Important dates Flashcards
When was the first freedom ride?
4 May 1961
Easybeats were a glowing example
The 1960s
The success of Johnny O’Keefe and the Dee Jays in the US
The late 1950s
Australian music’s reach is greater than at any point in history since when?
Give examples of artists who have enjoyed great international chart success.
Since 2012
Examples Gotye, Five Seconds of Summer, Sia and Iggy Azalea
The Bee Gees became one of the most influential contributors to popular culture when?
The 1970s
Helen Reddy became a voice of the women’s movement with her hit ‘I Am Woman’ when?
The 1970s
Olivia Newton-John became relevant when?
The 70s and 80s
AC/DC, INXS, Midnight Oil, Men at Work, Rick Springfield
The 1980s
4 Australian influences in the 1990s and 2000s
Savage Garden
Natalie Imbruglia
Tina Arena
Keith Urban
Australian influences today
Iggy Azaela
Gotye
Colour production came to Australia..
..with the 1955 film Jedda
A little about Jedda…
Jedda was also the first Australian film to use Aboriginal actors in lead roles and the first to feature at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
Jedda’s themes of racial conflict are still relevant and its representation of Aboriginal people is much debated.
Australia produced nearly 400 films between
1970 and 1985
Good evening and welcome to television.’Bruce Gyngell
Sydney, 16 September 1956.
About these words: “Good evening and welcome to television”
These were the first words spoken on Australian television. Since then, Australian television has grown to include: five national free-to-air stations; regional stations; community stations; and countless cable stations.
Television - both watching and producing - is a part of Australian culture. Through television, we have been able to witness some of the most memorable and important national and international events of the past 50 years - history in the making.
