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  1. The Columbia Graphophone factory at Homebush around 1930, with 'The only records without scratch' painted across the front

    301 turned 100 in October 2026.

    It started in this factory in Homebush.

  2. Governor of New South Wales Sir Dudley de Chair reading from a sheet of paper

    On 14 October 1926, the Governor of NSW officially opened it.

    It was the only recording studio in Australia.

  3. Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm in flying suits in 1928, with their signatures

    Kingsford Smith and Ulm came in to record the story of their flight across the Pacific.

  4. Francis Barraud's painting of Nipper the dog listening to a phonograph

    Columbia and HMV merged to form EMI.

  5. Columbia 78 rpm label: The Running of the Melbourne Cup, 1932, Part 2

    Columbia captured the Melbourne Cup call.

    Cut from the broadcast relay onto wax.

  6. The EMI 'His Master's Voice' works decorated for the 1954 royal visit, with a train passing

    The studio left the factory for the city: 301 Castlereagh Street.

    That’s where the name comes from.

  7. An engineer at the EMI built transistor mixing console in 1962

    The studio’s first transistor console, designed and built by EMI.

  8. The Studios 301 building on Mitchell Road, Alexandria

    The factory is self storage now. The studio never stopped.

    From 1999, Mitchell Road in Alexandria.

  9. The live room of the 2018 Ellis Avenue studio, with a grand piano on a rug

    A new studio on Ellis Avenue, built from the ground up.

    16 months and 134,000 hours of labour.

  10. The Studios 301 control room in Surry Hills today

    100 years of music history.

    Moved to Surry Hills in 2025.
    Ready to write yours.

Photos: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales (Sam Hood); National Library of Australia; Studios 301 archive. Audio: the opening speech, 14 October 1926.

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