I'm working on a film set in 1975 and I have this working TV, but don't want to use it if it's the wrong period. Does anyone know when NEC first put channel changing buttons (rather than the clunky dial) on their TV's in Australia?
Thanks Justine

What's the model number on the TV you have?

Just about every TV set in use in 1975 that I can think of, had a rotary tuner.
Around 1978/79 appeared the first of the Australian made push button types.
Excepting some european sets.

That telly would be mid 1980s as they were badged as Rank Arena before approx. 1985.

The introduction of pushbutton tuning was staggered across manufacturers. Some started early on. Others went out of business before ditching rotary tuners and companies such as AWA made rotary and pushbutton versions of the same model. Early AWA and Thorn sets with pushbutton tuning came with an ultrasonic remote control and the buttons on the set were of the touch type rather than being mechanical.

Colour TV transmission officially began in Oz on 1 March 1975, and at that time the place awash with European sets with brands such as Blaupunkt and Nordmende, especially in pubs and clubs which could afford them.

They did not have turret tuners on them, but were remote controlled.

For quite a few years in the mid to late 1970s colour TVs were the burglar's item of choice, and pubs often had their sets secured to the wall.

Now that I have seen the picture of the set in question, it is definitely from the 1980's.
Not applicable to a 1975 film set.
JJ

Labrat has a 1974 Kriesler 59-01 that would be perfect if he's amenable.

I only have older TVs.