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Tele-Variety was a four-part Australian television variety series which aired fortnightly on Sydney station ABN-2 on Saturdays from 7 December 1957 to 18 January 1958. It alternated in the time-slot with Look Who's Dropped In. The producer was Harry Pringle. It is worth noting that ABC series of the period often had shorter seasons than those on commercial television.
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- ↑ "Final Edition of Astor Show". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age . 29 August 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Shirley Abicair Show With All-male Cast". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age . 5 September 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIA'S HIT PARADE. EP. 249". National Film and Sound Archive . Retrieved 30 November 2022.
