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Paul Cronin
Paul Cronin (8 July 1938 – 13 September 2019) was an Australian actor who played roles in the Australian television series '' Matlock Police'' and ''The Sullivans''. He won the Silver Logie five times, including three years consecutively from 1978, the most awarded actor in Australia, alongside Martin Sacks. He was born to a farming family in Wistow, South Australia in 1938. As a young man Cronin moved to Melbourne where he worked in a variety of jobs. After actively seeking an acting career, he performed in various Crawford Productions including '' Division 4'' and ''Homicide''. Cronin appeared as motorcycle policeman Gary Hogan in the Crawford Productions drama '' Matlock Police'' (1971–1976), followed by its spin-off '' Solo One'' (1976). He played the central character of Dave Sullivan in the popular soap opera ''The Sullivans'' from 1976 to 1983. In 1986 Cronin led a consortium with Christopher Skase which was awarded the inaugural licence for the Brisbane Bears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VFL/AFL
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It includes teams from clubs based in the eastern states of Australia: Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, and includes reserves teams for the east coast AFL clubs. The league evolved from the former Victorian Football Association (VFA), and it has been known by its current name since 1996. For historical purposes, the present-day VFL is referred to as the VFA/VFL, to distinguish it from the present-day Australian Football League, which in turn was known until 1990 as the Victorian Football League and is thus referred to as the VFL/AFL. The VFA was formed in 1877 and is the second-oldest Australian rules football league, replacing the loose affiliation of clubs that had been the hallmark of the early years of the game. Initiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epilepsy Foundation Of Victoria
The Epilepsy Foundation is a large Australian charity, headquartered in Surrey Hills, Victoria, which provides evidence-based programs to support to people living with epilepsy, and all those who care for them. Epilepsy Foundation programs are delivered nationally through the Epilepsy Australia network of service delivery partners. The Epilepsy Foundation delivers services directly in New South Wales and Victoria. The Epilepsy Foundation aims to stop avoidable deaths, ensure children get a good education, help people get and keep their jobs and help people feel safe and connected. The Epilepsy Foundation works to ensure that "no one with epilepsy goes it alone". History The foundation was formed in 1964 by a group of concerned parents to provide support and information to all Victorians affected by epilepsy. Initially called the Victorian Bureau for Epilepsy, one of the priorities was accommodation following the closure in 1963 of what was known as the Talbot Colony for Epilept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the Laws of Australian football, laws of the game. Originally known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), it was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with 1897 VFL season, its inaugural season commencing the following year. The VFL, aiming to become a national competition, began expanding beyond Victoria (Australia), Victoria to other Australian states in the 1980s, and changed its name to the AFL in 1990. The league currently consists of 18 teams spread over five of Australia's six states (Tasmania being the exception). Matches have been played in all states, plus the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, as well as in New Zealand and China to expand the league's au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules Football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval ball between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post (worth one point, otherwise known as a "behind"). During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kicking, handballing and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently bounce or touch it on the ground. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught holding the ball. A distinctive feature of the game is the mark, where players anywhere on the field who catch the ball from a kick (with specific conditions) are awarded unimpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five national free-to-air networks, 10's owned-and-operated stations can be found in the state capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth while affiliates extend the network to regional areas of the country. As of 2022, Network 10 is the fourth-rated television network in Australia, behind the Seven Network, Nine Network, ABC TV and ahead of SBS. History Origins From the introduction of TV in 1956 until 1965 there were three television networks in Australia, the National Television Network (now the Nine Network), the Australian Television Network (now the Seven Network), and the public ABC National Television Service (now ABC TV). In the early 1960s, the Australian Government began canvassing the idea of licens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discover Downunder
