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Tribute to Daniel Berinson

ken — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:30:38 +0000

Former TVW General Manager and Executive Chairman Kevin Campbell has made us aware of some sad news which impacts upon the TVW family. Daniel Berinson 41-year-old Daniel Berinson, the son of former Seven Company Secretary and Business Director David Berinson was killed in the twin engine Piper PA30 Comanche aircraft he co-owned with 60-year-old Frank [...]

The First 50 Years – Part 1

ken — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:03:45 +0000

The West Australian newspaper’s TVW 50th Anniversary supplement published on Friday October 16, 2009…. Courtesy of WA Newspapers If you have difficulty viewing the following PDF files then you may need to click and hold (Mac) or right click on the link (PC), then choose “Download to Disk,” “Save Target As…,” [...]

The First 50 Years – Part 2

ken — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:53:49 +0000

Continuing the West Australian newspaper’s TVW 50th Anniversary supplement… Courtesy of WA Newspapers If you have difficulty viewing the following PDF files then you may need to click and hold (Mac) or right click on the link (PC), then choose “Download to Disk,” “Save Target As…,” or the equivalent. If you do [...]

The First 50 Years – Part 3

ken — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:40:54 +0000

8 Years with 7 in the 60’s by Brian Harrison-Lever

ken — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:02:19 +0000

EIGHT YEARS WITH SEVEN IN THE SIXTIES Brian Harrison-Lever Brian Harrison-Lever with Carolyn Tannock (nee Noble) After returning from a 4 year working holiday in the UK in 1963 I made an application for a job as a Set Designer with Perth’s new, commercial television station, TVW Channel Seven. I was interviewed by the then Station Manager Brian [...]

A message from Rolf Harris

ken — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:09:23 +0000

In 2006, it was the 50th anniversary of television in Australia. The Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology (AMMPT) commemorated this occasion with two events. The first was an exhibition in the undercroft of the Perth Town Hall in October 2006, and the second, a reunion for Perth television stations with TVW7, ABW2 and STW9 [...]

Being paid to have fun by Tom Creamer TVW 1965 – 1996

ken — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:28:52 +0000

Thirty One of the Past Fifty Years 1965 – 1996 ( Being paid to have fun ) By Tom Creamer I joined TVW7 in December 1965. I’d recently migrated from England and was looking for work. I phoned the station on the off chance they might have a vacancy and was lucky enough to be answered by a girl [...]

TVW won the Television Society of Australia award for best “Television News Item – MANHUNT” in 1963

ken — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:15:41 +0000

In 1963, TVW won the Television Society of Australia award for best “Television News Item – MANHUNT”. There was much public anxiety in Perth in 1963 as serial murderer Eric Edgar Cooke, nicknamed The Night Caller, terrorised the city. A man who had committed 22 violent crimes between 1959 and 1963, eight of which resulted in [...]

Lindsay Smith seeks feedback on hunt for murderer Brian William Robinson OB

ken — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:52:41 +0000

Ahh not again" When I arrived at Epsom Ave in Belmont, there was, as far as the eye could see, dozens and dozens of Swan taxis and police cars down the whole length of the ave....called back to Darcy...and he sent Don H. ... We ended up in Gnagarra pine plantation to where Robinson had escaped, and spent the night with TVW 4 wheel drive with generator and lights on the roof searching for the villain.....continued through to the following afternoon and he was eventually captured in a bush block in Beechboro ?

The First 50 Years – TVW Channel 7 tonight at 8:30pm (Friday October 16th, 2009)

ken — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:15:31 +0000

Please be watching TVW Channel 7 tonight at 8:30pm (Friday October 16th, 2009) for Seven’s 50th anniversary special titled “7 Perth The First 50 Years”. This fast moving, informative and entertaining special will bring back many fond memories of TVW in the early years. It will also be an education for the younger viewers who did [...]