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Tagged: 1960s
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We take a fond look back at the 1960s TV series that captured the country's imagination and showcased Australia to the world.
Exhibition
Relive the life and music of the Wild One - Australia's king of rock'n'roll, Johnny O'Keefe.
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Delight in this elegant sample of cinema and TV ads from the 1920s to 1960s for Australian underwear brand Berlei.
The collection also includes beautiful hand-coloured glass slides used to train...
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The first program broadcast on Adelaide television station SAS10 on 26 July 1965 was The Bobo Show, starring Charles ‘Hal’ Turner as Bobo the Clown.
When Turner appeared in public as Bobo, he was...
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Go!! helped launch the 0-10 television network in 1964 and was ‘Australia’s swingin’est teenage show’.
Go!! was ranked number 10 in the ’50 Top Moments’ of Network Ten’s 50 Years Young special which...
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In the 1960s, the Australian government created Life in Australia as a marketing tool to sell potential 'New Australians' from Europe the idea of a prosperous, happy life down under.
All 12 films...
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Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared at Cheviot Beach, Victoria on 17 December 1967.
No trace of him was ever found and the case remains one of Australia’s greatest mysteries. How could the leader...
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In 2018 the 21st Commonwealth Games took place on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Seventy-one nations competed in 275 events across 18 sports. It was the fifth Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia...
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'It was 50 years ago today, Sgt Pepper taught the band to play.'
The Beatles' classic album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in June 1967, but John, Paul, George and Ringo had long...
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Ronald Ryan was the last man hanged in Australia, 50 years ago on 3 February 1967.
Ryan and his accomplice Peter Walker escaped from Pentridge Prison on 19 December 1965. The escape set in motion a...