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Article

Tune into Radio 100

30 November 2023
VIEW
Curator Amy Butterfield seated near a window, smiling
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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
Detail from a painting of the mascot terrier Nipper listening to a gramophone
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Radio 100: Spirits in the Material World

When radio took off 100 years ago so did the belief that airwaves offered a chance to commune with spirits.
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas  / 
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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Ken Garrahy home movies
Ken Garrahy home movies: documenting gay social life in 1960s Sydney

Curator Nick Henderson shares excerpts from the home movies of Ken Garrahy, which are unique for documenting gay social life in Sydney in the 1960s.

BY
 Nick Henderson
20 October 2023
Film

May 2023

Ivan Hutchinson, Jim Murphy and Geoff Owen-Taylor in a studio, comically wrapping long strips of film around themselves.
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Two On The Aisle
Two On The Aisle: Australian TV's first movie review duo

A recent videotape discovery shines a spotlight on Australian TV's first movie review duo and their program, Two on the Aisle, which debuted in May 1973.

BY
 Simon Smith
4 May 2023
Television

Nov 2022

John Farnham and Jeff Phillips wearing headphones and standing behind music stands during a session in the recording studio in 1970
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Happening Footage Found
Happening 72 - lost pop music TV footage recovered

You can now view the closing minutes of the final episode of Happening '72, featuring John Farnham, Ian 'Molly' Meldrum and more.

BY
 Simon Smith
17 November 2022
Sound
Television

Jun 2022

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Evonne Goolagong-Cawley
Evonne Goolagong-Cawley: Trailblazer of Australian Tennis

Johnny Milner takes a closer look at tennis legend Evonne Goolagong-Cawley's career – from Barellan to Wimbledon.

BY
 Johnny Milner
10 June 2022
Film

Feb 2022

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Women's and Children's Programs
The Women Who Made Australian Television 4 – Women's and Children's Programs

In the fourth of a 5-part series, Dr Jeannine Baker reveals some of the women who shaped and redefined television content for women and children.

BY
 Jeannine Baker
28 February 2022
Oral History
Photographs
Television

Feb 2022

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Ozploitation!
Ozploitation films from the 1970s and 1980s

Johnny Milner takes a look at the low-budget Australian genre filmmaking of the 1970s and 1980s.

BY
 Johnny Milner
21 February 2022
Film

Dec 2021

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1970s Music Festivals
Protest and Play at 1970s Music Festivals

Music festivals in the 1970s offered unprecedented opportunities for enterprising promoters and homegrown musicians, and were spaces where participants enacted ideals of counterculture and community building.

30 December 2021
Film
Sound

Dec 2021

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Mr Squiggle's Christmas cards

This collection of hand-illustrated greeting cards from Mr Squiggle creator Norman Hetherington to Pat Lovell is representative of a wonderful working friendship.

BY
 Jessica Bolton
14 December 2021
Documents
Television

Nov 2021

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Calling the shots
The Women Who Made Australian Television 3 – Calling the Shots

In the third of a five-part series, Dr Jeannine Baker celebrates some of the female producers and directors working in Australian television in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

BY
 Jeannine Baker
29 November 2021
Oral History
Photographs
Television

Nov 2021

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The Young Doctors: Remembering the Popular Medical Drama

The Young Doctors made its debut on TCN 9 (Nine Network) on 8 November 1976, breaking new ground in medical drama.

BY
 Helen Tully
5 November 2021
Oral History
Photographs
Television

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Iconic recordings
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Australian invention
The Fairlight sampler
The first digital synthesiser and sampler.
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