 67. In this clip from the 1986 SBS show #KultureShock, Ignatius reports from the Hip Hop Club on the swing revival sweeping #Sydney, in his traditionally unique and charming manner. #NFSAOnline #IgnatiusJones