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ALL THAT JAZZ Sad passing of recording industry giant Nevill Sherburn
● The Melbourne recording industry is mourning the passing of one of its pioneers, Nevil Sherburn, at age 84. Nevill was proprietor of Swaggie Records, and was responsible fo the recording and promotion of a wide variety of music - particularly jazz - over decades. A family tribute said “Nevil passed away at home in our family's loving care. He left us with no regrets and many cherished memories of his life with Maureen, his family, friends and Jazz music.”
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A private family service will be held. Mr Sherburn had been in ill health for some while and had undergone quadruple heart surgery in 2012. Members of the Minchinton family said Nevill was an “endlessly generous host” and “we will miss him and will not see his like again”. The Swaggie Records label was established in Australia in 1949 by the five members of the Graeme Bell co-operative band, Graeme and Roger Bell,Ade Monsbourgh, Don ‘Pixie’Roberts and Lou Silbereisen. The first recordings for the Swaggie label were made with the Graeme Bell Australian Jazz Band at the AWA Sydney studio on October 24, 1949. In late 1952 a decision was made to wind-up the co-operative band and the Swaggie business was sold to Nevill L. Sherburn. All the existing Swaggie 78 rpm masters issued and unissued, were transferred to magnetic tape masters by Nevill for release on 10inch LP and 7-inch EP albums with covers designed by Clement Meadmore. During its first decade Swaggie was devoted mainly to the documentation of Australian jazz especially the traditional revival, and continued this role into the 1980s. The label became more widely known internationally in the early 1960s when it issued the extensive Jazz Collector Series of vintage jazz reissues, on 7-inch 33 1/3 LPs. Nevill Sherburn’s contribution to the Australian music industry cannot be overestimated
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● Meet the International Dance Organisation Australian Children's Dance team competing soon in Germany. Back row: Maddy Lymno, Charlotte Crook, Kyran Hymers, Ben Carter, Ella Sibel, Jacob Moulten and Issac Moulten. Next row: Jemma Humphries, Olivia Nugara, Kimberley Sheridan, Maddie Galea, Tessa Yucel, Ava Wansbrough, Caitlin Madgwick, Grace Sherdian and Ebony Price. Back row: Maddy Lymno, Charlotte Crook, Kyran Hymers, Ben Carter, Ella Sibel, Jacob Moulten and Issac Moulten. Next row: Lauren Stafford, Maddy Bobeff, Ebony Whitecross, Isbella Manton and Caitlin Bush. Front from left: Merrick Steinfort, Lara Green, Sara Musco, Pier Bobeff and Shania Nugara. ■ Earlier this year, the International Dance The dancers will be performing a Organisation Australian Children's Dance fundraising concert in Parkdale on Sunday Team competed successfully at the Interna- (Oct. 25) at 2pm and 5pm to showcase the tional Dancesport Championship in Hong items that the team will be performing in GerKong. many on the world stage. Many of the dancers won gold titles, and Friends of the International Dance the team already has a twice world silver med- Organisation will also be performing. Items allist tap dancer ready to try for gold. include solos, duos, trios as well as the entire This success qualified the first full Austra- team on stage. lian team to compete at the prestigious IDO All profits from the concert’s ticket sales World Showdance and World Tap Dance In- will go straight back to the IDO team to help ternational Titles in Germany in November pay for their accommodation, costumes, props and December. The children pictured have auditioned and and registration in Riesa. Two performances: Sunday, October 25 earned their place on the team. at 2pm and 5pm. Having rehearsed for hundreds of hours, Venue: Parkdale College Theatre, Warren they are mentally preparing themselves for the biggest internationally recognised dance Rd, Mordialloc, Melbourne. Tickets: $50 per seat challenge of their lives. Bookings: 0431 481 650 Thousands of dancers come from more - Cheryl Threadgold than 30 countriesto attend this event every year.
Home owners must pay $4351 owing to plumbers ■ Aurelio and Wendy Saltalamacchia have been ordered to pay $4351.84 to D.A. & E.A. Jarrett Plumbing Pty Ltd. The money is for plumbing and roofing work on the couple’s new two-level beach home near Portland. The couple took their complaint before Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal member Charlene Price. The couple said the company did not provide quotes and charged at an hourly rate to inflate the price.
The couple wanted a declaration that an outstanding invoice of $9459.05 is not owed, and they sought a refund of $4351.84. Ms Price said a claim against the plumbing business owners, David and Elizabeth Jarrett, was misconceived, Jarrett Plumbing denied the claim of overcharging, saying that the billing was for work done, all work was necessary.
Jarrett Plumbing amended its invoice from $9459.05 to $8844.45. The Tribunal heard that Mr Saltalamacchia was an ownerbuiilder who worked on the project on weekends only. He acknowledged that he was rarely present on thbe site when the work was carried out, and was unable to verify the timesheets. The company’s work was done over a lengthy timeframe. Total value of the work was $40,2123.48, of which $30,754.43 had been paid.
■ Male ‘Division 1’ nurse Peter William Omant will be permitted to to work, after being reprimanded for downloading child pronography. Australian Federal Police conducted a raid on his home premises where they found child pornography including nudity and erotic posting, secual activity between children, sexual activity between adults and children, sadism and bestiality. Omant had faced an interim ban on nursing practice whilst an investigation was completed into his conduct and health. He had earlier pleaded guiltyat the County Court at Geelong, and received a suspended 18 month jail sentence from Judge Chettle. Omant must now undertake monthly psycho-therapeutic counselling sessions for at least 12 months. The sessions are to explore his attraction to child pornography including issues of victim identification and empathy. Omant appeared before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, after the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia heard that he used a carriage service to access the child pornography, and knowingly possessed it. The Tribunal hearing was before Judge Greg Garde, Pamela Barry and Rosslyn Pearson. Omant must undergo random breath testing for alcohol, at least weekly. If his level is above 0.0, he is not to work his shift. “Mr Omant is not permitted at any time to engage in direct or assisted nursing care of a child or of any persons under the age of 18 years,” said the Tribunal. Omant must provide copies of the Tribunal orders to any nursing agency organising his employment. “Patients and families are entitled to expect the highest professional and moral standards of health practitioners.”
Latest News Flashes Around Victoria
Drug driving fine
■ Amber Forrest, 18, of Leopold, who had her licence suspended in June for drug driving has been caught behind the wheel twice within 24 hours. The Geelong Advertiser reports that Forrest was fined a total of $800 for both charges, recording a conviction for the second offence only. Forrest’s licence was also suspended for another three months.
Returning to Court
■ Edwin Reid, 60, of Giffard West, accused of possessing a cache of prohibited and unregistered weapons, will return to Sale Magistrates' Court next month, reports the Gippsland Times. A hearing for an intervention order against Mr Reid will also be held on November 30.
More Colac burns
■ The State Government will continue with planned burns in the Colac district, despite a planned burn sparking an out-of-control fire in central Victoria, reports the Colac Herald.
Directors called
■ Philip Bart and Geoffrey Parker, former directors of Bruck Textile Technologies of Wangaratta, have been summonsed by liquidators to appear at a public examination in the Federal Court later this month, reports the Wangaratta Chronicle.
