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Stations used the colour broadcast tests to tantalise viewers with some of the programming they would be able to watch once colour television commenced, as can be seen in this clip from Channel 7.
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To give broadcasters and viewers time to adjust to the new medium, the Australian Broadcasting Control Board (ABCB) advised that stations could transmit colour test patterns from 7 October 1974....
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The ABCB ordered a blackout of all colour broadcasting after 6 pm between 24 and 28 February 1975 so there was a big impact when 'C-day’ finally arrived. This clip from 7 Perth: The First 50 Years (...
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At midnight on 1 March 1975, Aunty Jack, together with Thin Arthur and Kid Eager, confronted the ‘colour monster’ on ABC in a unique way. Rather than welcoming the chance to be in colour, Aunty Jack...
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In 1956, television was introduced to Australia in time for the Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1976, the Olympic Games in Montreal contributed to the high uptake of colour, as is highlighted in this...
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Even before the Postmaster General had settled on a colour standard, TV stations set up displays at agricultural shows and shopping centres to educate audiences on the advantages of colour television...
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On commencing office in December 1972, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam ordered an Inquiry into Colour Television to consider whether protection should be granted to local manufacturers and what...
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This clip from From Australian Movie Magazine No. 7436 offers a fascinating glimpse inside the manufacturing of colour television sets at the Philips plant in Clayton, Victoria.
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This clip from From Federal File 73/63 features Bill Morrison, then Minister for Science, discussing the safety concerns that the government must consider before implementing colour television in...
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In this clip from Federal File 73/63, Bill Morrison, then Minister for Science, discusses the ways in which Australians will need to adjust to their new colour televisions, from setting up new...