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Dawn Kenyon was one of the very first employees of ATN Channel 7 in Sydney, hired as the first Coordinating Producer of children's programs.

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Dawn Kenyon (then Dawn Dingwall) was the first presenter of Romper Room, which began as a 15-minute segment within Captain Fortune and was later expanded to a stand

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Host of NBN3 Newcastle's version of Romper Room, Anne Campbell, showing some chickens to a group of young children. 

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This page from a publicity brochure for Skippy highlights the international popularity of the show.

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The theme song for Skippy by Eric Jupp (1922–2003) is one of the most recognisable Australian television theme songs of all time.

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This is an excerpt from side one of a spoken word recording giving the backstory of how Skippy and Sonny first met.

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Published in 1972 in the UK and printed in Italy, this hardcover book is full of colour illustrations, stories and puzzles aimed at children who were fans of the Skippy television series.

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Made by the TV program's production company Fauna Production Pty Ltd, this is 'Skippy's very own tea set'.

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This collection of hand-illustrated greeting cards from Mr Squiggle creator Norman Hetherington to Pat Lovell is representative of a wonderful working friendship.

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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.