1959-1975 Channel Seven by John Quicke former Chief Engineer Channel 7 Perth Part Two- covering the British Commonwealth and Empire Games 1962

Paul Rigby(1924-2006) was an Australian cartoonist who started work at the Perth Daily News in 1952. These cartoons show the coverage of the commotion on the track at September 1962 British Commonwealth and Empire games in Perth.

 

An early Channel Seven logo

A model for the main stadium for the British Commonwealth and Empire Games 1962.

Above; the initial ground work and banking for the main stadium.

Above; the photo of the second outside broadcast van, which was a one camera van use for the Games with a single loaned RCA camera and microwave link connections to cover the other venues such as cycling at the velodrome, bowls and other sports.

This is the main stadium under construction and John is standing there , looking out to Bald Hill as part of the microwave surveys that we did to determine how to get the pictures back from the van to the studio.

Building of the main stadium.

 

Building continues.

 

 

 

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