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● Luke Peverelle and Gina Mets in the musical First Date. ■ A bright, quirky musical is playing its and VCA graduate Gina Mets as confipremiere Australian season at dent Casey, are terrific in their roles. Stageworx Theatre in Bayswater until Trish Carr’s expert direction ensures October 31. seamless staging of the 90-minute show, Presented by Have You Seen It Pro- and musical director Andrew Houston’s ductions, First Date is a new Broad- great orchestra plays previously unknown way musical based on the book First Date tunes with a gusto that renders them faby Austin Winsberg, with music and lyr- miliar. Kim Annette’s visually interestics by Alan Zachary and MichaelWeiner. ing, disciplined choreography compliThe narrative perceptively captures ments the narrative. the awkwardness, inner thoughts and A technically clever effect at the end critics of a couple exploring the protocol allows patrons to see the band on a large of a first date at a New York restaurant. TV screen, playing behind the stage. But this is no ordinary couple – blind It is exciting to see a new musical, date newbie Aaron (Luke Peverelle) has particularly one that succeeds in enterbeen set up for a casual drink with serial taining patrons. dater Casey (Gina Mets). This show is socially perceptive with Their contrasting personalities add to some very funny lines, entertaining songs the fun, and fellow diners transform into with toe-tapping tunes, and a great cast – protective parents, manipulative ex-part- all presented in the delightful intimacy of ner, ‘bail-out sweetie’, supportive best the Stageworx Theatre.in Bayswater. friends and the couple’s subconscious You must be wondering whether thoughts. Issues include religious dif- Aaron and Casey end up together after ferences, a ticking biological clock, and their first date? Best see the show before social media revealing past history, it finishes on October 31. The talented ensemble includes MePerformances: October 21, 22, 23, 24, lissa Nolan, Sasha Hennequin, Andrew 28, 29, 30, 31 at 8pm Head, Andrew Georgesz and Wade Venue: Stageworx Theatre, 3/21 Stud Robinson. Particular mention must be Rd., Bayswater made of the stylish showmanship of Tickets: Adults $35, Concession $32, Andrew Head (Waiter) and Wade Groups 10 or more $30. Robinson’s (Reggie) versatility. Bookings: 9729 8368. Luke Peverelle as sincere, shy Aaron - Review by Cheryl Threadgold
Stellar cast in 1984 ■ With extraordinary prescience George Orwell’s iconic dystopian future of Big Brother’s constant surveillance, fighting a perpetual war in the name of peace, and the state’s ability to control language and the flow of information resonates as freshly in 2015 on stage as it did in novel-form in 1949. Think of the Bush administration’s ‘collateral damage,’ or ‘enhanced coercive interrogation techniques’ or the Australian government’s rebranding asylum seekers as ‘illegal maritime arrivals’ and consider Orwell’s warning of the ‘boot stamping on a human face’. A world where seemingly insignificant office clerks, such as Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, pose more of a threat to governments than an enemy army. Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s adaptation sets the drama at no time in particular with a play within a play, framing the action around the
interpretation of Winston Smith’s diary as historical document. A stage length video screen with film by Tim Reid, adds to the atmosphere of oppressive scrutiny aided and abetted by Tom Gibbons’ soundscape and Natasha Chivers’ lighting. Chloe Lamford’s perfectly nondescript postwar set mor-
phs into a jarringly white torture chamber as search lights, screaming klaxons and a dawn raid by blackuniformed security force ushers in an ingenious set change. Winston is ‘disappeared’ to the Ministry of Love’s Room 101. In a stellar cast, Matthew Spencer is excellent as the hapless protagonist. Turn To Page 11
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● Michael Fulcher ■ Polyphonic Voices will voluntarily become guests of Her Majesty at the Old Melbourne Jail for a concert called Motets in the Jail at 7.30pm on Saturday (Oct. 24). The walls have rarely resonated with beautiful sounds, but that should change when the Polyphonic Voices sing. The grimy bluestone walls of the cells and corridors will resonate with a program of motets featuring two of Bach's six great motets - Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf (BWV 226) and Singet dem Herr nein Neues Lied (BWV 225. While there are a limited number of seated tickets due to the design of the jail's interior, patrons can buy a special Cell Experience ticket, where attendees can take their own cushion and inhabit one of the old cells. They won't see the choir, but will hear them in the most atmospheric way possible - patrons do get to leave the cell at the end of the concert, unlike former 'guests'.. The program also features works by Peter Philips, Karl Jenkins, Eric Whitacre, Bruckner and, Victoria, mixing the best of the past four centuries with modern choral composers. A feature of the unusual jail concert is a performance of the Allegri Misere, with its ethereal treble solo. This music was so well guarded by the Sistine Chapel that it was never allowed to be copied - but that plan went awry when a certain young Mozart heard it, immediately committed it to memory, and ensured that future generations of choristers would be able to sing this superb motet. Polyphonic Voices is conducted by eminent Australian conductor and organist Michael Fulcher, and is drawn from the alumni of the university choirs in Melbourne, together with selected other young professional standard singers. It is a safe bet that generations of more permanent 'guests' were never privileged to hear such musical sounds. If only Ned Kelly had been serenaded by Polyphonic Voices, would history have turned out differently? Tickets are adults $40 and Cell Experience $10 - to secure tickets, do not pass go, do not collect $200 but go straight to jail by buying your tickets at www.polyphonicvoices.com . - Julie Houghton Contents of Court Lists are intended for information purposes only. The lists are extracted from Court Lists, as supplied to the public, by the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, often one week prior to publication date; for current Court lists, please contact the Court. Further details of cases are available at www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au The Melbourne Observer shall in no event accept any liability for loss or damage suffered by any person or body due to information provided. The information is provided on the basis that persons accessing it undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of its content. No inference of a party’s guilt or innocence should be made by publication of their name as a defendant. Court schedules may be changed at any time for any reason, including withdrawal of the action by the Plaintiff/Applicant. E&OE.
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■ An 18-year-old who has only held his licence for three days has been allegedly caught drink driving a BMW in Glen Iris. His licence will be cancelled and disqualified for three months.
Lobsters ■ Commercial rock lobster fishers along the south-east coastline are enjoying record prices with competition between the exporters hitting unprecedented levels. Prices have soared to $125 per kilogram at some ports, reports the Warrnambool Standard.
Airfares ■ Southern Grampians Shire interim chief executive Bruce Davidson will receive two return economy airfares to Queensland as part of his two- to four-month work contract, reports the Hamilton Spectator.
CEO quits ■ Dean Miller, SWAN Hill Rural City Council's chief executive officer has quit halfway through his five-year contract.
■ The premiere of Jurassica by Dan Giovannoni is a moving character piece that explores a complicated and conflicted father/son relationship accentuated by the immigrant experience. The play was commissioned by Red Stitch as part of their Writers’ Program (now the Ink Program), which supports Australian playwrights to bring their uniquely Australian stories to life. Jurassica is not only a story about immigrants, but also tracks the impact of cultural heritage on the relationships of future generations born and bred in Australia. Ralph (Joe Petruzzi) and Sara (Caroline Lee) move from the countryside of Tuscany to Moorabbin in the 1950s. Not long after they welcome their only son Ichlis (Jordan FraserTrumble). Through a series of thoughtful and clever flashbacks we witness the conflicts and frustrations that plague this father/son relationship as Ichlis becomes an adult and a father himself. In turn, Ichlis's relationship with his own son Luca (Edward Orton) is equally conflicted. The play's title refers to a story Ralph passes down to both his son and grandson, a bond linking the three generations.
● Jordan Fraser-Trumble and Joe Petruzzi in Jurassica. Photo: Jodie Hutchinson Thrown into the mix is This is a pacey and en- Makeeva. In addition, forKaja (Olga Makeeva), the gaging production that di- midable performances by acerbic translator in the rector Bridget Balodis Fraser-Trumble, Orton hospital assisting Ralph. has skillfully staged. and Devon Lang Wilton Kaja, who fled Belgrade Set design by Romanie (the estranged wife of in the 1990s has her own Harper worked particu- Ichlis), make this powervery different migrant larly well in effectively ful and engaging theatre. story to tell. creating two simultaneous Performance Season: Makeeva is superb, stages. Wednesday to Sunday at foul-mouthed and opinThere is plenty of im- 8pm, Saturday matinee at ionated, with a penchant passioned Italian spoken 3pm, until 7 November for doctors, she never (mostly comprehensible Venue: Red Stitch Acholds back with the awk- to those of us uninitiated), tors Theatre, 2 Chapel St, ward questions. which added much au- St Kilda East Makeeva's character thenticity and atmosphere Tickets: $28-$45 Kaja may seem a tad over to the production. Bookings: 9533 8083 the top and out of place Jurassica has an ex- or redstitch.net but she is a welcome stra- ceptionally strong cast in - Review by tegic distraction. Petruzzi, Lee and Beth Klein
Driver stays off road ■ Hire car driver Phillip Rowan has lost his bid to have an interim suspension lifted. Rowan asked VCAT Vice-President Judge Davis to lift an interim suspension of his driver’s accreditation. Rowan was suspended by the Taxi Services Commission after Police made a complaint about his conduct at Melbourne Airport last month.
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Judge Davis heard Rowan had a previous conviction for behavinf in an offensive manner in a public place; operating a commercial passenger vehicle without a licence; and driving a commercial passenger
vehicle without registration. The Tribunal was told that earlier this year he had been charged with a number of offences alleging “assault police”, “assault police on duty”, “stop on or across a driveway”, and “careless driving of a motor vehicle”. Judge Davis heard that Rowan expected to lose $1500-$2000 weekly, but had a number of vehicles, and his licence was due to lapse on October 9.
Tenants must pay $565 ■ Ruth and Russell Craig-Brown have made application to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal against Darren Britt and Blathnaid Prenter. The landlords applied to VCAT member Kay Kirmos for compensation over 12 items totalling $1365 on vacated premises, which had been rented at $775 weekly. These included cleaning, a cracked toilet seat, damaged shelves, stained carpets, a bench stain, illegal electrics, and a stained ensuite vanity. Ms Kirmos ordered that $565 be paid, but that the balance of a bond of $4650 be returned.
● John O’Donnell, Jerry Kozlowski, Dan Walker and Christopher Roach in Canzone – Music as Storytelling. Photo: Jeff Busby ■ The 17th century Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi is the inspiration behind an extraordinary coming together of sight and sound in Canzone – Music as Storytelling at the Flinders Lane gallery fortyfivedownstairs. Over the past four years artist Angela Cavalieri has produced a body of work sourced from the music of Monteverdi, who made his reputation as director of music at St Mark’s basilica in Venice, and who many call the father of opera. As part of the Melbourne Festival artistic director of fortyfivedownstairs Mary Lou Jelbart has added the music of Monteverdi to Cavalieri’s monumental prints (some are five metres wide and three metres high) in a stunning audio visual experiment. Harpsichordist John O’Donnell, with singers from Accademia Arcadia, perform one program called Cantations, while contemporary ensemble Press, Play present Variations, an expressive take on the work of some of the masters including Monteverdi. With Cavalieri’s huge canvasses around the gallery walls, the music fills the space between and the perfect marriage of these forms comes in the shape of Cavalieri’s linocut print Pur ti miro pur ti godo from the finale of Monteverdi’s last opera The Coronation of Poppea. Based on the final scene in which Poppea and Nero declare their love (I gaze at you, I possess you) Cavalieri captures the lovers in dialogue, their heads composed of the lyrics of the song and the space between them filled with Monteverdi’s harmonic notes. As part of the music program both ensembles perform Pur ti miro pur ti godo: O’Donnell’s treatment is classic and reserved with tenor and soprano, while Press, Play director Sonya Lifschitz puts two sopranos into play, producing a visceral, melancholy mood. The art exhibition runs until Saturday October 24. The musical program is on Wednesday October 21 and Thursday October 22 at 3pm and 5pm at fortyfivedownstairs, 45 Finders Lane, Melbourne. Bookings: fortyfivedownstairs.com. Phone 9662 9966 - Review by Martin Curtis
THE BARREL ‘Never pick a fight with a man who buys ink by the barrel and paper by the ton.’ Power costs argued
■ Chai-Hong Lai has taken landlord Wakeel Norkham to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal over electricity charges billed by the rooming house owner when the room was not separately metered. Tribunal Member Bryan Thomas ordered that #314.50 be paid to Lai immediately. VCAT was told that Lai entered a rom rental agreement at Brickworks Dr, Brunswick, for a rental of $629 a month. Mr Thomas said Norkham failed to provide a schedule of the amount of water consumption and utility chargesm as required. “(Norkham) was not entitled to charge (Lai) for electricity, gas and utility services,” Mr Thomas said. “In any event the Notice to Vacxate was invalid in that as at the date of the Notice theApplicant did not owe at least 14 days rent.”
