TAGGED: 1950s
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This lighthearted newsreel story tells of a police raid on a Gold Coast pyjama party in 1959.

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This silent newsreel clip shows people sunbaking on the Gold Coast.

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From 1958, the Top 40 pop chart helped bring the golden age of radio to a close and kickstarted a new era.

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John Laws concludes the broadcast of his 2SM radio program Sound in 1958.

It is also the opening night at 2SM's new studios in Clarence Street, Sydney.

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The Winifred Atwell Show was a British radio series. It starred pianist Winifred Atwell with guest performers.

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A mother takes her twin children, Janet and Michael, for a birthday outing to Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo.

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8mm movie by unknown American tourists who filmed in Australia and New Zealand in the 1950s. The footage features Wirth’s Circus.

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While making a preliminary survey of the Hunter River in 1797, Lieutenant John Shortland reported finding coal in the region.

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This year, we're marking World Television Day on 21 November by sharing two recent ‘finds’ in the NFSA’s vast television collection.

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Following three decades of involvement in the Australian film industry, husband and wife filmmakers Charles and Elsa Chauvel transferred their talents to the burgeoning medium of television