This episode of Sydney Stories with Warren Fahey examines how Sydney children have amused themselves over the years.

Barbara Holborow (1930–2012) served for 12 years as a magistrate in the Children's Court, where her compassion and outspokenness were legendary – perhaps because of her own beginnings.

This excerpt from a Cinesound Review newsreel from 1954 is a great example of the perennial upbeat Christmas story.

In this short animated film we’re taken back to the early 1800s when Adnyamathanha children of the Flinders Ranges were inspired, schooled and entertained by their interactions with country.

Two parents – Lewis (Christiaan Van Vuuren) and Freya (Adele Vuko) – are struggling to survive the trials and tribulations of raising toddlers... in a post-apocalyptic world.

This early cinema ad appeals to the ‘pester power’ of children by using an animated cartoon to promote Sellex products.

In this 1940s cinema advertisement, Mrs Howard and her daughter Nancy visit a dentist for a check-up.

A black-and-white cinema advertisement for Kraft Vegemite outlines the benefits it has if added to one’s diet, especially for children and infants.