I am not aware of Seven acknowledging the 60th at all. They showed an episode of the show for its 50th anniversary, with an intro by Daniel MacPherson
In 1994, they commemorated the 30th with a tribute special hosted by John Wood and Lisa McCune. This was later released on video IIRC.
22 October 1971: The TV Week King Of Pop Awards are telecast on ATV0, Melbourne, with delayed screening in other states. Hosts are Johnny Young, Ross D Wyllie, Jeff Phillips and Dal Myles, with special guests Elton John and Liberace.
22 October 1979: The Seven Network presents Miss Australia 1980 from the Perth Concert Hall.
22 October 1984: Network Ten presents the telemovie Matthew And Son, a starring vehicle for former The Sullivans star Paul Cronin. Produced by Johnny Young’s Television House production company and intended as a pilot for an ongoing series, the telemovie also starred Paula Duncan, Darius Perkins and Nicole Kidman.
22 October 2002: Network Ten presents the special The Sandman: The Speed Of Doubt. The Sandman (Steve Abbott) goes on a journey to discover why some people are successful and others are destined to fail. Guest stars include Madeleine West, Geoff Huegill, Rose Porteous, Anthony Mundine, Neil Finn, Dylan Lewis, Steve Bisley and Harry M Miller.
22 October 2004: SBS premieres cooking series Elizabeth Chong’s Tiny Delights.
22 October 2005: The Nine Network presents the special Hey Hey By Request, a nostalgic trip through the Hey Hey It’s Saturday archives as requested by fans of the show.
King of Pop 1971 on Youtube in 2 parts https://youtu.be/RWYR4jh6RyI?si=PniHx7BcLQQB0liM Part 2
Yes while the awards were broadcast in Melbourne on 22 October 1971, as you can see on the clapperboard in that video the presentation was actually taped (very late) the night before, possibly due to Johnny Farnham and awards guest, British actor Derek Nimmo both committed in the evenings to the Melbourne stage production of Charlie Girl.
TEN10 Sydney aired the awards on 23 October, and SAS10 Adelaide on 25 October.
This was actually a repeat of a special that originally aired in 1992, but it was the possibly the first HHIS-related programme on Nine since the original run ended in 1999. I remember it being newsworthy on MS around this time (yes, that’s how long I’ve been around)
Come to think of it, was this around the time the “Bring Back Hey Hey” movement started?
I didn’t know that. It wasn’t marked as a repeat in the guide. Maybe Nine overlooked that
I thought the first Hey Hey by Request aired in 1994?
23 October 1964: Hobart’s TVT6 presents live coverage of the Miss Australia 1965 pageant from the Hobart Town Hall. The coverage is recorded for delayed broadcast on the mainland, including HSV7 Melbourne on 24 October and ATN7 Sydney on 25 October.
23 October 1976: All four Melbourne channels televise the eclipse of the sun from Ballarat. With the public told that to avoid eye damage the best way to watch the eclipse was on TV, ratings for the afternoon telecasts were huge.
23 October 1988: The Nine Network premieres mini-series Barlow And Chambers: A Long Way From Home, starring John Polson, Hugo Weaving, Julie Christie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Armstrong, Robin Ramsay, Victor Banerjee, Shapoor Batliwalla, Liddy Clark, Georgie Parker and Mouche Phillips.
YouTube: Media Archive
23 October 1995: Pay-TV operator Foxtel — a joint venture between News Corporation and Telstra — commences a 20-channel cable TV service.
23 October 2005: Network Ten presents the 19th annual ARIA Awards from the Sydney Superdome. The hosting line-up includes James Mathison, Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Dave Hughes, Ja’mie (Chris Lilley) and Natalia Bassingthwaighte.
23 October 2008: ABC1 presents The Prime Minister Is Missing, a dramatised account of the events leading up to and following the sudden disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt from a Portsea beach in December 1967.
Seems to also be known as Dadah is Death https://youtu.be/Mxz8w93ZQLk?si=rMjYrf78t6tUGUK5
must have been re-titled for international distribution?
24 October 1959: New TV Station — ADS7, Adelaide.
24 October 1980 (United Nations Day): Channel 0/28, the new TV channel of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), begins in Sydney and Melbourne.
24 October 1990: SBS presents the special Retro — Ten Years Of SBS Television.
24 October 1992: The Seven Network premieres health and lifestyle series Live It Up, hosted by Trisha Goddard and including segments by Dr Derek Llewellyn-Jones, sex therapist Dr Rosie King and chef Stefano Manfredi.
