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Edison Kinetoscope
30 November 1894, the first Kinetoscope shop in Sydney was opened by James McMahon. Kinetoscope were the origins of film. they were smalll machines were one person at a time could view a collection of changing photos. Popularity grew at first but with the lack of new film it decresed. -
Invention of the Radio
Gugliemo Marconi discovered the use of radio waves to transmit morse code. He won the nobel prize for Physics for this in 1906. He took the radio to England and his invention became the founding stone of modern radio. -
Silent movies
Silent movies, as their name suggests had no sound. They instead featured melodramatic actions and some over exaggerated mouthing to portray the story. Lumière Brothers first projected movie was in Paris (March 1895) and opened to public in December. The first believed screening of a movie in Australia was in 1896 by Carl Hertz. These movies were often accompanied by live music to different decrees depending on the location. Silent movies remained popular until the introduction of Talkies(1929). -
Australia's first film studio
The first Film studio in Australia was opened in 1898 in Melbourne on Bourke street. It was created by The Salvation Army. Having our own film studio allowed Australia to produce its own films to release to citizens and to other countries. This allowed the country to influence pop culture, by showing objects and other items that people would then want to buy. -
Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1905.
This act gave the Federal Government control of all Wireless telegraph transmissions, under the postmasters general. At this point in time radio technology was limited to morse code and its main purpose was naval navigation. Following this act broadcasting has remained the responsibility of the Federal Government -
Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly was produced in 1906 and opened to the public on Boxing Day in Melbourne. It holds significance in the Australian Movie industry as it influenced pop-culture, is one of the most successful films of its time and is thought to be the first full narrative length film in the world. The film spent 7 weeks in Melbourne, then went on a national tour. The film traveled globally, screening in New Zealand and England in 1907. -
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AWA
The AWA, Amalgamated Wireless Australasia, was founded in 1913, upon the joining of the Macroni and Telefunken businesses. The AWA was the first commercial radio network in Australia, and at one point the largest as well. AWA completed a few of the biggest achievemnets in radio. In 1918 the AWA successfully recieved a broadcast from the United Kingdom. Following this they set up a shortwave beam radiotelegraph service to the UK in 1927, and a service to Canada in the following year. -
Proposal of Making Radios a Household Object
David Sarnoff, an employee of the USA branch of Marcroni's radio business revolutionized the use of radio. He wrote "I have a plan that would make radio a household utility", in a memo to his boss. This was the first recorded time that radio was considered as a form of entertainment and to provide information. This memo kick-started the use of radios in individual's homes. -
Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC)
1929, saw the government nationalising the broadcasting system and the ABC was founded. The ABC was not allowed to broadcast advertisements and was funded by 'radio listeners' licences', then in 1932 by the government. By 1932 the 2 tier radio system was et up. This system gave 'A' licenses to stations funded by the listeners' licences or the government (the ABC), and 'B' licenses to other commercial stations that had to generate revenue through advertising. -
Talkies
Talkies were the nickname for movies with sound. the first talkie released was The Jazz Singer, in 1927. Talkies revolutionised the film industry, however they experienced quite a few technical difficulties in development and quality. Popularity grew as more people wanted to see it for themselves.