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Yvonne’s Column
■ It’s hard to imagine, in this enlightened day and age, that there are still some families who are totally opposed to immunisation for their children. Not only is it unthinkable, but also this selfish attitude puts every child with whom they come in contact at a great risk of becoming infected. But they don’t care because for whatever reason, they think it is their right. For the life of me despite all of their excuses I still can’t understand why they are refusing to have their kids innoculated. One of the excuses I’ve heard touted, and it seems to be a favourite one is because of religious grounds. That’s not going to save them from prosecution. And so far, not one of these ignorant parents can explain what their religion has specifically written on the subject. It’s just a cop out.
Saving children ■ And I wonder if one of their children falls ill with one of the preventable diseases, and in the worst case scenario dies, how will they will feel knowing that immunisation could probably have saved their child’s life, or prevented unnecessary suffering? Either they are not listening to what the doctors tell us, or have buried their heads in the sand and have not asked for the reasons why immunisation is so important. Obviously they have never heard of the miseries of the past such as diphtheria, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, typhoid and whooping cough. Parents in those days feared for their children’s lives whenever they became ill. At the first sign of winter do these uncaring and selfish parents rush to have a flu shot? So what’s the difference? The first time I visited the magnificent Exhibition Building my mother asked me to imagine every inch of floor space filled to overflowing with hospital beds and nurses and doctors trying to cope with sick and dying people during the deadly Spanish Influenza epidemic.
Collapsed at work ■ Many people went to work in the morning,
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yvonne.lawrence@bigpond.com collapsed and became so ill they died before the day was over. My mother said that it was common to see baskets of food left at the front door for those friends who were too sick to get out of bed. More than 10,000 Australians died as a result of the Spanish Influenza epidemic. When I used to go to the Fairfield Hospital to visit AIDS patients I became interested in the history of the hospital. I was sad when it closed, and I joined the band of demonstrators. But to no avail. Mentioning this to Nana, she informed me that children with diphtheria were sent there. I don’t know if this is gospel, but according to Nana, who was as sharp as a tack, the kids would be taken by ambulance, and on arrival put in a bath with more than a liberal dash of kerosene. I know that children were sent to Fairfield, but I can’t confirm the addition to the bath. I remember having to have an X-ray for tuberculosis to see if I was clear. There was no getting out of your appointment. It was mandatory. TB was Australia’s biggest killer. And today, due to the Government’s scheme for compulsory testing and the vaccine it was conquered.
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■ Self promotion can be a costly business. Ask Tom Watetrhouse, the cherub-faced online bookmaker who was the face on every conceivable media two years ago. Now he's nowhere to be seen. Tom's been kicked upstairs as CEO, William Hill Australia, the British wagering giant. At the height of his personal media blitz he was backed by a $25 million promotional budget. Imagine Tom, Eddie McQuire,, Geoffrey Edelsten and Russel Howcroft being locked in the same room. May the biggest ego win.
blood rule, he reappears with more patches than Norman Gunston.
No Smooth
Roving Eye
■ Bauer Media in Australia is experiencing the pitfalls of print with the closure of certain titles - Zoo Weekly, Topgear, Madison,, Women's Fitness, Grazia . Bauer is looking to purchase a metro radio network They approached Lachlan Murdoch's Nova Entertainment, operaters of Nova and Smooth radio networks with an offer reported to be in vicinity of $450 million. Offer was rejected, so Bauer moved on. Bauer is the largest radio broadcaster in Europe.
Blood Bros. ■ Now that Scott Selwood has joined Geelong AFL he is reunited with his blood brother Joel . Joel is a hard battling player and has no fear, consequently he gets a huge number of knocks and cuts and is a profific bleeder. When he's ordered off with the
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■ As reported, Rove McManus is to be the new breakfast presenter on Sydney radio station 2 Day FM. Rumours are that Rove is casting a roving eye for a TV gig in 2016. We're told Network Ten is not on his list.
Playboy ■ In what could be the last roll of the dice for Playboy magazine Hugh Hefner has abandoned nude pics in the US edition. In future, models will wear lingere or bikinis. Cover-up is due to the huge variety of nudity available online. Hugh Hefner is 89 years young. Playboy’s decision is further evidence raunchy lads mags are on the skids. The Aussie edition of Playboy quit publishing in 2000. - John O’Keefe
Penalties in force ■ One in every 13 children born in Australia in 1901 died before it could reach its first birthday. Parents became fearful for their children’s lives when they became ill and epidemics struck. One of the most frightening things to see is a child struggling for breath with whooping cough. And when I was young it was common to see children who were paralysed being wheeled in long stretchers with their legs in calipers due to polio. Thankfully, due to us being lined up at school by a nurse who gave us a shot in the arm (and a lolly for being brave and not crying) polio has been eradicated. Thankfully, we’ve come a long way since those days, I’m pleased that Australia will soon have a national childhood immunisation register so that until the age of 20, all vaccinations will be recorded. And those parents who are refusing to have their child vaccinated will suffer under the Government’s policy of “no jab, no pay”, and that also denies childcare and welfare benefits from parents who refuse to vaccinate their children.
Those dreadful killers of the past have become rare diseases of today Preventative medicine has also made great strides, not only in hygiene and public health departments, but also in the inoculations against certain diseases.
Another planet
■ With the warm weather catching us all by surprise, Melbourne suffered a mini heat wave. I wasn’t prepared wardrobe-wise, and rather than fossick for summer clothes, I just know they will be crammed at the back of the wardrobe and crushed to death, I chose to stay at home. I must say that I love winter. The clothes are big and cover a multitude of sins, and it doesn’t matter how many jumpers we don. According to the latest fashion mags. commenting on the current European parades, huge overcoats are going to be all the rage next winter. Best news I’ve had in years. I can hardly wait. Apparently those huge clod hopping weird shoes that looked like they came from another planet, and had women teetering dangerously on huge platform soles, are on their way out.
Shades of grey
■ The simple court shoe with an ankle strap and a strap across the toes will be all the rage, but still with very high heels. Fortunately for me, who had worn my last high heels last year, elegant flat heel shoes will be worn with everything catering no doubt to the huge number of older women with feet ruined by decades of high heels, but who still want to look fashionable. My hairdresser tells me that grey is the new hair colour, so it looks like the era of the older woman has well and truly arrived. So, with preparing for summer and packing up my winter clothes that I want to keep, and making them absolutely moth proof, I’ll have my work cut out. Here is a word of warning: those clothes chomping moths are out in force, so moth balls should head your shopping list.
Observer Extra Cups time ■ At this time of the year the big races in the metropolitan area such as the Cox Plate attract the most attention, but there are three well worth attending. The first of these will be the Sale Cup, at their beautiful Greet Wattle Track, on Sunday (Oct. 25), the day after the Cox Plate. As well as the Cup and other top events one of the big highlights will be the auctioning of a well-bred youngster. There will be the usual Fashions on the Field, and always plenty of entertainment for the children. The Following Wednesday (Oct. 28) will see the running of the Bendigo Cup, always a great day. The picturesque track situated about an hour-and-a-half out of Melbourne, always proves popular with race fans and locals with all the main attractions. There will be entertainment for all including the Fashions of the Field, and the Cup always attracts a top class field including runners who may tackle the Melbourne Cup. This will be followed with a good meeting at Mornington for the Peninsula Cup, at their seaside venue, on Sunday, November 1. Always a good day, great amenities, with all the trimmings, like all the other tracks mentioned. I will be busy at the all venues working for the three clubs. - Ted Ryan Ted has more racing news in the Observer Sport
Local fisho
Conversation
■ Lucky Darwin fisho Liam Hale has reeled in a Northern Territory barra worth $10,000 as part of Tourism NT’s Million Dollar Fish campaign. One of his pieces of advice is: "Engage a local ‘fisho’ to take you out because not only can they provide all the fishing equipment you need, they hold all of the local knowledge about where the best places to fish are!" See Page 2 for Allan Beale’s Darwin Barra Base ad
■ Rowland Sinclair series author Sulari Gentill will be in conversation with Angela Savage at 6pm for 6.30pm Monday, November 9 at Readings Hawthorn, 701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn
Extra show ■ Justine Clarke, a regular presenter on ABCKids' TV show Play School, is staging an extra Pyjama Jam show in Melbourne at 4 pm on Sunday, November 15 at Arts Centre Playhouse, Tickets have gone on sale this week.
