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The Sounds of Australia, formerly the National Registry of Recorded Sound, is the National Film & Sound Archive's selection of sound recordings deemed culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant and relevant for Australia. It was founded in 2007.

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History

The National Registry of Recorded Sound was established in 2007[1] by the National Film and Sound Archive to encourage appreciation of the diversity of sounds recorded in Australia, since the first phonographs made by the Edison Manufacturing Company were available in Australia in the mid-1890s.[2]

The earliest recording in the archive is "The Hen Convention", a song recorded before 15 January 1897 by an amateur sound recordist, Thomas Rome of Warrnambool, who imported the most modern equipment from the United States. The song features the voice of John James Villiers, also of Warrnambool. It is a novelty song, featuring imitations of sounds made by chickens.[3][4]

Other early sound recordings include Aboriginal Tasmanian women's songs (1899),[5] Spencer and Gillen's 1901 recordings on wax cylinder of Arrernte, Anmatyerr, Kaytetye, Warumungu, Luritja , and Arabana peoples of central Australia[6] (added in 2019[7]), and Ernest Shackleton talking about his polar expedition in 1910.[5]

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Description

As part of the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA), it is part of a "living archive", to share in many ways and to keep for future generations.[8]

The Australian public nominates new sounds to be added each year, with final selections determined by a panel of industry experts and NFSA curators. There are usually about ten recordings added each year. They represent significant achievements in how we have recorded the sounds of our history and memory.[2]

The criteria for nomination are wide: "they can be popular songs, advertising jingles, famous speeches, radio broadcasts, or any other sound recordings" – but they must be Australian and be more than 10 years old.[5][9]

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Recordings

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In this table, "2007a" refers to the 2007 Foundation List (entries chosen before official voting began), while "2007b" refers to the first of the annual registry additions, also in 2007.

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  1. A simulated recording of Australian troops. They are greeted by a brass band playing, "Advance Australia Fair".[10]
  2. This recording is also preserved in the American National Recording Registry.[11]
  3. Contemporary articles and archived NFSA webpages suggest either the 1952 race or both races were the original selections;[12][13] the site now only lists the 1941 race.
  4. The NFSA uses the 1980 recording, but lists it by the year of its composition, 1971.
  5. The media release also includes the B-side of the record: "The Drover's Dream"/"The Bullockies' Ball".[17]
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The most recent recording on the list is Aboriginal former senator Nova Peris' inaugural speech to Parliament,[18] while the oldest is Percy Herford's 1896 recording "The Hen Convention".[19]

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