Category: NBN News Rewind
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EP4 Rewind S2 Des Hart and NBN Weather
Proudly presented by Newcastle Permanent Newcastle was once known as the steel city, but heavy industry came at a cost. By the late 1960’s Novocastrians were becoming more concerned of the dangers of air pollution. Funded by NBN Television, this University of Newcastle, Mobile pollution van was created to test the air and the results…
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EP3 Rewind S2 Sabre Jet Crash
Proudly presented by Port Waratah Coal Services November 12 1963, RAAF tactical manoeuvres were underway, when a Sabre Jet plummeted from the sky, smashing into a house in Mayfield. Crowds gathered as firemen extinguished the flames. Frightened neighbours described the crash – the house was in ruins, the jet a wreck… but incredibly Mrs Tillitzki…
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EP2 Rewind S2 ANZAC
Proudly presented by Newcastle Permanent NBN News has always had a proud tradition of commemorating ANZAC Day, Seen here on the 50th anniversary, With a vantage point atop the NBN News Car, our cameramen captured this historic footage. News crews travelled from Newcastle to the manning and upper hunter, to film as members of the…
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EP1 Rewind S2 Overview
Proudly presented by Port Waratah Coal Services When NBN3 News commenced broadcasting on the 4 th of March 1962, it was a pivotal change in the way we communicate. The 1960s were prosperous, industry was booming and popular culture was being redefined. It was a time of rapid social change and The NBN film cameras…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 24
Proudly presented by Newcastle Permanent Episode 24 – NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 97 When the Newcastle Knights won the Rugby League Grand Final in 97, the celebrations that followed, were unforgettable. The reception at the Workers Club that night was electric, the ticker tape parade the following Tuesday was an occasion usually reserved for royalty and rock…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 23
Proudly presented by Port Waratah Coal Services NBN Rewind 23 – Newspapers With the rise of NBN News from March 1962, our cameras covered far older local media companies such as the 1843 Maitland Mercury. This proud local newspaper had been putting ink to paper for more than a century, when flickering TV news…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 22
Proudly presented by Newcastle Permanent Episode 22 – DUNE SAND BUGGIES In 1967, when the Hunter Valley Beach Buggy Club hit the sand, NBN News was on board. The Stockton Sand Dunes, north of Newcastle looked like scenes from a Mad Max film, as buggies raced across the coast. While many would frown on this…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 21
Proudly presented by Port Waratah Coal Services NBN Rewind 21 – Kooringa Launch Kooragang Opening The stories of NBN News show just how much has changed, and a reminder of the big manufacturing, once part of both the Newcastle skill base and the local landscape. The former harbour side State Dockyard built large world…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 20
Proudly presented by Newcastle Permanent Episode 20 – Stockton Bridge and Steam Ferries Once upon a queue, vehicles formed long lines at Newcastle, as driving to Stockton involved a harbour trip. Three steam powered car ferries, could move 5,000 vehicles a day at the peak. The coal burning ferries a familiar part of Newcastle harbour…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 19
Proudly presented by Port Waratah Coal Services NBN Rewind 19 – Floods When the waters of the Macleay River flooded Kempsey in ‘63, the people of Northern New South Wales rallied together. Such emergencies help bring out the best in people. When Grafton flooded in ‘86, NBN was there to show the havoc cause…