Ten sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance have been added to Sounds of Australia for 2020. 

Few Australian radio serials have had the enduring popularity of Yes, What?.

This audio clip is from the original recording, made in London by the Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra, of Charles Williams’ 'Majestic Fanfare’.

A tribute to the pioneering Australian singer Helen Reddy, who has passed away at age 78.

This version of Helen Reddy’s iconic hit single and feminist anthem was recorded at Sun West Studio on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Summary by Thorsten Kaeding

Harold Blair sings 'Maranoa Lullaby’ on an unreleased recording from 1950.

Summary by Brenda Gifford

Percy Herford was a well known performer in Australia from the 1890s on. 'The Black Watch' is a black wax cylinder record and the only example from the output of the Australia Record Company&n

‘Louie the Fly’ first appeared on Australian television in 1957, going on to become one of the most recognisable characters in Australian advertising.

A children’s chorus promotes the health properties of Vegemite, a popular Australian yeast spread, in this radio jingle from the late 1950s.

Deborah Conway, along with her partner and collaborator Willy Zygier, performed a special concert at the NFSA.