The Commonwealth Film Unit (later called Film Australia) chronicled the Sydney Opera House's construction from 1959 to 1973.

The exterior walls of the Sydney Opera House were inspired by the sails of the pleasure craft on the nearby harbour.

Railway workers unload materials from a railway truck for the construction of a segment of the trans-continental railway line. Two men in a horsedrawn buggy ride past the camera.

A point-of-view shot from the front of a train as it travels along a section of new track and makes its way into Port Augusta.

An 80-tonne arch rib is placed on top of the main bearing as a worker guides it into place. Another man, who appears to be on a cable phone, also supervises the work.