Mixed media on board costume sketch by William Travilla.  Costume design is for Rachel Ward as a young Meggie Cleary.

Mixed media on board costume sketch by William Travilla. Costume design is for Rachel Ward as a young Meggie Cleary. The sketch has been signed in the bottom right corner by William Travilla.

Mixed media on board costume sketch by William Travilla. Costume design is for Rachel Ward as a young Meggie Cleary.

This is the trailer to Australian film The Coolangatta Gold, directed by Igor Auzins and released on 22 November 1984, which led to the establishment of the Ironman race of the same name.

This Ten Eyewitness News report from 1989 tells of the first known shark attack to take place in a Gold Coast canal.

Jimmy Barnes performs his hit Ride The Night Away at one of the Australian Made shows.

Jimmy Barnes performs his hit Working Class Man at Australian Made. 

As well as featuring the biggest stars from around the world, The Mike Walsh Show kept Aussies entertained with a bevy of quirky guests.

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.