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Rock N Roll
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Televsion in Australian homes
The emergence of television at home -
First Indigenous Australian cover
George Assang sang 'Heartbreak Hotel' -
Earliest Rock'n'roll song
Earliest Rock'n'roll song, 'Rock'n'roll washboard' by the Schneider Sisters November 1956 -
Rock N Roll took off in Australia
RocknRoll took off during Bill Haley's January 1957 tour.
Johnny O'Keefe sang the song left to him from Haley 'You Hit the Wrong Note Billy Goat' -
'The Wild One' by Johnny O'Keefe
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Six O'CLock Rock show by Johnny O'Keefe
Six O'Clock Rock TV show by Johnny O'Keefe starts and helps spread Rock N Roll -
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Protest and Peace
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Launch of the Surf Music Boom
Sydney band Atlantics created a huge local hit 'Bombora'. Guitars, bass and drums emerged. The Beach Boys.
1963 - Little Pattie 'He's my blonde headed stompie wompie real gone surfer boy' -
The Beatles tour of Australia
The Beatles tour of June 1964 revolutionised the Australian music industry. -
Australian bands become popular overseas
Easybeats, Normie Rowe and The Twilights moved to England and became international star bands -
Sydney Rugby League Grand Final broadcasted
Sydney Rugby League Grand Final. Channel 9 paid for the rights to the game. -
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1970s Disco and other
New range of acts replaced the Beat boom veterans. Tully, Taman Shud and Levi SMith's Clefs reflected changes in society as drug use and alternative lifestyles mirrored overseas trends. Music was growing with the baby boomers generation. ABC launched a television show that brought young people back to music.
The Boom period of australian film -
In Melbourne Tonight
Graham Kennedy hosts the TV show In Melbourne Tonight -
Countdown on ABC
The TV show countdown starts on ABC -
Double J starts on AM Radio
Double J
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VFL first game broadcasted
VFL grand final between Collingwood and North Melbourne was first shown live in Melbourne -
Montreal Olympic Games live broadcast
Olympic Games from Montreal had its opening and closing ceremonies broadcast live -
Triple J on FM Radio
Double J becomes Triple J in 1980 when FM was opened. Hottest 100 became a staple Australian music. -
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Flash dance, footloose and punk
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Los Angeles Games live broadcast in Australia
Los Angeles Games were broadcast live into Australian homes -
Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee
Paul Hogan
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Punk Rock
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Bollywood and Australian Film Industry
Bollywood works with Australia to produce popular Bollywood films -
Triple J Unearthed
Triple J Unearthed devoted to playing unsigned Australian bands