Yoga event
■ Yoga Australia announces its next event in Victoria will be held on Saturday, November15, following the annual general meeting at the Abbotsford Convent. This community event is for yoga teachers and trainees. It aims to encourage collaboration through the promotion of best practice in yoga teaching. Leanne Davis, Vice President of Yoga Australia, will lead a conversation on how to embrace the many diverse ways that yoga is currently taught while reflecting on the wisdom of the origins of yoga. This is a unique opportunity for Victorians, she says.
Rotary on TV
■ Rotarians are building a relationship with Channel 9 and A Current Affair. A Rotary spokesman says ACA will be doing a special program around November 9 to help James Lehane and his children who lost their wife and mother, Andrea, after she was run down by teenagers on monkey bikes at the Carrum Downs shopping centre. ACA is scheduled to put to air a story around December 15-18 on Sharon Chan, a woman who lost her husband and battles to raise a child with Down Syndrome. ACA is said to be shooting a story involving the Choir of Hard Knocks, and the Rotary spokesman says this go to air on Christmas Eve with Tracy Grimshaw. “The story will talk about the amazing success the Choir has had in helping those socially isolated, homeless and unemployed to re-enter society. “The Choir will be doing a tour of Australia to celebrate its 10th anniversary from March 2016 and the funds will assist them to continue their work across Australia.” Rotary is assisting the people in all three planned TV stories.
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Melbourne
Confidential Talk is cheap, gossip is priceless
Cinderella story
● Theresa Borg ■ Everyone knows the story of Cinderella, but composer Rossini took it, gave it a twist, created fabulous music, and voila - the opera La Cenerentola was born. Melbourne boutique opera company CitiOpera is staging the much-loved opera at Hawthorn Arts Centre from November 4-8. Director Theresa Borg has introduced the contemporary concept of recycling to La Cenerentola, with designer Marc McIntyre creating sets and costumes assembled from reconditions materials. However, the story of the young, deserving Cinderella whose luck changes when she finds her royal suitor, remains the central theme. This production focuses on Cinderella's courage, and CitiOpera has cast mezzo-soprano Kristen Reich as Cinderella (also known as Angelina) Kristin impressed audiences earlier in the year in the role of Lola in Cavelleria Rusticana, and she has performed as a soloist internationally with York Opera, Deutsche Oper am Rhein and the Opera Company of Brooklyn. Matching her as love interest Don Ramiro is tenor Henry Choo, well known to Opera Australia audiences and opera loving audiences across Australia, New Zealand and Asia as the tenor with the soaring beautiful voice. Making their CitiOpera debuts are fine Melbourne baritones Michael Lampard and Adrian McEniery, as Alidoro and Don Magnifico, while Genevieve Dickson and Carolina Biasoli complete the cast as Cinderella's stepsisters Tisbe and Clorinda. Musical direction is by CitiOpera artistic director Trevor Jones, with a full orchestra and the CitiOpera chorus. Performances are Wednesday November 4 and Friday November 6 at 7.30 pm with a special family matinee on Saturday November 8 at 2 pm. Bookings at hawthornartscentre.com.au or by calling 9278 4770. - Julie Houghton ● From Page 8
Stellar cast in 1984 Tim Dutton as his torturer, O’Brien, plays an equally memorable foil. Janine Harouni plays Julia with a fitting amount of zeal, earnestness and passion. Timing, they say, is everything. It is no mean feat to distil a bleak futuristic story half a century after it was published and yet not let it lose its relevance. What is scary is that while Orwell wrote about the excesses of the totalitarian state, it now seems so familiar, much of Orwell’s imagined horrors are now mainstream. - Review by Kathryn Keeble
Phillip Rhoden pledges not to work as lawyer
■ Victorian lawyer Phillip Rhoden has undertaken that he will not at any time in the future apply for a practising certificate. Rhoden was reprimanded for multiple counts of misconduct for chargiong an executor’s commission where not entitled. Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Senior Member Gerard Butcher ordered that Rhoden make restitution payments: ■ Cleur estate, $3724.63; ■ Francis estate, $3219.59; ■ Barber estate, $14,890; ■ Games estate, $38,500; ■ Farrell estate, $16,000; ■ Tomkins estate, $13,200; ■ Pearce estate, $48,748.70; and ■ Perry estate, $220,000. Mr Butcher heard that Rhoden was in practice until 2008 at J.P. Rhoden; then until July 2011 as an employee at Fleming and Rhoden; then at A.J. Vogrig Pty Ltd trading as Wakefield and Vogrig Lawyers. In the Games will, money was left to the Guide Dog Association and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Rhoden had no entitlement to an executors’ commission.
The Tribunal also heard evidence as to the wills of: ■ Lindsay John Francis, with beneficiaries including JBF (a minor) and Lynette Ann Clark; ■ Clifford Horace Tomkins, with the estate left to Craig Baxter, Michael Bartlett, Cheryl Yates and Lee Wilson; ■ Cynthia Louise Cleur, with beneficiaries including Russell Cleur, Denise Mariano, Ian Cleur and Andrew Cleur: ■ Frederick M Perry, with legacies going to Norman Sharp and Susan Hall, and 24 children of Mr Perry’s deceased brothers and sisters; ■ Gwenda Margaret Pearce, with residual estate left to son Clive,
Psychological health must be established for legal authority ■ Lawyer Robert Frederick McBain is disqualified from holding a practising certificate until at least June 30 next year. He must have a report filed by Tim Watson-Munro, or other suitably qualified psychologist, attesting to treatment, and that he is fit to be issued with a practising certificate. McBain has undertaken not to seek to practise in any area of law other than family law. This follows McBain facing the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Senior Member Gerard Butcher to face a misconduct allegation submitted by the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner. McBain pleaded guilty to acting in gross breach of fiduciary duty as an executor and lawyer over the Legg Estate. The will was created by Amanda Legg, of Croydon Hills, a friend of his wife, Kathryn McBain. The will was in favour of Mrs Legg’s children Nicole (later Almond), Tim and Emma. Total assets were valued at $1.3 million, with more than $600,000 in loans and mortgages. He admitted to deliberately and repeatedly preferring his own interests over the interests of the beneficiaries. “(His) conduct would reasonably be regarded by other legal practitionbers of good repute and competency as dishonourable and disgraceful,” Mr Butcher said. McBain admitted inappropriate withdrawals from the Legg Estate. McBain charged out at $375 per hour. He received complaints from the Legg family about his seven months “work”, “exorbitant” fees, and his lack of accountability. It was claimed that he over-charged by $28,132.78. He recently re-paid those monies. McBain first went into legal practice in 1983. He was in practice in William St, Melbourne, and also from his home in Lisbeth Ave, Donvale. McBain has agreed to pay $28,307 costs of the Legal Services Commissioner.
daughter-in-law Leonie, children and grandchildren; ■ Elizabeth Farrell, with five beneficiaries being The Blind Association, the Royal Children’s Hospital, the Heart Foundation (Victoria), the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, and Scots Presbyterian Church; ■ Marjorie Grace Barber, with five beneficiaries including the Anglican Parish of Mount Dandenong. The Tribubal heard that the executors’ commissions on the eight estates totalled $365,482.92. Rhoden, 70, graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1968, and worked in the family practice established by his grandfather. He married in 1967. His wife died at the age of 25 in 200. There have been three further marriages. Rhoden submitted that the death of his son in 2000 and the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 caused psychological difficulties. A timetable of repayments of restritution was ordered by Mr Butcher, who said the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner’scost be paid by June 2016.
Rumour Mill
Hear It Here First
Whispers
Horrors
● Esther Hannaford ■ Popular actress Esther Hannaford will star alongside Brent Hill in Little Shop of Horrors at the Comedy Theatre in May 2016. Tickets will go on sale from November 30.
Reunion
● Bert Newton ■ Organisers are wondering if Bert Newton might make an appearance at a reunion of radio 3DB staffers to be held at the Kingston Hotel, Richmond, this Sunday (Oct. 25). Bert is a former General Manager of the station.
To Court
Told You So Dept.
■ As predicted in the October 7 issue of the Melbourne Observer newspaper, Graham Mott has joined Pacific Star Network as General Manager of its radio division which includes SEN 1116 and 3MP. CEO Barrie Quick leaves the company. Colm O’Brien stands in as interim Group CEO. More details on the Radio Confidential page.
■ St Augustine’s Primary School at Frankston South ihas requested a Melbourne Magistrates’ Court session this morning when it is due to allege a civil debt is owed by Michelle Anderson for “services rendered”.
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■ Now we know why the Police Association have been funding those ‘feel good’ radio ads about their members ... they are about to crank up their industrial action against the Andrews State Government.
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100 Years Ago Footscray Advertiser. October 23, 2915. COUNCIL NOTES. For a few moments councillors were prevented from commencing business on Monday night because the electric light extinguished itself. The fault whatever it was, was speedily remedied, and under the presiden cy. of Cr. Drew the Finance committee transacted its usual business. There were present at starting Crs Drew, Johnson, Harris,. Fielding, McDonald, Bell and Jenkins. The mayor (Cr. Pearce) arrived later. To this committee the acting treasurer, Mr C. Neylon, submitted his fortnightly report - which disclosed a rather disconcerting sfate of affairs. The receipts for the fortnight totalled £267/ 11/4 and the debit balance at the bank stood at £3030. To this was added £2,115, accounts passed for payment making a total overdraft of £5046. At the same time last year the council's overdraft was only £235I so that they are £2693 worse off. Cr. Harris-And we have only gone two weeks into the new financial year. Cr. Johnson-When are you going to start the main drain Mr Neylon? Mr Neylan-As soon as Mr Barnet returns to duty. Cr. Johnson--Well I would suggest that you put some of the day labor staffon that work. That will relieve the finances. Mr Neylon-Yes and come stone will have to be shifted on the road to the new bridge. I can put some of the staff on that and charge their time to the Maribyrnong River Im provement scheme. In the absence of Cr. Shillabeer the Public Works committee was chaired by Cr. Drew. " Re the footpath to the Tottenham State School, I recommend that the path leading from the school to the eastern side of Argyle street, as far as Barkly street, be asphalted. This street will-be the one mostly used. I estimate the cost at £66/12/
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Long Stories
No 1
Melbourne Observer Editor Ash Long, now in his 60th year, looks back at a lifetime of memories.
