7: extracts from the archives of Wide Bay's first television broadcaster 1965 to 1975

 

Former Fraser Coast librarian Robyn Dowling was contacted by Channel 7 Studio in Maryborough in the 1990s. The studio was closing down and operations were being moved to the Sunshine Coast and the libraries were offered some Channel 7 footage. 

An extract from Channel 7 footage October, 1967. Demolition of a house in Ferry Street, Maryborough. This is a silent recording. 

Robyn applied for a grant and worked with Gympie and Bundaberg libraries to create the list of clips to preserve. Local Fraser Coast man Selwyn Connell located and edited these clips. Fraser Coast Libraries have these silent clips in DVD format for loan and they contain content of the Wide Bay from 1965 to 1975.  Recently the Gympie Regional Libraries Information Services librarian, Lisa Ryan, has been working with Channel 7 archivist Paul Richardson to digitise extracts from the archives of Wide Bay’s first television broadcaster. 

The digitisation and restoration process.

Fraser Coast Libraries is working to put these clips onto its YouTube Channel so you can access them from the comfort of your home. This project was supported by an innovation grant from the Library Board of Queensland and is copyrighted to Seven Network and Fraser Coast Libraries.

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