TAGGED: 1970s
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Television news cameraperson Reg Boulter talks about being part of the first camera crew to film after the West Gate Bridge collapse on 15 October 1970.

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Television news cameraperson Ron Ashmore talks about filming at the site of the West Gate Bridge collapse on 15 October 1970.

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We mark World Day for Audiovisual Heritage and Home Movie Day with footage of Australia's top overseas travel destinations.

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On 15 October 1970, Australia's worst-ever industrial accident occurred when the West Gate Bridge collapsed into the Yarra River in Melbourne, killing 35 people.

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Seven Network news coverage of the West Gate Bridge disaster on 15 October 1970.

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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.

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A tribute to the pioneering Australian singer Helen Reddy, who has passed away at age 78.

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Helen Reddy performs 'I Am Woman' as the closing song in The Helen Reddy Special, her Australian TV special recorded for the Seven Network and broadcast on 19 October 1975.

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This version of Helen Reddy’s iconic hit single and feminist anthem was recorded at Sun West Studio on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.

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Thorsten Kaeding pays tribute to Max Merritt, the New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and lead singer of Max Merritt & The Meteors.