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Tagged: 1970s

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Storm Boy
Storm Boy, the classic Australian film based on Colin Thiele's novel, is now 40 years old.
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Funniest bits from comedian and entertainer Jeanne Little
Jeanne Little's catch cry 'Ooooh aaah! Dahling!' is bound to bring back happy memories for viewers of Australian daytime television from the 1970s to the 2000s. Falling into television 'accidentally...
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Retro Gaming: Game Reviews and News From the 1980s and 1990s
The NFSA has announced it is collecting Australian video games for preservation. But video games have long had an impact on the NFSA collection. The clips in this curated collection capture some of...
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Prisoner
Forty years ago, on 27 February 1979, one of Australia’s most addictive soap operas debuted on Network Ten. It finally came to an end after nearly eight years and 692 episodes, on 11 December 1986....
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The Mike Walsh Show
See the funniest, most splendiferous and bizarre moments on a show that had five million Aussies a week turning on their TV sets in the 1970s and 80s. Host Mike Walsh AM OBE entertains viewers with a...
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Mad Max: the original movie
It's hard to overstate the influence of Mad Max – on filmmakers, action cinema and the course of Australian movies. Made for a paltry AUD$380,000 by George Miller in 1979, the independently-funded...
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Ozploitation Movie Posters
According to prolific cult director Brian Trenchard-Smith, Ozploitation is 'genre homage through an Australian lens: boisterous, anti-authoritarian, wide angle'. Trenchard-Smith should know – he made...
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Vintage Cadbury Chocolate Ads
This collection of Cadbury advertisements provides a wonderful snapshot of the changing attitudes towards dating, romance and fun in Australia from the 1950s to the 1970s.  Early Cadbury Milk Tray...
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Picnic at Hanging Rock
‘MIRANDAAAAAA!’ When asked to name five Australian films, from any time, many people include Picnic at Hanging Rock in their list. A key factor in its enduring appeal is its plot – the mysterious...
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Classic TV: Homicide
Homicide, Australia’s first police drama series, premiered in Melbourne on HSV7 on 20 October 1964. The landmark Crawford Productions' series profiled murder cases handled by the fictional detectives...
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