This iconic protest song written by John Schumann was released as a single in March 1983, hitting number one on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart.

The Fairlight CMI was the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created

The Fairlight CMI was the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created

The Fairlight CMI was the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created

The Fairlight CMI was the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created

These rare examples of Aboriginal songs were recorded by John Hutchinson, one of Australia’s foremost field recordists, in 1959 along the north-west coastline of Australia.

When recorded in 1990 this was the only known recording made of a solo dingo howling in the wild.

'Cattle and Cane' is a signature song by The Go-Betweens, one of the most critically acclaimed Australian bands of the 1980s.

'Great Southern Land' is one of the most enduring popular songs from the early 1980s about the nature of Australia.

Syria Lamonte (1869-1935) is the earliest known Australian performer to make a commercial recording. Lamonte was born Sarah Cohen in Sydney and arrived in London in 1896.