Category: NBN News Rewind
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 9
Proudly presented by Port Waratah Coal Services NBN Rewind 9 – Royal Visits It was a jam-packed visit for the Royal family. First, the State dockyard. Then, to an excited reception at Broadmeadow to officially open the International Sports Centre, followed by a meet and greet at Civic Park. Royal visits have always been a…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 8
Proudly presented by Newcastle Permanent EP8 Rewind – Star Hotel Riot In September 1979, thousands of people, flocked to King St Newcastleto farewell the Star Hotel, on it’s final night of trading. But when police arrived to take control, the huge crowd became a terrifying group that sparked one of Australia’s largest ever riots. The…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 7
Proudly presented by Port Waratah Coal Services NBN Rewind 7 – Telethons Entertainment and fun for a very worthwhile cause, has always been the sentiment behind an NBN telethon. Over the years, management and staff at NBN channel three, opened the studios in a quest to raise much needed funds. The studios were packed with…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 6
Proudly presented by Newcastle Permanent The introduction of Colour Television locally, in Nineteen Seventy Five was a highly anticipated event. In the early Seventies, locals were given a glimpse of colour TV at a local department store, filmed here by NBN News. It was a big task for the local station…all new equipment was needed.…
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NBN News – Rewind EP 5
Proudly presented by Port Waratah Coal Services When NBN News started in Newcastle, BHP Steelworks had been here for almost 50 years. Just about everyone had a family member, or knew someone that worked at the massive plant. However few outside the works ever really understood the hellish conditions involved there. During this visit, our…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 4
Proudly presented by Newcastle Permanent On December 28 1989, the Newcastle Earthquake wreaked havoc upon the unsuspecting city….The chilling few seconds captured by NBN NEWS during an interview at the Government Bus Depot. Beaumont Street was described as “a war zone”, The worst affected was the Newcastle Workers Club. Emergency services responded despite the lack…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 3
Proudly presented by Port Waratah Coal Services Newcastle’s police wireless handset Once upon a handset, it was the time NBN news visited Newcastle’s police wireless station. Now taken for granted, this was once the cutting-edge of policing and worthy of a local story. Viewers learnt how radio sets in roaming police cars used dash-mounted handsets,…
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 2
It was the time a decorated WWII veteran visited Newcastle. The USS Archerfish docking in December, 1963, for a rest and recreation break.
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NBN News Rewind – Episode 1
Proudly presented by Port Waratah Coal Services NBN3 News… It all started with film cameras and typewriters. Locals telling local stories, sharing the moments that matter. From March 1962, our shared history flickered on small screens in living rooms across the region. NBN News had arrived. It was the first time we could bring you…