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    After WWII, while political ties with Britain changed, cultural ties endured. Sports like cricket, rugby, and Australian rules football continued. Radio became more popular and portable in the 1920s-1930s, playing jazz, music, and serials. The 1950s saw the rise of rock 'n' roll music and teenagers as a social group with artists like Elvis Presley and Bill Haley. Surf music reached Australia in 1962, brought by bands like The Beach Boys. Television was delayed but introduced in 1956, initially dominated by American shows until Australian content developed.

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    After WWII, while political ties with Britain changed, cultural ties endured. Sports like cricket, rugby, and Australian rules football continued. Radio became more popular and portable in the 1920s-1930s, playing jazz, music, and serials. The 1950s saw the rise of rock 'n' roll music and teenagers as a social group with artists like Elvis Presley and Bill Haley. Surf music reached Australia in 1962, brought by bands like The Beach Boys. Television was delayed but introduced in 1956, initially dominated by American shows until Australian content developed.

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    After WWII, while political ties with Britain changed, cultural ties endured. Sports like cricket, rugby, and Australian rules football continued. Radio became more popular and portable in the 1920s-1930s, playing jazz, music, and serials. The 1950s saw the rise of rock 'n' roll music and teenagers as a social group with artists like Elvis Presley and Bill Haley. Surf music reached Australia in 1962, brought by bands like The Beach Boys. Television was delayed but introduced in 1956, initially dominated by American shows until Australian content developed.

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    After WWII, while political ties with Britain changed, cultural ties endured. Sports like cricket, rugby, and Australian rules football continued. Radio became more popular and portable in the 1920s-1930s, playing jazz, music, and serials. The 1950s saw the rise of rock 'n' roll music and teenagers as a social group with artists like Elvis Presley and Bill Haley. Surf music reached Australia in 1962, brought by bands like The Beach Boys. Television was delayed but introduced in 1956, initially dominated by American shows until Australian content developed.

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    Pop Culture

    Around WWII
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    After WWII, political ties with Britain changed but cultural ties endured

    Sport:

    Cricket and the Ashes: stopped during WWII, Australia welcomed it with
    open arms
    Rugby League: continued during WWII
    Australian Rules: continued during WWII
    Baseball: American influence, complemented cricked as a winter sport

    Radio:

    Until 1920s: pianos and pianolas (self-playing pianos)


    1920s: Jazz music from USA (before WWII)
    Technological advances:
    1930s: Portable radios
    1950: Car radios
    Radio Serials: stories or plays presented weekly

    Rock n Roll

    1950s: Rock n Roll


    Rebellious music
    Teenagers became a distinct social group
    Elvis Presley: Heartbreak Hotel
    Bill Haley: Rock Around the Clock
    Australian George Assang, Indigenous Australian
    Australian Schneider Sisters: RocknRoll Washboard
    Australian Johnny OKeefe: You Hit the Wrong Note Billy Goat, The Wild
    One

    Surf Music:

    1962 Reached Australia


    The Beach Boys

    TV

    TV was delayed in Australia as it was a smaller nation


    Finally introduced in 1956 for the Olympic Games
    1950s: The Ed Sullivan Show, the Milton Berle Show
    Australian TV was dominated by American shows (97% of TV dramas
    shown between 1956 and 1963 were American)
    Worlds first live satellite broadcast

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