The History of Australian Television
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9 January 1988: Paul Smith, Simone Buchanan, Christopher Truswell (Hey Dad)

9 January 1993: Georgie Parker

9 January 1999: Ryan Clark, Rebecca Cartwright, Zac Drayson (Home And Away)

9 January 2010: Home And Away
9 January 1959: Melbourne and Sydney are linked by microwave for the first time, enabling television programs to be screened simultaneously in both cities — TV At 60: Operation Kangaroo [2019]