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Article

Tune into Radio 100

30 November 2023
VIEW
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What does radio mean to you?

Industry insiders and radio fans answer the question, 'What does radio mean to you?'
5 December 2023
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Interview with a Radio 100 curator

Amy Butterfield shares the challenges and surprising discoveries of curating for Radio 100.
Amy Butterfield  / 
23 November 2023
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New waves: The birth of radio in Australia

A look at the early days of radio, from crystal sets to first broadcasts and advertisements.
23 November 2023

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Dec 2019

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Christmas TV Pantomimes
1960s Christmas TV Pantomimes

Watch clips from three of the annual Christmas pantomimes produced for TV in the 1960s by NWS9 in Adelaide.

BY
 Adam Blackshaw
18 December 2019
Television

Nov 2019

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Highlights from the First 10 Years of TV
Highlights from the First 10 Years of TV

Curator Simon Smith shares bloopers and behind-the-scenes footage from a program marking the first 10 years of Australian television.

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 Simon Smith
18 November 2019
Television

Nov 2019

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Welcome to Television: A Mystery
Welcome to Television: A Mystery

Curator Simon Smith investigates the surviving footage of Australian television's opening night.

BY
 Simon Smith
18 November 2019
Television

Aug 2019

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Fredd Bear Costume
The NFSA acquires the 1970s Fredd Bear TV costume

Fredd Bear, the much-loved children’s television character from the late 1960s and early 70s, has arrived at the NFSA.

BY
 Bronwyn Barnett
20 August 2019
Television

Aug 2019

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John Farnham's Early Years
John Farnham’s Early Career

Before he was 'Whispering Jack', John Farnham was a teen idol named Johnny who was crowned 'King of Pop' five times.

BY
 Mel Bondfield
16 August 2019
Sound
Television

Jul 2019

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Original Moon Landing Broadcast
CSIRO Donates Rare NASA Moon Landing Broadcast to NFSA

A rare copy of the restored original TV broadcast of the July 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing, previously given by NASA to the CSIRO, will now be preserved at the NFSA.

BY
 Stephen Groenewegen
3 July 2019
Film

May 2019

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Starring Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo - the classic TV series remembered

You wont wan't to skip this! We take an affectionate look at a true Australian icon – Skippy the Bush Kangaroo is now the star of her very own NFSA online collection.

BY
 Stephen Groenewegen
24 May 2019
Television

May 2019

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Cinema Reborn: The Nun
Adrian Martin reviews Jacques Rivette's The Nun for the NFSA

Award-winning film critic Adrian Martin writes about The Nun (AKA La Religieuse), which screens at Arc cinema on 10 May as part of the Cinema Reborn season.

BY
 Adrian Martin
2 May 2019
Film

Mar 2019

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The Life of Lillian Roxon
The Life of Lillian Roxon, 1970s music journalist and Mother of Rock

The NFSA celebrates Australian rock music journalist Lillian Roxon with an online curated collection featuring her work in radio.

BY
 Beth Taylor
4 March 2019
Photographs
Radio

Jan 2019

Popstar and TV personality Jimmy Hannan walking down the aisle at the Sydney Stadium with a crowd of people around him.
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Jimmy Hannan: a winning smile

Vale Jimmy Hannan, who passed away on 7 January 2019, at the age of 84. We celebrate his life and work, and acknowledge his kind donation to the NFSA.

BY
 Beth Taylor
8 January 2019
Photographs
Sound
Television

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The 5 male members of 1970s rock band Sherbet performing on stage: a lead guitarist, bass guitarist, drummer and keyboards player with lead singer Daryl Braithwaite
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WINHANGANHA
A new film by Jazz Money and the NFSA.
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Golden age of 1990s kids' TV
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Australian invention
The Fairlight sampler
The first digital synthesiser and sampler.
Brisbane in early morning with the sun shining on city buildings and the Brisbane River
Nostalgia
Capital city time capsules
Australia through the decades.
Five players from the Australian Women's Soccer team running side by side, they are smiling and look to be celebrating scoring a goal.
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The rise of the Matildas.
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Test your Kylie knowledge.

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