Dealing with disaster
Graham Gilmour, the NFSA’s first permanent director, talks about the circumstances that led to colour film in the NFSA’s care being damaged and the action taken in response.
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In the news: Operation Newsreel
The NFSA launches Operation Newsreel.
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Kookaburra Card
The NFSA introduces the Kookaburra Card, a national membership and fundraising initiative based on sponsored cinema ticket discounts.
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Take 88
The NFSA launches Take 88, a nationwide travelling exhibition, to commemorate the bicentenary of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788.
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The Australian Image
The Australian Image series is televised nationally.
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The Last Film Search
The Last Film Search unearths over 600 kilometres of nitrate film in five years.
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Growing pains
The limitations of the 1930s heritage building force NFSA staff to find temporary accommodation within the exhibition galleries for preservation services and other activities.
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NFSA hosts international congress
The NFSA hosts the first International Federation of Film Archives Congress held in the southern hemisphere.
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Dressed to Thrill
The NFSA presents its first exhibition of props and costumes, Dressed to Thrill.
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Time in Our Hands
The NFSA Advisory Committee releases Time in Our Hands, a blueprint for the NFSA’s future.
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Opening night
On 3 October 1984, Prime Minister the Hon Bob Hawke officially opens the NFSA’s new headquarters in Canberra.
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The NFSA is formally established
Former federal government minister Barry Cohen recalls the separation of the NFSA from the National Library of Australia.
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Early 1980s
Click ‘Read More’ to see highlights from the early 1980s including our first major film reconstruction and the launch of the Last Film Search project.
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Acknowledgements
With thanks to all NFSA staff, past and present, who have contributed to this project. Special thanks also to…
