''Australia Unlimited'' was an Australian television program, which aired from 1956 to circa 1961 on

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station ABN-2, with part of the run also being shown on

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station ABV-2. The first episode of the series aired 7 November 1956. The series moved time-slot and day of broadcast several times. Ron Powell hosted the series for part of the run. Originally 30 minutes, it later became a 15-minute show. It was one of the first series produced by the

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. Topics in early episodes of the non-fiction series (which largely focused on rural subjects) varied from

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s to bonsai trees, the latter considered an odd choice of subject matter by '' The Australian Women's Weekly''. The

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holds a radio episode of a show called ''Australia Unlimited'' from 1955, as well as several scripts, but it is unknown if that is related to the television program.

References

{{reflist 1956 Australian television series debuts 1961 Australian television series endings Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Black-and-white Australian television shows Australian English-language television shows Australian non-fiction television series