Historic Broadcasts

December
3CR has an amazing history of broadcasting important political and activist events. Here are a few from our archives.

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Historic Broadcasts

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Westgate Bridge disaster 50 years on

On 15 October 1970 the Westgate Bridge in Melbourne collapsed during construction killing 35 people and injuring many more. Over the decades 3CR has commemorated this disaster with radio documentaries, oral histories, interviews and roll calls. We will remember.
30 Sep 2020

40 days to celebrate 40 years

Celebrate the station's forty years with forty days of historical specials
18 Oct 2016

Nelson Mandela on 3CR 1990

On October 25 1990 3CR broadcast live from the Melbourne Town Hall, where Nelson Mandela had come to address the Victorian trade union movement.
24 Dec 2013
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20th Anniversary CD

Made in 1996 - a snapshot of 20 years of broadcasting
1 May 1996

About Historic Broadcasts

3CR has an amazing history of broadcasting important political and activist events. Here are a few from our archives.3CR has an amazing history of broadcasting important political and activist events. Here are a few from our archives. - See more at: http://www.3cr.org.au/historicbroadcaster#sthash.A8qQs6YF.dpuf