What is the 'white river of life’? Can noise pollution kill? Should kids police breaches of road safety?

These questions and more are answered in a series of short films made for the NSW Government from the 1930s through to the ’50s and which can now be viewed in full on ASO.

'These NSW films reflect the dominant culture of their day – a culture that underpins the society we inhabit today … While some of these films depict a distant past, some things haven’t changed as much as you might expect.’

Liz McNiven reveals the stories behind these films in the State Records Authority of NSW collection.

Watch the films by following the links below or in the homepage slideshow.

See the Film Australia Chronology on the NFSA website for an overview of federal government filmmaking.

You can watch a wide selection of federal government-produced films on the NFSA Film Australia YouTube channel.