The opening night of the ‘national television service’ — ABC’s first TV station ABN2.
TV At 60: Opening night of ABC
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 5 November 1956.
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| 6PM | 6.24pm Give Us This Day 6.30 Fun Farm |
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| 7PM | 7pm Official Opening ABN2. Michael Charlton, Prime Minister Robert Menzies, ABC Chairman Sir Richard Boyer, Leader of the Opposition Dr HV Evatt, Postmaster-General Mr CW Davidson, BBC Director-General Sir Ian Jacob 7.45 Newsreel |
7pm News, Weather 7.15 The Patti Page Show 7.30 Texas Rangers |
| 8PM | 8pm Play: The Twelve Pound Look 8.30 My Hero |
8pm Whitehall Playhouse 8.30 San Francisco Beat |
| 9PM | 9pm War In The Air 9.30 This Is The ABC 9.50 Program Notes, Close |
9pm Close |
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