ABC: seventy five years young

Proving that agencies outlast their human custodians, the ABC is about to celebrate its 75 anniversary. It will be a moving carnival, which starts on July 1st in Ultimo and proceeds in state around th
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Proving that agencies outlast their human custodians, the ABC is about to celebrate its 75 anniversary. It will be a moving carnival, which starts on July 1st in Ultimo and proceeds in state around the nation. We are only sorry it won’t recreate the first day of broadcasting – that would be a total hoot.

The ABC will open its doors to Sydneysiders on Sunday 1 July, from 10am to
4pm – 75 years to the day, from when Prime Minister Joseph Lyons proclaimed the launch of the Australian Broadcasting Commission.

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