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Men at Work, The Jam Factory, (Colbee Court) Phillip, ACT, 1981 'pling

Men at Work, The Jam Factory, (Colbee Court) Phillip, ACT

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The Saints, CCAE (Canberra College of Advanced Education), 7 March 1980, Chris Bailey (vocals) 'pling

The Saints, CCAE (Canberra College of Advanced Education), 7 March 1980, Chris Bailey (vocals)

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The Angels performing,  Canberra Showgrounds, 29 November 1979 'pling

The Angels performing, Canberra Showgrounds, 29 November 1979

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The Saints, CCAE (Canberra College of Advanced Education), 7 March 1980, Chris Bailey (vocals) 'pling

The Saints, CCAE (Canberra College of Advanced Education), 7 March 1980, Chris Bailey (vocals)

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Men at Work, The Jam Factory, (Colbee Court) Phillip, ACT, 1981 'pling

Men at Work, The Jam Factory, (Colbee Court) Phillip, ACT

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The Numbers, Annalisse and Chris Morrow, ANU Refectory 18 September 1979 'pling

The Numbers, Annalisse and Chris Morrow, ANU Refectory 18 September 1979

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The Vacant Lot, Ainslie Rex Hotel, 21 November 1979. Patrons having fun 'pling

The Vacant Lot, Ainslie Rex Hotel, 21 November 1979. Patrons having fun

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Men at Work, The Jam Factory, (Colbee Court) Phillip, ACT, 1981 'pling

Men at Work, The Jam Factory, (Colbee Court) Phillip, ACT

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Split Enz, Canberra Theatre, 27 March 1981 'pling

Split Enz, Canberra Theatre, 27 March 1981

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Men at Work, The Jam Factory, (Colbee Court) Phillip, ACT, 1981 'pling

Men at Work, The Jam Factory, (Colbee Court) Phillip, ACT

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INXS, ANU Union, Canberra, 18 June 1981 'pling

INXS, ANU Union, Canberra, 18 June 1981

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Sharon O'Neill, Hellenic Club, Woden, 27 August 1980 'pling

Sharon O'Neill, Hellenic Club, Woden, 27 August 1980

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Cold Chisel, ANU Union, Canberra, 18 September 1979 'pling

Cold Chisel, ANU Union, Canberra, 18 September 1979

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Jimmy and the Boys, Captain Cook Uni Bar, 30 December 1979.  (Ignatius Jones - vocals) 'pling

Jimmy and the Boys, Captain Cook Uni Bar, 30 December 1979. (Ignatius Jones - vocals)

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Sharon O'Neill, Hellenic Club, Woden, 27 August 1980 'pling

Sharon O'Neill, Hellenic Club, Woden, 27 August 1980

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INXS, Michael Hutchence (vocals), ANU Union, Canberra, 18 June 1981 'pling

INXS, Michael Hutchence (vocals), ANU Union, Canberra, 18 June 1981

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Cold Chisel, ANU Union, Canberra, 18 September 1979. Jimmy Barnes (vocals) 'pling

Cold Chisel, ANU Union, Canberra, 18 September 1979. Jimmy Barnes (vocals)

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Ignatius Jones, Jimmy and the Boys. Captain Cook Uni Bar, 30 December 1979 'pling

Ignatius Jones, Jimmy and the Boys. Captain Cook Uni Bar, 30 December 1979

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Ignatius Jones, Jimmy and the Boys. Captain Cook Uni Bar, 30 December 1979 'pling

Ignatius Jones, Jimmy and the Boys. Captain Cook Uni Bar, 30 December 1979

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Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil, 1986 Bob King

The Mosh Pit

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More photographs by Bob King, Stuart Spence, 'pling, Tony Mott, and Wendy McDougall.

Guthugga Pipeline, Christmas Show, upstairs, The (old) Griffin Centre, Civic, 22 December 1979. Crowd, L-R : Ben Donaldson, Anne Redmond, Nick Vollis, Esa  Makela, Megan Woodrow (Mohawk), Andy Hall (scarf) 'pling

Capital Cool

Stop in all the byways, playin' rock 'n roll
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Outsiders tend to give Canberra a bad rap: sterile, plagued by politicians, a comatose capital for professionals and academics. Nick Cave once said he didn’t like the city because there were too many punks.

Jimmy Barnes at The Coogee Bay Hotel

Announcing... Pub Rock

11 August 2020
Archived media releases 2020

An exhibition that celebrates the people, places and sounds of Australian pub rock and its enduring impact on the nation’s identity, opens at the National Portrait Gallery on 5 September, 2020.

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