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First Motion-Picture Camera
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, commissioned by Thomas Alva Edison, builds the first motion-picture camera and names it the Kinetograph. -
World's First Motion Picture Released
1892 - Salvation Army (Australian Christian Group) film unit established, called The Limelight Department (Released Soldiers of the Cross, world's first motion picture. -
World's First Feature-Length Film Released
26/12/1906 - The Story of Ned Kelly (world's first feature-length film) -
First Long-range Coastal Radio Station
The first long-range (520 km) coastal radio station was established in Sydney. -
The First Radio Broadcast
The first radio "broadcast" in Australia was organized by Ernest Thomas Fisk of AWA on 19 August 1919. He arranged for the National Anthem to be broadcast from one building to another at the end of a lecture he'd given on the new medium to the Royal Society of New South Wales. -
Australian Radio Laws Established
December, "The Regulations: radio laws for the amateur" was issued by the Australian Government. This resulted in Australia's first broadcast license (2CM in Sydney) being issued to Charles MacLurcan in December 1922. ref "Australian Radio History". -
British Broadcasting Corporation Formed
The British Government nationalizes radio by buying out the British Broadcasting Company and forming the British Broadcasting Corporation. The Australian Government held a Royal Commission into Wireless but didn't immediately follow the British lead. It did encourage the "A" class stations to amalgamate in order to maximize efficiencies and maintain standards. -
World's First Feature-Length Film w/ Sections of Sound Released
6/8/1927 - Jazz Singer released (the first feature-length movie with sections of sound) -
Financial collapse of 2BE
2BE closes due to financial collapse.
The Government nationalizes the transmission facilities and contracts the provision of programming to the Australian Broadcasting Company (now Australian Broadcasting Corporation), a consortium of entertainment interests. -
First Movie with Full Sound Released
23/12/1929 - Sally released (movie with full sound that made the medium popular)
