1950s Australian TV miniature

Australia, 2019

Designed by Graham McGuffie, Emily Boutard and Megafun

Film On display
Photograph by Egmont Contreras

“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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16 February 2031

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Credits

manufacturer

Megafun

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2019

Collection metadata

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

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