An industrial dispute interrupting power supplies to Victoria led to tight restrictions on usage of electricity. As a result, television stations were forced to reduce their hours of operation to between 1.00pm — 5.00pm and 7.00pm — 11.00pm.
Source: The Age, Wednesday 2 February 1972
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| 1PM | 1pm News 1.05 For Schools: Wicker Drops In On The Glorious 12th 1.30 Fujiyama Calls 1.55 Paula The Wood Gnome |
1pm News Headlines 1.05 Moment Of Truth 1.30 I Love Lucy |
1pm News Headlines 1.03 Days Of Our Lives 1.30 The Andy Griffith Show |
1pm Movie: The Life Of Emile Zola. 1937 [IMDB] |
| 2PM | 2pm Movie: The Hide-Out [IMDB] | 2pm Temptation | 2pm Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 2.30 General Hospital |
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| 3PM | 3pm Andy Pandy 3.15 Play School 3.40 Kimba The White Lion |
3pm Beauty And The Beast | 3pm All About Faces 3.30 Spending Spree |
3pm Movie: The Flame Of The Island. 1955 [IMDB] |
| 4PM | 4.05 Sesame Street | 4pm Batman 4.55 News Headlines |
4pm Cartoon Corner 4.55 News Headlines |
4.45 News Headlines |
| 5PM | 5pm Close | 5pm Close | 5pm Close | 5pm Close |
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| 7PM | 7pm ABC News 7.30 The Val Doonican Show |
7pm Seven National News 7.30 Coles $7000 Question. Roland Strong |
7pm National Nine News 7.30 A Current Affair. Mike Willesee |
7pm 0 Melbourne News 7.30 Adam 12 |
| 8PM | 8.15 Here Come The Brides | 8pm Morecambe And Wise 8.30 Movie: Seven Days In May. 1964 [IMDB] |
8pm Division 4 | 8.30 News Headlines 8.32 Movie: Oscar Wilde. 1959 [IMDB] |
| 9PM | 9.05 News In Brief 9.10 Evening At Pops |
9pm Marcus Welby MD | ||
| 10PM | 10.10 ABC News, Weather 10.20 Dialogue 10.46 Close |
10.40 News, Weather | 10pm Special: 1972 Miss Victorian Sportsgirl Final 10.30 News |
10.30 News |
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