

Please check this page regularly so you are aware of any updates to the terms. Other popular soap operas included When a Girl Marries, Portia Faces Life and the classic Dad and Dave.The ABC provides its online services, including ABC-managed spaces on third party platforms, (ABC Online Services) on the following terms.īy continuing to access the ABC Online Services, you agree to be bound by the terms outlined below and any additional terms (including House Rules) outlined within the specific service you access. The service in stores and pubs virtually stopped while each episode went to air. Whole towns ground to a halt for fifteen minutes each day.
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The fifteen-minute serial dealt with the problems of rural life and recounted the adventures of the Gordon family. Blue Hills was broadcast as part of ABC radio’s Country Hour. The most famous of all Australian radio soap operas in the 1950s was Blue Hills, which aired Monday to Thursday from 1948 to 1976, a total of 5795 episodes. The focus on nuclear families – mum, dad and the kids – expressed and reinforced the most important social values of Australia in the 50s. Listeners rode the roller-coaster of emotional crises through their beloved characters. Promoted as a way to 'liven the humdrum’, they offered an escape from the drudgery of real life. The genre termed 'Soap Operas’ originated in American radio serials of the 1930s, and owes the name to the sponsorship of programs by major soap powder manufacturers. Serials populated by 'ordinary Australian families’ were the most popular entertainment on radio in the 1950s. A million 'new Australians’ arrived from war-torn Europe – many speaking languages other than English – and the forces shaping Australian society were on the move again. The nation shared a vision of creating great wealth from the land through new resource-based industries and construction of the massive Snowy Mountains Scheme. Teachers and students should consult the Board of Studies website for more information.

– assess the impact of the chosen decade in shaping Australian identity – outline the main influences of Britain or the USA on Australian popular culture of the chosen decade – describe the main social and cultural features of the chosen decade British or American influences on popular culture.

The social and cultural features of ONE post-war decade including: Outline the impact of the main technological changes over time on everyday life in post-war Australia, based on a selection of sources. The impact of changing technology on everyday life in post-war Australia: What have been the major social and cultural features of a post-war decade?ĥ.1 explains social, political and cultural developments and events and evaluates their impact on Australian lifeĥ.2 assesses the impact of international events and relationships on Australia’s historyĥ.4 sequences major historical events to show an understanding of continuity, change and causationĥ.5 identifies, comprehends and evaluates historical sourcesĥ.6 uses sources appropriately in an historical inquiryĥ.7 explains different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the past.
