Gough Whitlam opens a new colour TV factory
1974
Gough Whitlam opens a new colour TV factory
1974
- NFSA IDPB332S9A
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormNewsreel, Series
- Year1974
In 1974, Gough Whitlam cut the ribbon on a new Rank NEC factory in Penrith, cementing Australia’s place in the colour TV boom. The plant would produce thousands of sets for eager households, fuelling jobs and local manufacturing.
As Whitlam toured the facility, shaking hands with Japanese executives and inspecting the production line, the event ended with a theatrical flourish – a bodybuilder stepping forward to strike a massive gong, the unmistakable trademark of the Rank Organisation. With that, Australia’s colour TV rollout was making noise.
In 1974, Gough Whitlam cut the ribbon on a new Rank NEC factory in Penrith, cementing Australia’s place in the colour TV boom. The plant would produce thousands of sets for eager households, fuelling jobs and local manufacturing.
As Whitlam toured the facility, shaking hands with Japanese executives and inspecting the production line, the event ended with a theatrical flourish – a bodybuilder stepping forward to strike a massive gong, the unmistakable trademark of the Rank Organisation. With that, Australia’s colour TV rollout was making noise.
- NFSA IDPB332S9A
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormNewsreel, Series
- Year1974
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