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the first ever drive-in picture theatres opnened in Melbourne
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in 1955, approximately 97% of Australian households owned a radio set
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two years after the introduction of the pictures theatres, there are now 23 pictures theatres across Australia
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in 1956, television began broadcasting into homes just in time to watch the Melbourne Olympics
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the Australian Broadcasting Corporation was introduced to the television
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over 50% of families owned a television
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it was estimated that 9 of 10 Australian families owned a television set
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by now, there were over 1000 pictures theatres across Australia
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the moon landing was shown live on the little picture box
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the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) opened
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colour tv was intoduved into Australia
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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.
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estimated 7 in 10 Sydney households had colour tv
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3% of Ausrtalian households owned a VCR
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Men at Work made released Land Down Under
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Kylie Minogue launched her music career with a remake of the 1960s hit Locomotion
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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
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80% of Australian households owned a VCR
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it was estimated that the average Australian watched three hours and twelve minutes of television each day
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Pay television was introduced in Australia
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Savage Garden achieved international success when their single Truly, Madly, Deeply reached number one on the American music charts
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the first digital video discs (DVDs) and DVD players were released in Australia
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1 in 8 households had internet connection
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1 in 3 households had internet connection
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one of the very first full-length 3d movies were released