TAGGED: 1970s
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Make-up artist Vivien Mepham created all sorts of gruesome effects for George Miller’s high-octane road movie Mad Max (1979), which was partly inspired by Miller’s childhood in the rural Q

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Refreshingly surreal and delightfully eccentric, the members of Mental as Anything began their journey as art school graduates from East Sydney Technical College before taking the music scene by st

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Today, we’d call Skippy a multi-hyphenate as she was a film and TV star, musician and influencer.

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The iconic documentary series Bill Peach’s Australia took viewers on a tour of the nation’s most breathtaking landscapes – all from the comfort of their living rooms.

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A rare ticket for ABBA’s only ever concert in Adelaide, which 20,000 lucky fans were able to attend. Were you one of them?

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This official souvenir program, ABBA: Live in Australia, is a rare piece of Australian music memorabilia and marks the beloved band's 1977 tour to Australia. Ahead of ABBA’s sole conc

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Did you know the clapperboard originated in Australia? Local filmmaker FW Thring is credited with inventing this useful filmmaking device.

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Made by the props team, this electric sign flickered on and off to trigger applause from the studio audience.

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This daybill poster for cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975) is a perfect example of how important a film's marketing material can be.

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This 1973 poster gives modern audiences an insight into how David Elfick’s massively popular surfing film Crystal Voyager was marketed at the time.