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Mike Connors (vaudevillian)
Michael Aloysius Connors (1891–1949) was an American-born Australian vaudevillian and radio presenter. Biography He was born in New York and came to Australia in 1916 on a six-month stage contract as part of a vaudeville act, contracted by Benjamin Fuller. After arriving in Australia, Connors met Queenie Paul whom he co-starred with in a revue.Lees, JenniPaul, Eveline Pauline (Queenie) (1893–1982) '' Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 18, 2012. Accessed 24 October 2018. Connors and Paul married in Newcastle on 17 November 1917, and the couple subsequently became known for their collaborative stage work. After gaining financial backing in 1931, Connors and Paul established Con-Paul Theatres. In 1932, Con-Paul Theatres took over the lease of the Grand Opera House in Sydney and renamed it the New Tivoli Theatre. The couple had three children together, Celestine, Colleen and Paul. Colleen Connors died at the age of five in December 1933 from meningitis. In 1938, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenie Paul
Eveline Pauline "Queenie" Paul (OAM) (30 December 1893 – 31 July 1982) was an Australian performer in vaudeville shows (singer and dancer) and a theatre producer, active from the 1910s until the early 1980s. She was particularly known for her associations with the company's of J.C. Williamson and Sir Benjamin Fuller Early life Eveline Pauline Paul was born in Sydney, the daughter of Frederick William Paul and Antoinette Schuller Paul. Her father was born in Germany; her mother was French.Jennie Lees"Eveline Pauline (Queenie) Paul"in ''Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 18'' (MUP 2012). Her nickname came from being the first girl in the family after four sons; she was "the little queen" from a young age.Frank Van StratenLive Performance Australia Hall of Fame (2007). Career Queenie Paul was on stage with J.C. Williamson as a chorus girl by age 15. In her early 20s she was "principal boy" in a production of a pantomime, ''The Bunyip''. In 1917 she co-starred with an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truth (Melbourne Newspaper)
''Truth'' was a Melbourne tabloid newspaper established in 1902 as a subsidiary of Sydney's ''Truth''. It was "a sensational weekly paper with a large circulation, delighting while shocking its readers with its frequent exposure of personal scandal and social injustice. Detailed police and court reports, illustrated by drawings and photographs of prosecutors and defendants." History In its early years ''Truth'' was left-leaning, and painted itself as the voice of the working class. Before 1945 it had a style of journalism that was high pitched, sensational and melodramatic. The newspaper from its earliest days was based on scandal, particularly based on the records of the divorce courts, which were not subject to restrictions on reporting. ''Truth'' broke stories involving Agent Orange and Vietnam veterans, as well as the whole story of what happened at Maralinga with the A-bomb tests. In 1967, Richard L'Estrange broke the scandal surrounding the Melbourne-Voyager collisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models are sold in Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** Paying of old age pensions begins in German Empire, Germany. ** A strike of 500 Hungarian steel workers occurs; 3,000 men are out of work as a consequence. **German Empire, Germany takes formal possession of its new African territories. * January 2 – A. L. Drummond of New York City, New York is appointed Chief of the Treasury Secret Service. * January 4 – The Earl of Zetland issues a declaration regarding the famine in the western counties of Ireland. * January 5 **The 1891 Australian shearers' strike, Australian shearers' strike, that leads indirectly to the foundation of the Australian Labor Party, begins. **A fight between the United States and Indians breaks out near Pine Ridge agency. **Henry B. Brown, of Michigan, is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court. **A fight between railway strikers and police breaks out at Motherwell, Scotland. * January 6 &ndas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun (Sydney)
''The Sun'' was an Australian afternoon tabloid newspaper, first published under that name in 1910. History ''The Sunday Sun'' was first published on 5 April 1903. In 1910 Hugh Denison founded Sun Newspaper Ltd and took over publication of the old and ailing and ''Australian Star'' and its sister ''Sunday Sun'', appointing Monty Grover as editor-in-chief. The ''Star'' became ''The Sun'', and the ''Sunday Sun'' became ''The Sun: Sunday edition'' on 11 December 1910. According to its claim, below the masthead of that issue, it had a "circulation larger than that of any other Sunday paper in Australia". Denison sold the business in 1925. In 1953, The Sun was acquired from Associated Newspapers by Fairfax Holdings in Sydney, Australia, as the afternoon companion to ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. At the same time, the former Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Sun'', was discontinued and merged with the ''Sunday Herald'' into the tabloid '' Sun-Herald''. Publication of ''The Sun'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunday Mail (Brisbane)
''The Sunday Mail'' is a newspaper published on Sunday in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is Brisbane's only Sunday newspaper. ''The Sunday Mail'' is published in tabloid format, comprising several sections that can be extracted and read separately. It is available for purchase throughout Queensland, most regions of Northern New South Wales and parts of the Northern Territory. Publishing The newspaper is published by Queensland Newspapers, part of News Corp Australia, whose parent company is News Corp. The editorial office is located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and the newspaper is printed in the suburb of Murarrie. Liz Deegan succeeded Michael Prain as editor in September 2006. Prain, who was editor of the newspaper for almost a decade, was appointed managing editor, digital media, of Queensland Newspapers. As she prepared to take over as editor, Deegan said: "I'm excited by the challenge of editing the biggest -selling newspaper in Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Tyson
