JOHNNY YOUNG
Johnny Young rose to fame in Australian pop music during the mid-1960s...
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Musician, AustralianFrank NeilsenJohnny Young, Australian, pop, music, Step Back, Cara-Lyn, Clarion, Go-Set, gold record, Ivan Dayman, Festival Records, The Real Thing, Russell Morris, Young Talent Time, ARIA, Hall of Fame, Magic 2CH 1170
JOHN DENVER
John Denver (31 December 1943 - 12 October 1997) rose to musical stardom in the late sixties...
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MusicianFrank NeilsenJohn Denver, Denver, country music, music, Rocky Mountains, humanitarian, environmentalist, flying, M, Melbourne, Australia, Hilton, hotel, GENI
DELVENE DELANEY
Delvene Delaney was the house model for Barry Green’s Brisbane studio, H.B. Green and Co...
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ActorsFrank NeilsenDelvene, Delvene Delaney, model, Brisbane, Australia, Playboy, bunny, London, The Box, The Young Doctors, The Paul Hogan Show, Paul Hogan, John Cornell, Strop, Crocodile Dundee, Byron Bay, John Denver
PROTEST!
South Vietnam was at war with its northern neighbours, and Australia had become enmeshed...
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TINA ARENA
Tina Arena was one of a star-studded line-up at an album launch...
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Musician, AustralianFrank NeilsenTina, Arena, Gravy, benefit, concert, ARIA, awards, Hall of Fame, female, singer, Tiny, Tiny Tina, Young Talent Time, blues, songs, pop
THURSDAY'S CHILDREN
Thursday’s Children was a Brisbane band who earned a solid following during the midsixties...
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Musician, AustralianFrank NeilsenThursday’s Children, Brisbane, mid-sixties, 1967, Band, rock and roll, RedOrb, Paul Murphy, Barry Sullivan, Steve Pristash, Heinz Frylink, Barry Harvey, Big Goose, Little Goose
THE PURPLE HEARTS
The Purple Hearts was a major Brisbane band during the early 1960s...
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NORMIE ROWE
Normie Rowe rose to prominence in the Australian pop-music scene...
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Musician, AustralianFrank NeilsenNormie, Normie Rowe, Australian, Australia, pop, music, Que Sera Sera, Cloudland, Ballroom, Ivan Dayman, Sunshine Records, 1966, Go-Set, magazine, Vietnam, army, service, veterans
DAME EDNA EVERAGE
Barry Humphries did a one-person show at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne...
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BOB DYLAN
Bob Dylan arrived at Brisbane airport on the morning of Friday, 15 April, 1966...
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MIKE TATE
Michael Tate, my dear friend, was a tormented soul. Only a few readers will have heard of him...
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RON TERRY
Ron Terry was sound asleep aboard the Royal Australian Navy warship HMAS Voyager...
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THREE AUSSIE GREATS
Matt Taylor, Phil Manning and Broderick Smith are three of Australia’s...
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MATT TAYLOR IN ACTION
Australia's most respected bluesman performing at the Corner Hotel...
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PHIL MANNING
Phil Manning is regarded by many as Australia’s number one...
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A VERY YOUNG JACK THOMPSON
Jack Thompson made his first foray into the realm of the theatrical extravaganza...
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TEARS
I found this 1989 picture of my daughter in a box of ‘special’ shots...
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