TAGGED: 1960s
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Australian composer, Ron Grainer, is mostly remembered for writing the theme tune for the British TV show, Doctor Who (1963 - present). Here he is interviewed by Binny Lum.

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Listen to a 1966 interview with Australian composer Ron Grainer, who wrote the memorable theme music for Doctor Who.

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This 1960 newsreel, narrated by newsreader Brian Henderson, was made shortly after the kidnapping of 8-year-old Graeme Thorne, who was taken not far from his family home in Bondi on his w

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Wilma Reading released three 7” single records on Australia’s Rex label in the early years of her career.

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In this short excerpt from an Australian Commonwealth Film Unit documentary, the narrator notes the dramatic changes in the alpine regions of Australia.

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In this year of 1961 Conde’s vision for Festival entailed a distinct shift away from the rock ’n’ roll of the 50’s, to smoother Jazz and lounge vocalists that filled the 60’s.

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This Cinesound newsreel from 1960 includes footage taken at the Man from Snowy River Hotel in Perisher Valley, where a small crowd has gathered to watch a spring fashion parade.

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Migrants from over 30 nations arrived to construct the Snowy Mountain Hydroelectric Scheme.

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Episode 129 of Australian Diary by the Australian National Film Board effectively promotes Thredbo Alpine Village ski resort.

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A 17-year-old Prince Charles arrives in Sydney in 1966, greeted by the governor-general and Prime Minister Holt, ahead of a two-term stint at Timbertop, a remote school in central Victoria.