William Russell Tyson (20 April 1920 - 11 September 2014) was an Australian radio announcer and television presenter. Career Radio Tyson was arguably best known for his radio work, particularly with ABC Radio Brisbane where he commenced as a cadet announcer in 1939. He subsequently became known for presenting a national breakfast program and the popular ''Hospital Half-Hour'' program. Tyson was the second of three announcers who presented ''The Hospital Half-Hour'', taking over from the show's original host, Mike Connors, after Connors died in 1949.(3 May 1975"The Hospital Hour to end" ''The Canberra Times''. Retrieved 23 October 2018. Tyson had previously filled in for Connors during his ill health. Following disagreements regarding the direction of the breakfast program, Tyson resigned from the ABC in 1966. Tyson was replaced on ''The Hospital Half-Hour'' by Garry Ord, who hosted the program until it was axed in 1975. After leaving the ABC, Tyson worked for commercial stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Times
''The Queensland Times'' is an online newspaper serving Ipswich and surrounds in Queensland, Australia. The newspaper is owned by News Corp Australia. The circulation of ''The Queensland Times'' is 10,804 Monday to Friday and 14,153 on Saturday. ''The Queensland Times'' is circulated to the Ipswich city area (all residential suburbs including the new the suburbs Springfield, Springfield Lakes and Brookwater) and the Ipswich rural area including Harrisville, Rosewood, Laidley, Forest Hill, Lowood, Boonah, Aratula, Gatton, Esk and Toogoolawah. ''The Queensland Times'' website is part of the APN Regional News Network. History ''The Queensland Times'' is the oldest surviving provincial paper in Queensland. Founded on 4 July 1859 as the ''Ipswich Herald'', it has continued ever since. Until a printer's strike briefly interrupted production in 1972, it had the proud record of never having missed a scheduled issue, in spite of fires, floods and machinery breakdowns. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallbearers
A pallbearer is one of several participants who help carry the casket at a funeral. They may wear white gloves in order to prevent damaging the casket and to show respect to the deceased person. Some traditions distinguish between the roles of pallbearers and casket bearer. The former is a ceremonial position, carrying a tip of the pall or a cord attached to it. The latter do the actual heavy lifting and carrying. There may otherwise be pallbearers only in the symbolic sense if the casket is on an animal or vehicle. In Western cultures, the pallbearers are usually male family members, close friends, or colleagues of the deceased. A notable exception was the funeral of Lee Harvey Oswald, in which reporters, pressed into service to carry the coffin, outnumbered the mourners. In some African cultures, pallbearers are not family members but are staffs of professional funeral agencies who are paid for their services. The first duty of a pallbearer is to appear at least thirty min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gussey
James Thomas Gussey (21 February 1906 – 6 January 1990) was a New Zealand-born trumpeter who had a successful career in Australia. He is best remembered as conductor of the ABC Dance Band, performing on ABC radio and television networks. Biography Gussey was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 21 February 1906, a son of Mary Ann Gussey and Thomas Andrew Gussey. At the age of ten he was playing trumpet with the Ponsonby Boys' Band. He played with various dance bands before moving to Australia in 1925 or around 1928. Another source is more specific: he travelled to Sydney "with Maurie Gilman in 1927; both joined the Jimmie Elkins Band" and began working in theatre bands for J. C. Williamson's. In January 1928, Gussey's engagement to Olivia Mary (Olive) McKibbin was announced in Sydney, and the couple were married later that year at All Saints' Church, Ponsonby, Auckland, on 1 August. Gussey first worked with Jim Davidson at the Lyric Wintergarden Theatre, where Davidson was the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wallace (Australian Comedian)
George Stephenson "Onkus" Wallace (4 June 1895 – 19 October 1960), was an Australian comedian, actor, vaudeville, vaudevillian and radio personality. During the early to mid-20th century, he was one of the most famous and successful Australian comedians on both stage and screen, with screen, song and revue sketch writing amongst his repertoire. Wallace was a small tubby man with goggle eyes, a mobile face and croaky voice who appeared in trademark baggy trousers, checkered shirt and felt hat. His career as one of Australia's most popular comedians spanned four decades from the 1920s to 1960 and encompassed stage, radio and film entertainment. Ken G. Hall, who directed him in two films, wrote in his autobiography that George Wallace was the finest Australian comedian he had known. Early and personal life George Stephenson Wallace was born in Aberdeen, New South Wales to George Stevenson "Broncho" Wallace, a painter, and Catherine Mary Ann, née Scott. His father toured in min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Pringle (producer)
Harry Noel Pringle (25 December 190330 March 1985) was an Australian radio and television producer who worked on light entertainment programmes in England and Australia. Biography Harry Pringle was the son of Edith Ogilvie Benzley, and Harry Lempriere Pringle (1869, Hobart, Tasmania1914, London, England). His father was an operatic bass who sang at Covent Garden, London and the Metropolitan Opera, New York. Pringle worked in music hall, until in 1937 he became one of the first producers on BBC Television. Between February 1937 and August 1939, he was credited 112 times as TV producer (nearly six programmes a month), three times as director, and once as editor; he was at the same time producing radio programmes. On 1 September 1939, BBC Television broadcasting was suspended because of the outbreak of World War II, and only resumed in June 1946. In 1940, Pringle relocated to Australia, where he was appointed to take charge of radio light entertainment for the Australian Broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