It’s a long a way from Tipperary
■ My paternal great-great grand-father James Long arrived in Australia on the Hydaspes on November 27, 1851. Then 21, James was working in the family potato fields at Mountshannon, in his native Ireland. Friendly gypsies approached and offered to tell his fortune. The offer brought some comic relief, for times had been dificult with Ireland suffering the ravages of a potato failure over the previous two years. Potatoes were the staple diet of the Irish, and more than one million people had starved to death. The gypsies told James that they saw him “going overseas within three months”. With the famine and distress, a million folk had already left Ireland for the United States ofAmerica, Canada and Australia to seek a new life. Nonethless, James did not take the prophecy seriously. He was living with his family at Mountshannon. His father, James Long Senior, a school teacher, and his mother Eliza Smith, were married in 1824 in the diocese of Killaloe, which extended into six counties: Tipperary, Clare, Limerick, Offaly, Leix and Galway. Young James, was born on May 12, 1830, at Lorrha, Burris O’Kane, in the barony of Lower Ormond, County Tipperary. Local references do not show any Longs as landholders, a clear indication that they were latecomers to the vicinity. James’s grandparents were in farming, and had a 99-year lease by the Shannon River. In later years, land holdings are shown in the towns of Sellernane and Ballinagough for William Long, Ben Long Jnr, John Long, as well as Ben Long and partners. James Long had five brothers and two sisters: Benjamin, who died young; George, also died young; William; Joseph, died young; Susan; and Elizabeth. The gypsies were correct with their prediction. James sailed from Liverpool on the Hydaspes, arriving in South Australia on November 27, 1851. The Hydaspes was a sailing ship of 595 tons captained by Hugh Stewart. It supported a crew of 28, and was registered at Liverpool in 1847. The usual route of immigrant ships was non-stop around the Cape of Good Hope. James Long’s stay in South Aus-
● James Long, born in Borrisokane, in May 1830 tralia was about 2½-years where he At one stage he thought he had diswas employed mainly in the bakery covered a good-sized nugget, but business. when he came to handle it, pieces of His last employment in the colony very thin good leaf left the surface of was reporting vessels arriving for the a substantial stone. Port of Adelaide. James did not gain a lot of satisfacHe worked from Semaphore, now tion from the Victorian digging operaa suburb some 15 kilometres from the tions. city centre. There were those who made a forOn one occasion he fell asleep, al- tune in a few days, and others who lowing a vessel through - without re- toiled for weeks without seeing any porting. He did not wait to be repri- ‘colour’. manded - and left immediately. Those who did find success, spent James Long joined a company of freely. Some even flamed their tobacco bullock teams taking goods to the with £5 notes. Ballarat goldfields - as their cook. James recalled that he had a fair When he arrived in 1854, he fur- amount of success on the goldfields. thered his way to Castlemaine where While in Castlemaine, there were he stayed on the diggings for 18 rumours of bushrangers. As a safemonths. guard, he left £70-80 between a couple of trusses of hay,. After a scare, he went to recover the money, but the hay was gone, probably burnt. James later told that many of the diggers thought the boom days of the field days were going to last forever, but they did not. Other members of James’s family were quick to leave Ireland for Australia. It has been suggested that the 99year lease that the family held in Killaloe may have been due for expiry. James’s elder brother, William, arrived at much the same time. The remaining members of the family appear to have arrived in South Australia at a later stage, spending two years there. ● James Long’s birthplace Lorrha, as depicted in a Christmas Following their stay, they then greetings card. Source: www.lorrhadorrha.ie moved to Western Australia - in the
Swan River area. James Long Senior was the second child of George Long, a farmer, and the former Susanna Mason. It is believed that James Long Snr was the first cousin of Robert O’Hara Burke (1821-1861), the well-known explorer. George Long and Susanna Mason were married in 1787 in the diocese of Killaloe, County Galway, Ireland. James Long Snr was one of seven children: ■ Ann, who married Henry Brady in Killaloe, in 1819; ■ James Snr; ■ Michael, born in 1795 and later married to Phoebe Oakley; ■ Robert, 1811-1883, and married twice; ■ William, 1812-1864; ■ Benjamin; and ■ John, who married Mary Bourchier. James Long Snr’s brother, Michael, migrated to Canada in 1832. His great-grand-daughter, Lois Long, of Ontario, Canada, records that Michael and Phoebe married in 1825 in Killaloe. When they travelled to Canada seven years later, they took four or five children with them, sailing from Limerick. Like his brother James Snr, Michael was a teacher, possibly even with university education. When he first settled, he taught his own family as there were no schools. He would walk several miles every week or two to acquire a newspaper, which he would read aloud to his Irish neighbours who would come to visit him for news, as few of them could read or write. With money he brought with him to Canada, Michael purchased a farm, mainly uncleared flat land with his residence, Maple Farm, built on an area to become known as Long’s Hill. Another two brothers of James Snr - Robert and William - also emigrated to Canada and settled on land in Western Ontario, taking up land next to each other. Both were schoolmasters. Robert later settled in the township of McGillvray where he spent about 40 years. He later moved to Clinton in 1879, and Belgrave in 181. Robert was married twice: first to Margaret Rogers, and then later to Mary Pritchard. Both Robert and William converted from being Anglican to Methodism after settling. William’s will of 1863 was distrib-
● Robert O’Hara Burke
uted after his death in May 1864. He left all “real and personal estate” to his wife, Deborah, with the following exceptions: ■ To my sister, Mrs Henry Brady, $100; ■ To Mary Bourchier, widow of my late brother, John Long, $50; ■ To my niece, Mary Long, $50; ■ To my nieces, Susan and Margaret Ann Long, daughters of my brother, Robert Long, $50 each; ■ To the Wesleyan Methodist Church, to build a church in the village of Ireland, $100. A codicil, made in September 1863, provided an additional $100 for the construction of the church, and a further $20 to purchase a Sunday school library. James Long Snr had a brother, George, who was known to have come to Australia, but who may have later migrated to America or Canada. James Long Snr was an itinerant school teacher. A letter in the Western Australian archives shows that he was dismissed from his post because he was said to have given shelter for one night to a young woman who was sacked by her employer. James had apparently met the lass on the boat from Ireland. There was quite a scandal, and an appeal was lodged to the local bishop. James Long Snr was forced to leave his wife and family, while he found an alternative teaching post. He was now around 50, and found a post, tutoring a family at Stoney Rises, near Colac, Victoria. Meanwhile, James Long Jnr had moved to Geelong, Victoria, managing a bakery business. The 1856 edition of the Ballarat and Creswick Creek Commercial Directory and Almanac shows: ■ Long, James, store, O’Connell St, Ashby; ■ Long, James, store, Bellair St. The 1858 edition records: ■ Long, James, 4 Somerset Place, Ashby. In 1856, James Long joined in marriage with Miss Olivia Lucas at the United Methodist Church in Preston St, Geelong, Victoria. The Rev. Mark Bradney officiated, as he later did for other Long family weddings. James Long Snr was a witness. Olivia, 17, was the daughter of Thomas Lucas and his wife Margaret (nee Sydes), and was born in Launceston, Tasmania, in 1839. Olivia was grand-daughter of First-Fleeter Nathaniel Lucas (1764– 1818), who was a convict transported to Australia. His occupation was listed as carpenter. He and Olivia Gascoigne, who had also been transported, were the first couple to be married on Norfolk Island. The wedding certificate for James Long describes Olivia as a ‘lady’, and lists her brithplace as Van Dieman’s Land. James is shown as ‘storekeeper’. Around 1859, James and Olivia Long moved to Ballarat where James commenced his own bakery and confectionery business in Plank Rd. It was the start of a grand Australian enterprise. - Ash Long, with research by the late Alan C. Long
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Masters’ Group supports Scouting Around the bay for kids in need
■ Werribee Enterprise Lodge's Rod Pilmore, a grandfather of five and member of the Victoria Freemasons Cycling Club, has jumped on his bike for kids in need. The challenge, a 250-kilometre journey around the bay, is aimed towards the welfare of children in need and through funds raised by participants, will help to ensure young students get through their schooling years. Rod, who entered the 25-30 kmh category, began his training some time ago to give the challenge his best shot, and on Sunday October 11, met with other participants at the crack of dawn to begin the ride from the Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. From the West Gate Bridge to Geelong, Portarlington to Queenscliff, Rod said that at times it was tough, especially the hill climbs and head winds. "I was doing OK until the first climb at Leopold, but then there were several more climbs in Portarlington. “There was always someone in front to chase, but I rarely caught them," he said. Reciting ritual during the lonely tough ride at the back of St Leonards to Queenscliff, Rod said jokingly that he thinks he completed the first and second degree. The most gruelling part of Rod's journey it seems however was the ferry trip to Sorrento. The weather became very cold and his muscles began to ache. He found himself sitting on the steel floor to keep out of the wind rubbing Tiger Balm on his legs. He arrived in Sorrento at 1pm to begin the next leg of the journey to the finish line. Struggling up Mt Martha in the lowest gear, he could find then mak-
● Rod Pilmore ing his way into Frankston, Rod said it reminded him of the Melbourne Marathon he competed in in the 80s (although he was running, and was at least 33 years younger). Rod said his body started to seriously fatigue just prior to spotting the marina at Brighton. He could see the city and so with lifted spirits continued the rest of the way, through all of the irritating traffic lights on City Rd, and finally to the finish line on Alexandra Pde. "A great feeling came over me as my name was read out aloud as I cross the line at 15:55 hours," Rod said. Rod managed to raise $320 for all of his efforts, through Lodge donations from Werribee Enterprise Lodge and Werribee Mark Lodge as well as through several individual donations.
