TAGGED: Sounds of Australia
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This recording includes highlights from the ABC Radio broadcast of the closing ceremony of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the first to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and the first Australian

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This recording includes highlights from the ABC Radio broadcast of the opening ceremony of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the first to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and the first Australian

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Arnhem Land Popular Classics was the first record to bring widespread attention to the didjeridu (didgeridoo or dijeridoo), also known as the yidaki in Yolgnu. 

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In August 1972 Alison McCallum provided lead vocals for ‘It's Time’, the campaign song for Gough Whitlam’s 1972 election campaign for the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

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Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912–1990) was an Australian composer with an accomplished overseas career.

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‘True Blue’ is an Australian folk country song written and performed by singer-songwriter John Williamson.

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‘Because I Love You’ was the lead single from The Master’s Apprentices’ third studio album, The Master's Apprentices (re-titled Choice Cuts in Australia). 

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‘Tomorrow’ was the breakthrough hit single for Silverchair, with a demo of the song winning them the national Pick Me band competition in April 1994.

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The Martin/Molloy program – named for its star comedians, Tony Martin and Mick Molloy – ran on Australian radio from 1995–98. 

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The Martin/Molloy program – named for its star comedians, Tony Martin and Mick Molloy – ran on Australian radio from 1995–98.