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Tagged: 1970s
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In 1979, Simon Townsend wrote an 'oddities' article for the publication People. His column was titled 'Simply Simon' and he describes it as 'The best, worst and most bizarre of everything'.
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A publicity still for Simon Townsend's Wonder World! from the show's first season featuring the original four reporters with host Simon Townsend and mascot Woodrow.
Pictured (left to right): Sandy...
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This is the very first letter Simon Townsend received from a viewer of Simon Townsend's Wonder World!. It is dated 3 September 1979, the same day that the first episode of the show went to air.
The...
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This is one of the first iterations of the Simon Townsend's Wonder World! magazine insert from The Australian Women's Weekly 'For the Children' section.
This page is from 23 August 1978 and has been...
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This radiogram from the early 1970s was donated to the NFSA in 1994 by a Canberra homeowner.
It is an interesting artefact in its own right – particularly for how its combination of radio and record...
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John Farnham was a regular guest throughout the 1970s and '80s on the popular variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday, hosted by Daryl Somers and his sidekick Ossie Ostrich (Ernie Carroll).
As a fan...
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Glass slide featuring an advertisement for 'The Liberals'. Text: 'Give these Liberal men a chance to put Australia back on the road to sanity'
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Glass slide. Orange and white background with colour portrait of Ray Thorburn. Full caption reads: ''Right the wrong. Save democracy by returning the twice elected Whitlam Government' Ray Thorburn 1...
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Galls slide for politcal candidate, Jim Corbett.
The header in green reads, 'Doug Anthony wants this man in Canberra'. Then a black and white photo of Corbett and 'Vote 1 Jim Corbett / Country Party...