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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...
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Ludo Studio's Emmy award-winning children's animated television series Bluey prominently features Brisbane as its setting.
Bluey and Bandit Heeler appear in this still from Series One, Episode 39: ...
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This photograph captures one of Australian television history’s biggest moments – the wedding of Scott Mitchell and Charlene Robinson (played by Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue).
Two million Aussies...
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Instantly recognisable, Kylie Minogue appears far right in this cast photograph of The Henderson Kids. The show premiered on Network Ten on 11 May 1985 and she featured in 24 episodes.
Charlotte '...
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A wax candle crafted in the shape of Graham’s head. It was made in the early-mid 1970s by freelance TV scriptwriter Roger Dunn for an internal promotion by Melbourne TV station GTV 9.
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