Namesake Gilbert Street Hackett honors John Gilbert
John Gilbert an English ornithologist who aided Australian natural history is commemorated by Gilbert Street Hackett and memorials in St James Sydney and near Drakes Brook Western Australia. Born circa 1810 to 1815 he arrived in 1838, collected hundreds of birds and mammals, joined Leichhardt’s 1844 expedition, and was killed during the journey to Port Essington with burial on June 28, 1845.
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John Gilbert
Queensland
Gilbert Range
Gilbert River
Gilberton
Gilbert
Hackett
St. James's Church
Sydney
Drakesbrook
Western Australia
England
Australia
Swan River
Perth
Leichhardt
Port Essington
Mitchell River
Melody Man Adjudicates At Eisteddfod
Mr Evans known as the Melody Man applauded performances at the Australian eisteddfod where Peter Walshe won 83 points for an instrumental concerto. The event list shows numerous solo and duet results across age groups with several local competitors noted from Canberra, Deakin, Campbell, and nearby towns.
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Mr. Evans
Peter Walshe
Peter
Carmel
Music Study Named Necessary In Victorian Schools
Mr Dan Hardy music master at Dandenong Technical School Victoria says music is a compulsory subject in Victorian technical schools across forms one to three with option to fifth form certificate. He argues music educates appreciation and offers relief from heavy subjects. Hardy conducts Village Glee Club since 1943 and has roles with Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Society and as an examiner for Melbourne University’s Australian Music Examination Board.
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Hardy
Danddenong
Victoria
the Village Glee Club
Canberra
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Society
British Empire
Melbourne University
Australian Music Examination Board
Release of about a thousand in Zanzibar marks relief
About a thousand detainees were freed in Zanzibar today, reducing political prisoners to 160. The update from A.A. P. via United Press reported the release as a step toward easing detentions.
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Zanzibar
British United Press
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Tania Malecky
Downer
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Yass
Katherine Bibbney
Connor
Eileen Gilligan
Barbara Faoreskas
Cunder
Geza
Caiov
Campbell
Eileen Cilligan
Deakin
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Catherine Ahern
Timothy Jaspan
Red Hill
Vivienne Ru
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Judith Pead
H.C
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Stephen Edwards
Kim Parn
Marion Townsend
Mary Walsheene
Kathleen Gilligan
Anne Om
Catherine Leighton
Bears
Eva Gmurowska
Sheryl Cooper
Watson
Gmurowska
Weary Gilligan
Barbara Gilby
Victoria Cleland
Robert Gibson
Griffith
Carmel Walshe
Brugiaine Convent
Cooma
Harry Bink
Patent Office
Hickson Road
Dan Hardy
Beazley
Bruce Barton
Holdens
Volks
Ford Thames
Milkos
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Land
CPI
Beazley & Brucebarton
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