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PIX magazine, 6 August 1949, Our Navy learns air combat
PIX magazine, 6 August 1949, Our Navy learns air combat

PIX magazine, 6 August 1949, Our Navy learns air combat

Date1949
Object number00014550
NameMagazine
MediumPaper, ink
DimensionsOverall (Closed): 352 × 265 mm
Display dimensions (Open): 352 × 525 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThe cover features a woman dancing with a tambourine and is titled 'Migrant nurse off duty'. A feature article included in this edition is 'Our navy learns air combat' and refers to the RAN's first air station aboard HMAS ALBTROSS. Hiroshima in Japan titled 'Hiroshima anniversary - war's first atom bomb fell four years ago. HistoryPIX magazine was established in 1938 and became one of Australia's most popular magazines during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The publication focussed on devoting editorial space to captioned images rather than text and became known for its cover girls. Like Australasian Post, PIX was dedicated to exploring Australiana and showcased cartoons, jokes, fiction and general interest stories. Following the sexual revolution of the 1960s, the magazine became more risqué with its content and images, indicating an Australian society going through political and cultural change. In the 1970s, with the rise of other popular culture media such as television, circulation for PIX began to drop and it merged briefly with People magazine before disappearing from sale altogether.SignificancePIX magazine was one of Australia's most popular general interest magazines. PIX became known for its cover girls, who often sported the latest in swimwear designs, and the changes in the magazine's content and style records the development of Australian culture during the latter half of the 20th century.