It was ridiculous everyone around the world had colour and australia still had b+w, even NZ went colour two years before us... The states had it for over 10 yrs!
Back in the mid-'70s, I picked up Radio Australia on the shortwave, and it, like ABC, used the same theme song as this clip--"Majestic Fanfare", I found out.
I like his continuing streams of update in a single newscast. He updated the London train crash three separate occasions with new information. He did it with such ease and stride. No break in tone and delivery. Perfect.
This news bulletin was broadcast at 12:00 midday, Saturday 1st March, 1975. Notice the crisp high picture quality due to the 2" quad videotape machine. The location shots are recorded on film, while the studio scenes are recorded on 2" videotape.
@FrozenDoberman wasn't that always the case up until the early 80s? Shows like Countdown would use film for interviews and stories done outside the studio. I love the sharpness and colour schemes of colour television in Australia during the first years. In the 80s studio lighting was quite dull and picture quality not as sharp..maybe it was all that beige and brown!
Get that bloody hair cut Mcmullen ! Sure Packer told ya the same thing !!! At 03:12
BigDon62 2 months ago
James Dibble, All class
Linnellenator 2 months ago
Consummate professionalism throughout. In some ways, ABC still manages to retain quality today in terms of international news reports.
masterawesomeish 2 months ago
Amazing stuff. These quad video tapes hold up brilliantly.
ExplosiveAction 2 months ago
It was ridiculous everyone around the world had colour and australia still had b+w, even NZ went colour two years before us... The states had it for over 10 yrs!
bradley583 3 months ago
SIMON COWELL GOES TO JAIL?
0:24
SWI0001 4 months ago
Why do the newsreaders back then have more of a "BBC accent" than today's????
CanberraUser 4 months ago
james dibble rip
heathirving 7 months ago
Back in the mid-'70s, I picked up Radio Australia on the shortwave, and it, like ABC, used the same theme song as this clip--"Majestic Fanfare", I found out.
byrd56 7 months ago
@GodsChin Funny you say that cause Roger was born in England
IanGorton 10 months ago
Wait, Australia didn't get colour TV until 1975? :o
katrus 10 months ago
@katrus Australia began experimenting on color TV equipment since the 1960s but regular color transmissions didn't start until 1974.
gurimrippa 8 months ago
@katrus Both Aussie and New Zealand were behind the times, and somewhat still are.
Our countries didn't get color till 1974. the earliest known color broadcast in new zealand is from 1973.
CenaTv2 4 months ago
WOOOOWWW!!! What a real gem. A real piece of Australian TV History. Great stuff FD
IanGorton 1 year ago
1975 News - emphasis on international news. 2010 News - emphasis on dumb U.S. celebrities and pets stuck in trees!
fred234w 1 year ago 9
@fred234w so true...ABC is still the best
cdgh99 9 months ago
@fred234w Pets stuck in trees, I will definately take over dumb celebrities any day.
newstarcadefan 7 months ago
@fred234w This is the ABC after all it would be different if it was a 7 or 9 bulletin
mcnieceracing 3 months ago
I like his continuing streams of update in a single newscast. He updated the London train crash three separate occasions with new information. He did it with such ease and stride. No break in tone and delivery. Perfect.
longhairfan 1 year ago 2
Vale James Dibble
peecee1384 1 year ago
OMG this mans voice was my anchor for so long. RIP my friend, Australia will miss you so much.
cunnamullafalla 1 year ago 2
RIP James Dibble, how we loved you so. ( Especially What's Rangoon to you is Grafton to me. )
garyjamessilva 1 year ago
That fanfare at 0:13 is likely to be an LP.
SlimeTron5000 1 year ago
This news bulletin was broadcast at 12:00 midday, Saturday 1st March, 1975. Notice the crisp high picture quality due to the 2" quad videotape machine. The location shots are recorded on film, while the studio scenes are recorded on 2" videotape.
FrozenDoberman 1 year ago
@FrozenDoberman wasn't that always the case up until the early 80s? Shows like Countdown would use film for interviews and stories done outside the studio. I love the sharpness and colour schemes of colour television in Australia during the first years. In the 80s studio lighting was quite dull and picture quality not as sharp..maybe it was all that beige and brown!
Thanks for posting this.
ConceptualMadness 1 year ago
A very young Jeff McMullen... Ah, when news reporting was more fact than hype! Great 'historic' Colour clip...
tubeie07 1 year ago 3
@tubeie07 Yeah look at that hairdo.
IanGorton 1 year ago