“Good evening … and welcome to television.” Those were the famous words of television pioneer Bruce Gyngell that first launched television in Australia in 1956 on Sydney’s TCN9. Experimental transmissions had been taking place as early as 1929. Yet the delay in broadcasting came from heated public debate over what kind of television the nation would have: government-run, like Britain, or commercial, like the US. The result was a uniquely combined service, utilising elements of both. The medium reached the masses just in time for the Melbourne Summer Olympic Games in September.
We dare you not to smile at the sight of these small sofas, teensy televisions and itty-bitty bookshelves. Lawyer by day, model maker by night, Emily’s been crafting miniature TV rooms – complete with little working television sets.
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On display until
16 February 2031
ACMI: Gallery 1
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ACMI Identifier
P183626
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-07. Birth of Television → MI-07-000 TV Stack
Object Types
Exhibition Prop
Moving image file/Digital