Melbourne Olympics

Film On display

After years of waiting, TV was finally broadcast in Australia – just in time for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, which was aired by all three Melbourne TV stations and was the first Olympic Games outside of Europe and America.  

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100 metre sprint at the Olympic Games in Melbourne

Australia, 1956

GTV9 camera crew at the Olympic Games in Melbourne

GTV9 camera crew at the Olympic Games in Melbourne

Australia, 1956

Olympic rings en route to the Olympic stadium in Melbourne

Australia, 1956

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On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

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The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-01. Spectacle → MM-01-C01

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