Booklet - Keith Winser, `The Melbourne TV Book', 1958

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Summary:: Booklet titled 'The Melbourne TV Book', by Keith Winser. Book No. 1 for 1958. Test TV transmissions began in Australian in July 1956 on TCN9 in Sydney and HSV7 in Melbourne. In Melbourne GTV9 became the first station broadcast regularly, followed by HSV7. In 1956 only 1% of Australian Households owned a TV, by 1961 this had increased to 55%.
Description:: Folded paper with colour illustrations
Acquisition Information:: Bequest from (Estate of) Mr Harold (Harry) Fuller, 1992

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	5 mm (Height), 148 mm (Width), 245 mm (Length)

Tagged with:	television industry, televisions
Themes this item is part of:	Information & Communication Collection, Leisure Collection
Primary Classification:	COMMUNICATIONS
Secondary Classification:	Television
Tertiary Classification:	reference materials
Inscriptions:	Cover: "THE / MELBOURNE / TV / BOOK / No. 1 / THE PROGRAMMES / TUNE-UP YOUR OWN SET / BUYER'S GUIDE / The First Year Book / All About Television / Price 7'6 / KEITH WINSER"
Author:	Mr Keith Winser, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1958
Place & Date Published:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1958