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All titles produced in 1968

13 titles

A

Argentine Ants Advertisement advertisement – 1968

In this television ad, Barry Crocker encourages kids to hunt Argentine ants in their local neighbourhood for a $10 reward.

B

Berlei Underwear TV Advertisement: Sarong Body Magic advertisement – 1968

Berlei’s products are known for accommodating women of all shapes and sizes.

A Big Country – Peninsula People television program – 1968

An early episode of this iconic series. A Big Country aimed to bring country Australia into the lives of urban Australians.

Bird and Animal Calls of Australia environmental – 1968

Extraordinary sounds of Australian wildlife.

D

Dig A Million, Make A Million television program – 1968

Lang Hancock, nicknamed ‘the flying prospector’ for aerial prospecting with his naked eye, and Peter Wright find Australia’s richest iron ore deposit.

G

General Motors Holden – Buy with Confidence advertisement – 1968

All the elements in this advertisement combine to present the Holden dealer as a person you can trust when looking to buy a used car.

General Motors Holden – Make it Yours advertisement – 1968

This ad harnesses the seductive and sophisticated mood of urban living, placing the HK Holden Premier at the centre of 1960s city life.

General Motors Holden – Monaro, Three New Models advertisement – 1968

With this ad Holden shifted away from promoting reliability, functionality and economy to marketing the car as an object of desire.

H

High on a Cool Wave documentary – 1968

A classic Australian surf movie featuring Nat Young, Bob McTavish and Peter Drouyn, from just before the short board revolution in 1968.

L

Lionel Rose Wins the World Title radio – 1968

In this radio broadcast from 1968, we hear Indigenous Australian boxer Lionel Rose declared a world champion.

S

Skippy – Be Our Guest television program – 1968

Clancy wants to make a good impression on her visiting mother. Instead, she gets lost in the bush where she is rescued by a group of Aboriginal men (played by visiting members of the Aboriginal Theatre from Yirrkala, Arnhem Land).

Skippy – Long Way Home television program – 1968

Dastardly Dr Stark kidnaps ‘no ordinary kangaroo’ Skippy for his own private zoo, but Skippy has other plans.

Sydney-Newcastle Expressway sponsored film – 1968

This film comprehensively covers three-and-a-half years of construction of the Sydney-Newcastle Expressway in 50 minutes.