24 October 2000: Network Ten presents the 14th annual ARIA Awards. Hosted by Rove McManus from the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
24 October 2004: The Nine Network premieres the telemovie Big Reef, starring Jack Finsterer, Damian Garvey, Catherine Moore, Madeleine West, Steve Bisley and Lisa Hensley.
24 October 2007: The Nine Network premieres reality series Farmer Wants A Wife.
24 October 2014: Neighbours presents its 7000th episode.
Here is the ABC’s coverage (from Ballarat Airport as well as Mount Dandenong and the rooftop of the ABV2 Studios at Elsternwick) courtesy of the Australian Television Archive:
I remember seeing it back then, we had a colour TV the week before and seeing it in colour was amazing!
27 October 1956: Six weeks after beginning regular transmissions, Sydney’s TCN9 is officially opened with speeches by Prime Minister Robert Menzies and Dame Pattie Menzies, New South Wales Premier Joe Cahill, Cardinal Norman Gilroy and the Archbishop of Sydney Howard Mowll.
27 October 1975: Darwin channel NTD8 resumes on-air transmission ten months after the station was wiped out by Cyclone Tracy.
27 October 1978: The Seven Network presents the Miss Australia 1979 pageant, live from Brisbane. Hosted by Roger Climpson with Mike Higgins and Annette Allison.
27 October 1980: Channel 0/28 premieres its news service, Worldwide News, screening every weeknight presented by George Donikian.
27 October 1986: Neighbours makes its first appearance on British television, premiering in a daytime timeslot on BBC1. SBS premieres evening news bulletin 9 O’Clock, presented by Christina Koutsoukos.
27 October 2008: SBS premieres comedy series Swift And Shift Couriers, starring Paul Fenech, Ian Turpie, Amanda Keller, Brendan Jones and Melissa Tkautz.
27 October 2009: The Seven Network drama series All Saints comes to an end after 493 episodes
28 October 1974: The Seven Network presents the Miss Australia 1975 pageant from the Palais Ballroom, Melbourne. Hosted by Brian Naylor and Michelle Downes, the special is permitted to broadcast in colour. The Nine Network presents the Awards Night Grand Final of Showcase ’74 from Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne, also broadcast in colour.
28 October 1980: Channel 0/28 launches its first current affairs program, SCOOP (“Significant Community Observations Of People”)
28 October 1990: The Nine Network premieres mini-series Ring Of Scorpio, starring Catherine Oxenberg, Linda Cropper and Caroline Goodall.
28 October 1995: Sydney Ten News presenter Ron Wilson presents the special Pets, to commemorate world animal week, featuring reports by Sydney weatherman Tim Bailey and Alexandra Brunning (Heartbreak High).
28 October 1998: ABC comedy series Good News Week celebrates its 100th episode with a special episode recorded at the Sydney Opera House as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.
28 October 2002: The Nine Network premieres Mornings With Kerri-Anne with Kerri-Anne Kennerley.
28 October 2007: Network Ten presents the 21st annual ARIA Awards, hosted by Rove McManus and James Mathison from Acer Arena, Sydney. Includes performances by Powderfinger, Silverchair, The John Butler Trio, Missy Higgins, Sneaky Sound System and Gotye.
28 October 2007: ABC premieres the four-part documentary series Captain Cook: Obsession And Discovery.
28 October 2008: ABC premieres documentary series Navy Divers.
29 October 1969: ABC presents Dynasty, the play based on the novel by Tony Morphett, and starring Kevin Miles, Ron Graham, Alan Hopgood, Terry Norris, Patsy King, Mark McManus and Brian James. ABC later produced a spin-off TV series of the same name.
29 October 1983: The Seven Network and various regional stations broadcast a selection of movies and TV programs in 3D in a 2-hour experiment.
29 October 1997: ABC presents The Young Performer Of The Year Awards from the Sydney Opera House and simulcast on ABC FM.
29 October 2006: Network Ten presents the 20th annual ARIA Awards from Acer Arena, Sydney. Hosts include James Mathison and guest presenters Johnny Knoxville and Jesse McCartney.
IIRC, this was the event that saw Axle Whitehead’s time at Network 10 come to an end.
It took a very long time to rebuild the station from the ground up. How long did it take for the ABC to resume transmission in Darwin?
Also, with the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy coming up, do you think there will be special documentaries on the topic? Nine has already scheduled a documentary on the 20th anniversary of the Boxing Day Tsunami.
ABC as the national broadcaster, was able to get transmission restored within days,
Indeed, it was. He exposed himself and it cost him his job on Video Hits.
ABC were looking for people for a project earlier this year.
