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Colour television: 'A whole new era in visual entertainment'

1967

Colour television: 'A whole new era in visual entertainment'

1967

  • NFSA ID76JWZA94
  • TypeTelevision
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormSpecial (a one off program for TV or Radio)
  • Duration56 mins, 51 secs
  • GenresMulticultural, Indigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject, News
  • Year1967

Even before the Postmaster General had settled on a colour standard, TV stations set up displays at agricultural shows and shopping centres to educate audiences on the advantages of colour television.

This clip is from Brisbane’s Channel 7 and was screened as part of their demonstration at the Ekka (Royal Queensland Show) in 1967.

Courtesy of
Channel 7, Brisbane

Even before the Postmaster General had settled on a colour standard, TV stations set up displays at agricultural shows and shopping centres to educate audiences on the advantages of colour television.

This clip is from Brisbane’s Channel 7 and was screened as part of their demonstration at the Ekka (Royal Queensland Show) in 1967.

Courtesy of
Channel 7, Brisbane
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