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ABC broadcast vans outside an Olympic venue, 1956

TCN 9 Sydney produced the first official Australian television broadcast on 16 September 1956. Television broadcasts started just in time for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics — the first games to be held outside Europe or the United States.

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Reproduced by permission of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Library Sales © 1956 ABC

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