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Gaywaves
Gaywaves was Sydney’s first gay and lesbian radio program. It was considered groundbreaking when it went to air in November 1979, at a time when homosexuality was still illegal in New South Wales. ...
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2014 at the NFSA, Part 2
Tens of thousands of items are collected by the NFSA each year. What did we collect in 2014? Part 2 includes wild sounds, rock stars, Indigenous music and Mardi Gras.
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Prue Borthwick on making Gaywaves
Dashiell Hannoush talks to Prue Borthwick about the LGBTI radio program Gaywaves and how she turned her personal stories into social statements.
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Gaywaves Lives On
Did you know that Gaywaves, Sydney's first gay and lesbian radio program, went to air in a time when homosexuality was still illegal in New South Wales?
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Saving LGBTI radio
Radio Archivist Chris Arneil looks at the outcomes of our Gaywaves LGBTI radio preservation program.
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2SER’s Gaywaves - Sydney’s first Candlelight AIDS Vigil report
Sydney gay and lesbian radio program Gaywaves presenter Dietmar Hollman reports in October 1985 from a rally and AIDS Candlelight Vigil, the first held in Sydney, organised by Sydney City councillors...
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Gaywaves first broadcast, 1980
Gaywaves members talk to Dennis Altman and Margaret McMann on the first live broadcast of Gaywaves in January 1980.
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Doris Day feature on 2SER's Gaywaves
Doris Day's remarkable career is celebrated in this comprehensive report, originally produced by Maria Miranda for Gaywaves in 1987. This recording was sourced from a repeat broadcast, which aired on...
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Hark the Herald Fairies Shout: Gay Liberation Quire interview
An interview with members of the Gay Liberation Quire broadcast as part of Gaywave's Stonewall Special in 1981. Featuring the quire's songs 'Hark the Herald Fairies Shout' and 'God Help You Merry...
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Mothers and Others Gaywaves special - promo
Promo for Mothers and Others, a 1991 Gaywaves special focusing on lesbian parenting.
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