How has the Australian lifestyle changed since 1945 in relation to entertainment

By PaddyPaz
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    1945 to Today

  • Frist Drive-in Cinema in Australia (Located in Melbourne)

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    Building of 23 Drive-In Cinemas across Australia

  • Estimated 97% of Australian households had a radio set and was listened to regularly.

  • First Australian made movie to be released in colour and feature Indigenous people

  • Rock and Roll was Introduced to Australia with Bill Haley's hit 'Rock around the Clock'

    Rise of the Bodgies and Widgies.
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    The Rock'n'Roll craze

  • First Broadcasting of Televisions in Australian Homes.

  • Approx. 50% of Families located in Sydney owned a Television Set

  • The Beatles toured Australia

  • Approx. 90% of Australian Families owned a Television set

  • The 1000th Cinema was built in Australia

  • First American fast food resturant franchise to hit Australia (KFC)

  • First outdoor music festival in Australia located near Melbourne.

  • FM Radio was Introduced

  • 2JJ, later known as Triple J began broadcasting

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    The Disco craze

  • SBS started airing

  • Approx. 3 percent of Australian households owned a VCR

  • Approx. 4 percent of Australians owned a CD player

  • Crocodile Dundee was released

  • Approx. 33 percent of Australians owned a CD player

  • Approx. 80 percent of Australian households owned a VCR

  • The first digital video discs (DVDs) and DVD players were released in Australia

  • Approx. one in eight homes had Internet access

  • Approx. 70% of children played electronic or computer games outside of school hours

    Of the children surveyed, boys spent an average of nine hours per fortnight playing computer games, while girls spent six hours.

  • DVD players had overtaken video cassette recorders as the main method of watching movies at home

  • Approx. one in three homes had internet access