‘At The Beach’ exhibition
● Red Hood Fishing Boat, by Rick Matear, will be on display ■ If you're heading down the coast this summer, don't forget to drop in to Point Nepean Lodge No. 371. The Lodge, known for its extensive collection of artworks painted by Freemasons, will be holding an art exhibition for a group of local artists. At The Beach is a summer exhibition, brimming with great art inspired by light, sun, sand, and water and truly captures the joy of summer. Whether it be painting, sculpture or ceramic, each piece bursts with colour and vitality. Produced by some of Melbourne's finest artists, this exhibition, hosted by Rick Matear, should not be missed, and is only running for two weeks from 6pm on Saturday January 9 In the spirit of giving, Rick Matear will be donating one of his originals Red Hood Fishing Boat, 94 x 132 cm oil on linen, worth $750, to the Lodge as an auction item for one of its future fundraising events. Point Nepean Lodge will be hosting various functions in 2016. With a grand piano, great acoustics and seating for 140 these are sure to be entertaining. So stay tuned or call Lodge Secretary. Geoff Lott, on 0438 844 193 for upcoming activities.
● Michael Baden Powell and Noel Wright after presentation of a ‘thank you’ certificate to The Challengers Masters’ Group. ■ What is an Agooneree? That is a Bill Stevenson, and Michael Baden question that most non-Scouters Powell and his wife Joan. would probably ask. During the afternoon at the camp The Agooneree is a camp for The Challengers saw a large number Scouts with special needs and memof delightful young people having the bers of the 1998-99 Masters’ Group time of their lifes joining in activities The Challengers - attended a thank you afternoon tea on on Sunday , Septhat a lot of us might take for granted. tember 27, at Riddell's Creek Scout Screen printing, make believe fox Camp following their donation of hunting using electronics, and pirates $2000 to assist the costs of the Camp. chasing treasure, as well as a variety This donation was matched by an equal grant from the Freemasons Members who attended the camp of other activities for these Scouts with Public Charitable Foundation. were Noel Wright and his wife Dawn, special needs were included.
Freemasons Foundation continues its support for Operation NewStart ■ Freemasons Foundation Victoria donated $36,000.00 this year to Operation Newstart. With five programs around Victoria, Operation NewStart work focuses on young people between the ages of 14 and 17 who have disengaged from school. There can be many reasons for this. Difficult home circumstances, personal issues, emerging mental health problems, frequently an inability to fit into a classroom setting - these and other reasons will often result in regular truancy for some, and a reluctance to engage in their school communities. The team of professionals includes teachers, social workers, psychologists and youth support personnel. Each brings a special skill, and considerable training, to bear on the 168 young people who graduated this year through the Operation Newstart model. The program is delivered to secondary colleges in Dandenong, Casey, Geelong, and Melbourne's western and northern suburbs through programs in Flemington and Collingwood. More than 200 schools can refer students into one of its programs, as can parents, carers, local police, Magistrates and community agencies. Three days a week throughout a
● Young people benefit through Operation NewStart 10-week school term are devoted to a schools and remain in education or range of activities all designed to fos- training for at least another two years. ter teamwork, self-reliance, life skills, Operation Newstart works closely physical and mental health and a more with TAFEs to provide "trade tasters" positive and caring outlook on life. in wood and metal work, hairdressAn extensive range of outdoor ac- ing, panel work and other trades. tivities, including sailing, cycling, All participate in some form of camping, surfing, white water rafting, community service when on program caving and hiking all provide personal - perhaps a day's work at Myuna challenges as well as the opportunity Farm or a couple of days working to enjoy the natural world around alongside the disabled and handithem. capped at Waverley Industries. There is also a strong focus on fuWith the continuing help from Freeture pathways in vocational training masonry Victoria, Operation and opportunities for continuing in NewStart is making a difference to education. the lives of many young Victorians It is encouraging that more than 85 and their families. per cent of graduates return to their onv.org.au
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AFL keen to stage Irish clash in USA ■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.
Stuff you didn’t know about Los Angeles
Only in America ■ The AFL is working to honour its commitment to the game's stars by staging an international rules trial game in the USA. In what is shaping up as a two continent series, the warm up clash against the Irish will be held in either New York or Boston with the official test to be staged at Dublin's Croke Park. AFL is a driving force behind the series rebirth and has said the New York fixture could be held in Central Park. Boston, with it's strong Irish history and population also remains a viable option. Kevin Sheedy is a long time advocate for AFL in the USA. Pictured is Kevin Sheedy with Alan Johnson, former North Melbourne Football Club Director and supporter of the USA Football League in Los Angeles.
H.R. Pufnstuf returns ■ The beloved children's show characters will return in special called H.R. Pufnstuf Comes to Mutt & Stuff! Nickelodeon is bringing H.R. Pufnstuf back for a new televised adventure for the first time in 45 years. The network announced that it has green-lit H.R. Pufnstuf Comes to Mutt & Stuff , a special will be part of the network's order for 20 additional episodes of live-action preschool series Mutt & Stuff from Sid and Marty Krofft, the creators of Pufnstuf. The beloved character that debuted on NBC in 1969 will return to TV in early 2016, along with friends Cling and Clang, Freddy the Flute and the Rescue Racer. Production on the special is beginning shortly. The 20-episode order brings the first season of Mutt & Stuff up to a total of 40 episodes. In H.R. Pufnstuf Comes to Mutt & Stuff!, Stuff's favourite uncle H.R. Pufnstuf decides to visit him at the canine school. When Pufnstuf arrives with his friends from Living Island, Stuff goes overboard in an attempt to impress him and make sure everything is perfect.
● Kevin Sheedy with Alan Johnson
Godzilla vs Kong, 2020 ■ Monarch, the human organisation that uncovered Godzilla in the 2014 film, will expand their mission across multiple releases Warner Brothers and Legendary have officially united their Godzilla and King Kong franchises and will release Godzilla vs. Kong in 2020, the studios jointly announced last week. Monarch, the human organization that uncovered Godzilla in the The initial trio of films are Kong: Skull Island in 2017 and Godzilla 2 in 2018, followed by Godzilla vs. Kong two years later. Production on Kong: Skull Island started on Monday. While Legendary maintains its new home at Universal Pictures, the Godzilla films remain in partnership with Warner Brothers who will now also distribute Kong as part of the franchise. Warner Brothers and Legendary released Godzilla in May 2014 with an agreement to release Godzilla 2 on June 8, 2018. Shortly following Legendary's pact with NBC Universal, Legendary acquired rights to additional classic characters from Toho's Godzilla universe, including Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah, who are also expected to join the monster mayhem going forward. This paved the way for developing a franchise centered on Monarch and anchored by Godzilla, King Kong, and other famous creatures. "Audiences really responded to Godzilla," said Legendary CEO Thomas Tull. "Today, I'm excited to reveal that film was only the beginning of an epic new entertainment universe. As a lifelong fan of these characters, I've always wanted to see the ultimate showdown, and today we're pleased to be announcing that and more." "Working with our partners at Legendary, we enjoyed tremendous creative and commercial success with Godzilla,”said Kevin Tsujihara, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. "It's great to be able to revisit these characters and help create a franchise with so many creative possibilities for filmmakers. Fans love these big, globally iconic films and it doesn't get any bigger than this."
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Lady Gaga relates to kids
■ Underneath a seemingly seamless veneer, Lady Gaga admits she's faced a life-long battle. "I've suffered through depression and anxiety my entire life," she said in the November issue of Billboard. "I still suffer with it every single day." The multi-platinum Grammy winner has been a longtime activist, championing for the LGBT community and launching the Born This Way Foundation in support "of the wellness of young people." The Foundation focuses on "peer support and preventive initiatives, including research on youth and mental health." While she has revealed other deeply-personal elements of her life over the years, including being raped at 19-years-old and battling anorexia and bulimia, this new revelation comes as an effort to show kids watching her that even Mother Monster has been through many rough moments. "I just want these kids to know that that depth that they feel as human beings is normal. We were born that way," she said, adding that the isolation born from the modern technological age does not help things. "This modern thing, where everyone is feeling shallow and less connected? That's not human." "These kids just want to feel human, but they feel like robots," she said. "They don't understand why they're so sad. There are scientific reasons, which the foundation researches, why you feel sad when you look at your phone all day."
