Music
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Born Elfreda Marie Schwaebsch in St Kilda in 1904, Freda was the first child of Carl August Adolph and his...
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Johnny Chester grew up and went to school in Preston (Tyler Street, Bell Primary and Preston Technical...
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Leonard Weir, like Margaret Nisbett, was a Preston born singer who founded a career from their singing. At...
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At 18 years old, Preston born Margaret Nisbett was selected to play the role of Gilda in the opera...
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Norman John Rowe was born on the 1st of February 1947 to Albert (Albie) and Constance (Connie) Rowe. He grew...
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The Northcote Choral Society formed in February 1930 with conductor, James G. Neilson, who remained the...
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Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company was formed in the mid 1880s in Launceston by James Joseph Pollard and...
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In 1949 it was decided to establish a symphony orchestra in Preston. By July of that year 35 musicians had...
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Born Patricia Lamond Lawman on 29 March 1932 in Sydney, Toni became a veteran cabaret singer and entertainer....