An NFSA documentary showcasing the history of the NSW Hunter region as a major transport network.

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.

The bright tropical colours of the coastline of Darnley Island, Torres Strait. Island men bid their families and community farewell.

A title runs over the image of a lone building: 'Muralaguah Buai Cultural Centre, Wickham’. The busy preparation of the celebration of 'The coming of the light’.

Blue skies, as the camera pans down, the frame rests on 'Wickham, Western Australia’. A Torres Strait man recalls how he came to work on the railway and stayed.

This clip begins with a sign which says 'Tarn Shan Tin Mine’.

This clip shows elephants carrying goods on their backs in South-East Asia; village huts by a river, filmed from onboard a boat; and street scenes in a larger city.

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.

Join Richard on a train trip from Murray Bridge to Adelaide! A junior school film in the Social Studies series, primarily designed to assist teachers to explain the ticket's system.