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1. When LA was founded, the city's full name was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora Reina de los Angeles sobre el Rio Porciuncula." (If your Spanish is rusty, that translates to "The town of our lady queen of the angels on the Porciuncula River.") 2. In 1892, oil was discovered near what is now Dodger Stadium. 3. By 1923, Los Angeles produced one quarter of the world's oil. It still sits atop the third-largest oil field in the country. 4. An oil derrick on the property of Beverly Hills High School produces about 400 barrels a day. The school earns about $300,000 a year in royalties. 5. Not many people consider visiting the coroner to finish their holiday shopping. But if you do, the LA coroner's office has a gift shop. 6. When it rains in LA it pours. On April 5, 1926, a gauge in the San Gabriel Mountains collected an inch of rain in just one minute. 7. While in February 1978, almost a foot of rain fell in 24 hours. 8. How did the film industry end up in LA? To get away from Thomas Edison. Edison -who lived in New Jersey -held most of the country's film patents. Filmmakers fled westward to avoid Edison's intellectual property claims. 9. Beverly Hills started out as a modest lima bean ranch. 10. And Santa Monica Pier was originally designed to protect a sewage pipe that dumped treated sewage into the ocean. 11. In 2006, a new tar pit was discovered. It contained the remains of sabre-toothed cats, giant sloths, American lions, and a mammoth that was named Zed. 12. If Los Angeles were its own country, its economy would be bigger than Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Sweden's. 13. In 1996, Charlie Sheen bought 2615 outfield seats at Angels Stadium in nearby Anaheim - so he could catch a home run ball. 14. He came up empty handed. 15. The Hollywood sign originally said ‘Hollywoodland’. 16. (It was an advertisement for Tinsel town's latest real estate development.) 17. At just 320 feet long, the Angels Flight incline is one of the shortest incorporated railways in the world. 18. Each spring, the Getty Museum hires goats to maintain the scrub around its manicured grounds. 19. Tons of stars are buried in Hollywood's Forever Cemetery. One of them is Looney Tunes voice actor Mel Blanc, whose gravestone reads, "That's all folks." 20. It is illegal to lick a toad in the City of Angels. 21. Ever since the zoot suit riot in 1943, the baggy suits have been prohibited in LA. 22. It's also illegal to drive more than 2000 sheep down Hollywood Boulevard. 23. Unlike other baseball stadiums, Dodger Stadium is carved deep into the ground. Parking is available for every stadium level. 24. LA is home to the largest boulder ever transported - a 340-ton chunk of granite that hit the road in 2012. It took 11 days to move it just 85 miles to its home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 25. When they were first installed, the steel walls of the Walt Disney Concert Hall reflected so much light that nearby sidewalks hit temperatures of 140°F.
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■ Vaughn Monroe was a tall and handsome man who became a very popular American singer, trumpeter, bandleader and actor. Vaughn Wilton Monroe was born inAkron, Ohio in 1911. His mother named her son after her two favourite movie stars from the silent films, Vaughn Glasser and Wilton Lackaye. Vaughn was a descendant of President James Monroe. His father was a research engineer in the rubber industry and the family moved around quite a bit. Vaughn learned to play the trumpet at the age of 10. He was in the school band at Jeannette High School in Pennsylvania and wrote the school alma mater which is still sung today. Vaughn graduated in 1929 and worked with several bands before forming his own orchestra in Boston. His first recording of There I Go spent three weeks at the top of the hit parade and his orchestra was named top college band in 1940. Later that year he married Marian Baughman and they had two daughters Candy and Christina. Vaughn built a restaurant and nightclub which he named The Meadows in Massachusetts from which he hosted a live weekly radio program. Vaughn Monroe acted in films during his career including Meet The People, Carnegie Hall, Singing Guns and The Toughest Man in Ari-
Whatever Happened To ... Vaughn Monroe By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM zona. In 1949 Vaughn co-authored The Adventures of Mr. Putt Putt, a children's book about airplanes and flying. He had his own television series in 1950. His signature tune was Racing With the Moon and his hit songs over the years included There! I've Said It Again, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, Mule Train, Tangerine, Ballerina, Sound Off and (Ghost) Riders in the Sky. One of his regrets was that he turned down an opportunity to record Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. In 1953 Vaughn gave up his band and started working as a solo artist on the nightclub circuit. He came to Melbourne in 1965 and performed at the Savoy/Menzies Hotels.
graciously went back into the studio to do it al over again. In his later years Vaughn remained with RCA records working as a TV spokesman, executive, and talent scout. Vaughn Monroe died in Florida during 1973 after undergoing major surgery for a respiratory ailment. Marian passed away in 2013. Earlier this year his daughters were in attendance as the Jeannette High School dedicated their new auditorium in honour of Vaughn Monroe. The plaque reads: "Jeannette High School Auditorium Dedication Honouring Vaughn Wilton Monroe, Class of 1929, whose legacy as a legendary singer, big-band leader and creator of both music and lyrics for the Jeannette High School Alma Mater will be remembered by many generations to come." I have a three disc CD of the songs of Vaughn Monroe and I enjoy listening to his body of work. He had four gold records during his career and has been awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Kevin Trask The Time Tunnel - with Bruce and Phil Sundays at 9.20pm on 3AW That's Entertainment - 96.5FM ● Vaughn Moore Sundays at 12Noon 96.5FM is streaming on the internet. Mike McColl-Jones recalls Vaughn recording a performance at Channel 9 only to be later To listen, go to www.innerfm.org.au and follow the prompts told that the video tape did not work and Vaughn
Catch more flies with honey in the Centre
■ Decades ago I read something about the magical mystical qualities of honey. It was the only still-edible foodstuff which was found in the pyramids. And it's the basic food for some groups of centurions, like those in the Hunza Valley in the Himalayas. I even approached a honey producer in Gippsland, and was intend-
ing to go into business with him, so I set up a stand in Camberwell Market for a couple of Sunday mornings, with a large sign proclaiming: "Do you want to live to be 100?" However, it seemed that not many people did, so that was the end of that little venture. Lamorna Osborne is a partner with South Sydney Group Medical
Practice, and the President of the New South Wales Amateur Beekeepers', and the Illawarra Beekeepers' Associations. So she certainly believes in all the wonders of honey, and she's shortly giving a presentation in Alice Springs on all of these - wound management, burns, fungal infections, and super bugs. The ancient Egyptians knew what they were on about with this magical elixir, and it looks as though Territorians are about to be educated too. ■ There is a prime tourist attraction out at the Rock, whereby evening diners sit at elegant white tablecloth-clad tables, as with any fine dining experience. There, however, it's all out in the open. It's called the Sounds of Silence, and concentrates on the wondrous clear skies of Central Australia. Firstly the diners witness the famous sunset on the distant Rock and Olgas, and then, as darkness descends, choose their morsels from glowing sophisticated barbecues, and wine and dine the evening away. Then they are treated with a ‘Star Talk’ by a local astronomical expert. There is also a fellow in Coober Pedy who occasionally delivers his own practical talks on be topic. Now, in Alice Springs, they're taking all this a bit further. "Earth Sanctuary" is about to be built. Dan and Tom Falzon are constructing a ‘Star Pod’, which is expected to become a primary tourist attraction. At the Rock, a presenter points out various constellations via a strong torch beam - here there will be a powerful deep-space telescope to check out the stars and the meteors, the Southern Cross and the Milky Way. Space per se has never interested me much - however I'll definitely check this out. I love looking to the heavens from my swag at night, so it'll be fascinating to get a closer sticky. ■ There's been a nature discovery project going on out in the Centre, called the Bush Blits. Australia is a vast continent, with much of it unexplored as far as indigenous creatures are concerned. There may be myriads of unknown insects and other creatures lurking about away from the gaze of science. For two weeks scientists wandered out to Kiwirrkurra Aboriginal Com-
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with Nick Le Souef Lightning Ridge Opals 175 Flinders Lane, Melbourne Phone 9654 4444 www.opals.net.au munity, 850 kms west of Alice Springs, to check out any previously unknown specimens which they could find. Jo Harding, the leader of the expedition, said: "With only about 25 per cent of Australia's total biodiversity known to science, this area is like a giant black hole in our knowledge". Kate Crossing, the director of Central Native Title Services, reported that there was a great deal of excitement in the community as a result of the search. "The partnership that has been built up is invaluable in continuing to look after their very special values of this country." And the most special discovery of a fortnight was - a tiny snail! Not sure yet, but probably a new species. ■ Alice Springs is such a wonderful town plonked in the middle of the iconic Centre of Australia. So it's so sad that its popularity as a tourist destination is waning instead of increasing. And one only needs to look at one section of the community - the crimi-
nal and antisocial, who's activities are turning people away. Just this week an innocent cyclist was attacked by six teenagers as he rode along Undoolya Rd. one evening; a 15-year-old, after a chase, was arrested for property offences, assault, and outstanding warrants; four men in a Commodore charged through an RBT station north of Alice, and rolled the car shortly thereafter; a16-yeraold. and a 20-year-old were arrested for assault and robbery at Sporties, attempting to steal a bottle of wine; then out at Santa Teresa another 16year-old was charged with aggravated robbery; four young males held up a service station, threatening the owner with a knife and escaping with cash; and a 22-yera-oldintoxicated man was arrested for throwing rocks at taxis, and a 19 y.o. man was arrested for sexual attack on a woman last month in Alice. No wonder people are staying away.
