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Regional TV in Australia

People living in regional areas on the east coast of Australia began receiving television for the first time in late 1961 and throughout 1962.

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Val Sarah Oral History, 2019 - clip 2

This is an excerpt from an oral history interview with Val Sarah by Jeannine Baker in 2019.

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Winning Christmas card design

Six-year-old Gunningbland primary school student Shane Hourigan wins a Christmas card design competition. The tiny school west of Parkes has just eight students.

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Kylie in Euroa

Kylie Minogue performed at Seven Creeks Run in Euroa, Victoria on Sunday 17 February 1991. The show was part of her Rhythm of Love tour. 

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Port Lincoln's Tunarama Festival, 1997

Highlights from the tuna tossing competition, the feature event of the Tunarama Festival, a three-day event held annually on the Port Lincoln foreshore in South Australia.

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Tiny the Terrier Collects the Mail in Taree, 1988

Tiny the Terrier, a clever canine from Taree, fetches the mail directly from the local postie on the footpath and delivers it straight to his elderly owner. 

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Big Crowds Attend the Elvis Festival in Parkes, 2015

The New South Wales town of Parkes celebrated its 23rd annual Parkes Elvis Festival on what would have been the weekend of Elvis' 80th birthday

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Hoyts 1920s Talking Pictures Roadshow

In 1929, Hoyts – with help from Studebaker and the Shell Oil Company – loaded cinema sound equipment onto a truck so regional Australia could experience the latest in 'talking pictures'.

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Australian Vintage Cinemas and Theatres

This collection about Australian picture palaces is dedicated to the enduring pleasures of cinemagoing.

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220-Million Year Old Fossil Discovered in Gosford, 1997

Imparja National News reports that a 220-million year old fossil has been discovered in Gosford, NSW in February 1997.