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Ned Kelly film
The Story of the Kelly Gang is a 1906 Australian bushranger film that traces the exploits of 19th-century bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly and his gang. It was directed by Charles Tait and shot in and around the city of Melbourne as this is where The Ned Kelly Gang was based. -
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Development to TV and radio in Australia
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Moora Neya or the Message of the spear film
Moora Neya, or the Message of the Spear is a 1911 Australian silent film which was the first Australian movie to emphasise aboriginal people. The film was reportedly written by Rolfe's son, Syd. It was shot on location in Brewarrina on the Darling River and was one of the first Australian movies to depict Aboriginal people. -
Inaugurates the AB
At 8.00pm on 1 July 1932, the Prime Minister, Joseph Lyons, inaugurates the ABC. It then controlled 12 stations -
The Sentimental Bloke film
The Sentimental Bloke (1919) is an Australian silent film based on the 1915 poem The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis. Produced and directed by Raymond Longford, it is considered the "greatest Australian silent film", and one of the "best Australian movies of all time". -
First Public radio station opened in Australia
First Public radio station opened in Australia
Opened in Sydney under the call sign 2SB with other stations in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Hobart following -
For the terms of this natural life film
For the Term of His Natural Life is a 1927 Australian film, based on the novel by Marcus Clarke, directed, produced, and co-written by Norman Dawn. It was the most expensive Australian silent film ever made and remains one of the most famous Australian films of the silent era. -
The Government nationalises the transmission facilities
The Government nationalises the transmission facilities and contracts the provision of programming to the Australian Broadcasting Company (now Australian Broadcasting Corporation), a consortium of entertainment interests. -
Im the wake of the bounty film
In the Wake of the Bounty (1933) is an Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel about the 1789 Mutiny on the Bounty. It is notable as the screen debut of Errol Flynn, playing Fletcher Christian. The film preceded MGM's more famous Mutiny on the Bounty, starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, by two years. -
The Sydney studios of the ABC installs a disc recorder
The Sydney studios of the ABC installs a disc recorder, enabling the recording of programs to occur for the first time -
Top 40
Top 40 format is adopted by Australian commercial radio -
Radio and TV licence fees are introduced
The Labor government's Media Minister Doug McClelland abolishes radio and TV license fees, making the ABC funded directly from the federal budget -
First FM radio launched
First commercial FM radio stations are launched
