My First LP Record
Tuesday, den 28. April 2009In 1960 I was acting Postmaster at Gwalia in the Goldfields of Western Australia. Two friends and myself joined the Concert Hall Record Club. The first LP record we received was Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony. I remember being moved by the sound of the orchestra in that first movement. I played the record many times and [...]
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My Life in Western Australia in the 1950′s
Friday, den 2. January 2009Horizons A toy truck, a pile of dirt and some stones, and I could amuse myself for hours. These are some of my first thoughts when I think of life back in the early fifties. I was born early in the previous decade during the second world war. After the war was over, I recall [...]
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More Listening to Music by Radio
Friday, den 13. June 2008Back somewhere in the 1950′s there was a morning radio session called “The Hospital Half Hour”. I would often like to listen to this programme. In this programme, favourite music would be played. Some of the music was classical. There was one pianoforte piece called “Devotion” played by pianist Eileen Joyce. This was a piece [...]
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Music at State School
Friday, den 13. June 2008While a student at Gabbin State School, I do recall having a weekly music class. This was done by radio. I remember practising singing, as I strode around the bush, one song commencing with the words “The Spring Is Coming”. I don’t remember whether there was much follow up by the teacher after these classes [...]
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My Early Musical Experiences
Tuesday, den 10. June 2008Much of my early appreciation of music came through the radio media. Around the age of nine years, I used to listen to a radio programme called the “Willie Weeties Hour” comperred by Uncle John. This concert was held in Boans at Perth commencing at 10am every Saturday. The concert involved audience singing and solo [...]
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