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Picture theatres
the first ever drive-in picture theatres opnened in Melbourne -
Radios
in 1955, approximately 97% of Australian households owned a radio set -
Picture Theatres
two years after the introduction of the pictures theatres, there are now 23 pictures theatres across Australia -
TV
in 1956, television began broadcasting into homes just in time to watch the Melbourne Olympics -
ABC
the Australian Broadcasting Corporation was introduced to the television -
TV
over 50% of families owned a television -
TV
it was estimated that 9 of 10 Australian families owned a television set -
Picture Theatre
by now, there were over 1000 pictures theatres across Australia -
Moon Landing
the moon landing was shown live on the little picture box -
AFTRS
the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) opened -
TV
colour tv was intoduved into Australia -
Government Involvement
the government imposed a 50 percent local content quota on Australian television between 4pm and 10pm, which also helped spur the production of local programmes. -
Colour TV
estimated 7 in 10 Sydney households had colour tv -
VCR
3% of Ausrtalian households owned a VCR -
Men at Work
Men at Work made released Land Down Under -
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue launched her music career with a remake of the 1960s hit Locomotion -
Radio
29.1 million radios were owned in Australia, even though they wern't they main form of entertainment, they were the background to everyday life - like for the car, cooking, working or studying -
VCR
80% of Australian households owned a VCR -
TV
it was estimated that the average Australian watched three hours and twelve minutes of television each day -
Pay TV
Pay television was introduced in Australia -
Savage Garden
Savage Garden achieved international success when their single Truly, Madly, Deeply reached number one on the American music charts -
DVD
the first digital video discs (DVDs) and DVD players were released in Australia -
Computer
1 in 8 households had internet connection -
Computer
1 in 3 households had internet connection -
3D Movies
one of the very first full-length 3d movies were released