TAGGED: 1950s
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Behind every safer site and shorter shift lies a story of protest, persistence and the people who changed how Australia works.

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When you reach for a jar of Vegemite, does it put a rose in your cheeks?

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Helmets and eye shields are shown to protect a welder’s eyes against damage caused by heat, sparks, ultraviolet rays and dust.

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An Australian interpreter of Hawaiian music, crooner Johnny Wade and his band recorded the mesmerising tune ‘Magnetic Island' in 1950.

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This 1950 ukulele and case is notable for belonging to Johnny Wade, Australia's best-known performer of Hawaiian material.

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Before the pocket-sized Nagra was created, the Telefunken Minifon P55 was the smallest wire recorder on the market.

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Throughout the history of amateur filmmaking, there were lots of accessories available to make home movies look more professional, such as these individual letter decals, which the company Wh

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Marketed as a machine of ‘beauty, quality, performance and low price’, this Mansfield Holiday II camera capitalised on the popularity of holidays as appropriate subject matter for amateur filmmaker

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To experience the illusion of viewing three-dimensional images, 1950s cinema audiences were required to wear cardboard and cellophane glasses with one blue and one red lens like this set from 1952.

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Johnny O’Keefe (1935–1978) was Australia’s first homegrown rock star.