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Discover may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''Discover'' (album), a Cactus Jack album * ''Discover'' (magazine), an American science magazine Businesses and brands * DISCover, the ''Digital Interactive Systems Corporation'' * Discover Financial, an American financial services company operating Discover Bank, which offers checking accounts, credit cards, etc. ** Discover Card, a credit card brand Science and engineering * DSCOVR, an Earth observation satellite See also * Discovery (other) * Discoverer (other) Discoverer may refer to: Ships * MS World Discoverer, MS ''World Discoverer'' cruise ship wrecked off the Solomon Islands in 2000 * ''Discoverer Clear Leader'' double-hulled dynamically-positioned drillship (2007), sister ships are ** ''Discovere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Fields
Marty Fields (born 18 December 1961) is an Australian comedian, host/mc, actor, writer, musician, singer, and radio presenter from Melbourne. Professional career The son of Australian actors Maurie Fields and Val Jellay, Fields has had long-running roles on '' Hey Hey It's Saturday'', ''Blue Heelers'', ''Blankety Blanks'' and various other television shows. He starred in over a dozen musicals including ''Guys and Dolls'', ''High Society'' and '' Crazy for You'', receiving a Green Room award for best actor in a musical. He has performed extensively around the world including shows at The Riviera (Las Vegas), The New York Comedy Club (NYC), and Howl at the Moon (Chicago). Fields has worked alongside performers including Marina Prior, Jimeoin, and John Farnham. He has written two TV comedy shows and many newspaper and magazine articles, and is the creator and composer of the Australian musical ''The Paradise''. Fields has also been an occasional presenter on 3AW's Nightline, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Brady (broadcaster)
Philip Stuart Brady TVTonight] (born 16 June 1939) is an Australian media personality, radio and television identity and voiceover artist born and raised in . Apart from a brief period in the 1970s when he worked for a Victorian travel agent, Brady has been employed in the media all his adult life. In 2018, he celebrated 60 years in the industry. Television Born on 16 June 1939, to Wilfred Brady, a psychiatrist and composer, Brady became involved in television in the very early days, just two years after its start in Australia. He left school at the age of 18 and started working at[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Mansfield
Bruce Mansfield (24 April 1944 – 17 April 2016) was an Australian television/ radio personality and narrator. Early career Mansfield began in radio at age 16, when he won a junior announcer's competition at the 3UZ radio station in 1960. The prize was 100 pounds ($200) and a week on-air. He then joined 3KZ in 1962 as a panel operator and late night announcer.Bruce Mansfield: Profile . 3aw.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013 In 1964 he joined 3XY presenting the mid-morning program. In 1968, he moved to television and appeared on 's '' |
Pete Smith (announcer)
Peter Philip Smith OAM is an Australian former radio and television voice-over artist. He is primarily known for his work with GTV-9 Melbourne as their announcer, including being the announcer on the nationally screened quiz show ''Sale of the Century'' for 21 years. Life and career Early life Smith was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and educated at Wesley College, Melbourne. Radio Upon leaving school, Smith joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a messenger boy before progressing through the ranks to an announcer on the home service and Radio Australia. On radio in the 1960s, Smith worked with radio station 3AK as a "good guy" and on Greater 3UZ as it was known during the 1970s. Since this time he has made guest appearances on comedy-based radio programs, including ''Get This'' and ''Tough Love'' which both aired on Triple M. Television As television was introduced into Australia, Smith performed the role of announcer and host for the weekly ABC TV televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. From 2017 to 2021, the network's slogan has been "We Are the One". Since 2021, the network has changed its slogan back to the iconic Golden Era slogan "Still the One". As of 2022, the Nine Network is the second-rated television network in Australia, behind the Seven Network, and ahead of the ABC TV, Network 10 and SBS. History Origins The Nine Network's first broadcasting station was launched in Sydney, New South Wales, as TCN-9 on 16 September 1956 by ''The Daily Telegraph'' owner Frank Packer. John Godson introduced the station and former advertising executive Bruce Gyngell presented the first programme, ''This Is Television'' (so becoming the first person to appear on Australian television). Later that year, GT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