■ I once read an article in Time magazine by a travel writer who had decided to take theTrans Siberian Railway across Russia, and write about his journey. At one juncture he was roaming around on a platform and encountered a fellow traveller. It was about 8 pm, and the temperature was 30 below zero. This chap was clad in a light track suit. "There's a story here", he decided. "How come you're …?" "Well, I live in Northern Siberia, where it's usually 60 below, so this is a warm night for me!" This reminds me that as summer nudges its way towards us, we'll soon be welcomed by newspaper headlines mentioning "sweltering' and "in the thirties". As a sometime resident of the Centre, I always chortle at such observations. I recall decamping from a plane in Yulara one summer day - it was like walking into a pizza oven. At the back door of my shop in Alice Springs I measured 54° one January day. And the police in Coober Pedy recorded 56° in the foyer of their station. My mate at Mintabie had a thermometer which only went to 57, and for a week it marched up to its limit. The highest I have experienced amongst the reflecting white mullock heaps in Coober Pedy was 61. Here in the 30's - bliss. - Nick Le Souef
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‘The Uncommercial Traveller’ by Charles Dickens Continued From Last Week
‘I should prefer to be cut down by my neighbour and friend (if he will allow me to call him so), H. Parkle, Esq.’ This was an end of Parkle’s occupancy of chambers. He went into lodgings immediately. Third. While Parkle lived in Gray’s Inn, and I myself was uncommercially preparing for the Bar — which is done, as everybody knows, by having a frayed old gown put on in a pantry by an old woman in a chronic state of Saint Anthony’s fire and dropsy, and, so decorated, bolting a bad dinner in a party of four, whereof each individual mistrusts the other three — I say, while these things were, there was a certain elderly gentleman who lived in a court of the Temple, and was a great judge and lover of port wine. Every day he dined at his club and drank his bottle or two of port wine, and every night came home to the Temple and went to bed in his lonely chambers. This had gone on many years without variation, when one night he had a fit on coming home, and fell and cut his head deep, but partly recovered and groped about in the dark to find the door. When he was afterwards discovered, dead, it was clearly established by the marks of his hands about the room that he must have done so. Now, this chanced on the night of Christmas Eve, and over him lived a young fellow who had sisters and young country friends, and who gave them a little party that night, in the course of which they played at Blindman’s Buff. They played that game, for their greater sport, by the light of the fire only; and once, when they were all quietly rustling and stealing about, and the blindman was trying to pick out the prettiest sister (for which I am far from blaming him), somebody cried, Hark! The man below must be playing Blindman’s Buff by himself to-night! They listened, and they heard sounds of some one falling about and stumbling against furniture, and they all laughed at the conceit, and went on with their play, more lighthearted and merry than ever. Thus, those two so different games of life and death were played out together, blindfolded, in the two sets of chambers. Such are the occurrences, which, coming to my knowledge, imbued me long ago with a strong sense of the loneliness of chambers. There was a fantastic illustration to much the same purpose implicitly believed by a strange sort of man now dead, whom I knew when I had not quite arrived at legal years of discretion, though I was already in the uncommercial line. This was a man who, though not more than thirty, had seen the world in divers irreconcilable capacities — had been an officer in a South American regiment among other odd things — but had not achieved much in any way of life, and was in debt, and in hiding. He occupied chambers of the dreariest nature in Lyons Inn; his name, however, was not up on the door, or door-post, but in lieu of it stood the name of a friend who had died in the chambers, and had given him the furniture. The story arose out of the furniture, and was to this effect:— Let the former holder of the chambers, whose name was still upon the door and door-post, be Mr. Testator. Mr. Testator took a set of chambers in Lyons Inn when he had but very scanty furniture for his bedroom, and none for his sitting-room. He had lived some wintry months in this condition, and had found it very bare and cold. One night, past midnight, when he sat writing and still had writing to do that must be done before he went to bed, he found himself out of coals. He had coals down-stairs, but had never been to his cellar; however the cellar-key was on his mantelshelf, and if he went down and opened the cellar it fitted, he might fairly assume the coals in that cellar to be his. As to his laundress, she lived among the coal-waggons and Thames watermen — for there were Thames watermen at that time — in some unknown rat-hole by the river, down lanes and alleys on the other side of the Strand. As to any other person to meet him or obstruct him, Lyons Inn was dreaming, drunk, maudlin, moody, betting, brooding over bill-discounting or renewing — asleep or awake, minding its own affairs. Mr. Testator took his coalscuttle in one hand, his candle and key in the
Charles Dickens other, and descended to the dismallest underground dens of Lyons Inn, where the late vehicles in the streets became thunderous, and all the water-pipes in the neighbourhood seemed to have Macbeth’s Amen sticking in their throats, and to be trying to get it out. After groping here and there among low doors to no purpose, Mr. Testator at length came to a door with a rusty padlock which his key fitted. Getting the door open with much trouble, and looking in, he found, no coals, but a confused pile of furniture. Alarmed by this intrusion on another man’s property, he locked the door again, found his own cellar, filled his scuttle, and returned up-stairs. But the furniture he had seen, ran on castors across and across Mr. Testator’s mind incessantly, when, in the chill hour of five in the morning, he got to bed. He particularly wanted a table to write at, and a table expressly made to be written at, had been the piece of furniture in the foreground of the heap. When his laundress emerged from her burrow in the morning to make his kettle boil, he artfully led up to the subject of cellars and furniture; but the two ideas had evidently no connexion in her mind. When she left him, and he sat at his breakfast, thinking about the furniture, he recalled the rusty state of the padlock, and inferred that the furniture must have been stored in the cellars for a long time — was perhaps forgotten — owner dead, perhaps? After thinking it over, a few days, in the course of which he could pump nothing out of Lyons Inn about the furniture, he became desperate, and resolved to borrow that table. He did so, that night. He had not had the table long, when he determined to borrow an easychair; he had not had that long, when he made up his mind to borrow a bookcase; then, a couch;
then, a carpet and rug. By that time, he felt he was ‘in furniture stepped in so far,’ as that it could be no worse to borrow it all. Consequently, he borrowed it all, and locked up the cellar for good. He had always locked it, after every visit. He had carried up every separate article in the dead of the night, and, at the best, had felt as wicked as a Resurrection Man. Every article was blue and furry when brought into his rooms, and he had had, in a murderous and guilty sort of way, to polish it up while London slept. Mr. Testator lived in his furnished chambers two or three years, or more, and gradually lulled himself into the opinion that the furniture was his own. This was his convenient state of mind when, late one night, a step came up the stairs, and a hand passed over his door feeling for his knocker, and then one deep and solemn rap was rapped that might have been a spring in Mr. Testator’s easy-chair to shoot him out of it; so promptly was it attended with that effect. With a candle in his hand, Mr. Testator went to the door, and found there, a very pale and very tall man; a man who stooped; a man with very high shoulders, a very narrow chest, and a very red nose; a shabby-genteel man. He was wrapped in a long thread-bare black coat, fastened up the front with more pins than buttons, and under his arm he squeezed an umbrella without a handle, as if he were playing bagpipes. He said, ‘I ask your pardon, but can you tell me — ‘ and stopped; his eyes resting on some object within the chambers. ‘Can I tell you what?’ asked Mr. Testator, noting his stoppage with quick alarm. ‘I ask your pardon,’ said the stranger, ‘but — this is not the inquiry I was going to make — DO I see in there, any small article of property be-
longing to ME?’ Mr. Testator was beginning to stammer that he was not aware — when the visitor slipped past him, into the chambers. There, in a goblin way which froze Mr. Testator to the marrow, he examined, first, the writing-table, and said, ‘Mine;’ then, the easy-chair, and said, ‘Mine;’ then, the bookcase, and said, ‘Mine;’ then, turned up a corner of the carpet, and said, ‘Mine!’ in a word, inspected every item of furniture from the cellar, in succession, and said, ‘Mine!’ Towards the end of this investigation, Mr. Testator perceived that he was sodden with liquor, and that the liquor was gin. He was not unsteady with gin, either in his speech or carriage; but he was stiff with gin in both particulars.Mr. Testator was in a dreadful state, for (according to his making out of the story) the possible consequences of what he had done in recklessness and hardihood, flashed upon him in their fulness for the first time. When they had stood gazing at one another for a little while, he tremulously began: ‘Sir, I am conscious that the fullest explanation, compensation, and restitution, are your due. They shall be yours. Allow me to entreat that, without temper, without even natural irritation on your part, we may have a little — ’ ‘Drop of something to drink,’ interposed the stranger. ‘I am agreeable.’ Mr. Testator had intended to say, ‘a little quiet conversation,’ but with great relief of mind adopted the amendment. He produced a decanter of gin, and was bustling about for hot water and sugar, when he found that his visitor had already drunk half of the decanter’s contents. With hot water and sugar the visitor drank the remainder before he had been an hour in the chambers by the chimes of the church of St. Mary in the Strand; and during the process he frequently whispered to himself, ‘Mine!’ The gin gone, and Mr. Testator wondering what was to follow it, the visitor rose and said, with increased stiffness, ‘At what hour of the morning, sir, will it be convenient?’ Mr. Testator hazarded, ‘At ten?’ ‘Sir,’ said the visitor, ‘at ten, to the moment, I shall be here.’ He then contemplated Mr. Testator somewhat at leisure, and said, ‘God bless you! How is your wife?’ Mr. Testator (who never had a wife) replied with much feeling, ‘Deeply anxious, poor soul, but otherwise well.’ The visitor thereupon turned and went away, and fell twice in going downstairs. From that hour he was never heard of. Whether he was a ghost, or a spectral illusion of conscience, or a drunken man who had no business there, or the drunken rightful owner of the furniture, with a transitory gleam of memory; whether he got safe home, or had no time to get to; whether he died of liquor on the way, or lived in liquor ever afterwards; he never was heard of more. This was the story, received with the furniture and held to be as substantial, by its second possessor in an upper set of chambers in grim Lyons Inn. It is to be remarked of chambers in general, that they must have been built for chambers, to have the right kind of loneliness. You may make a great dwelling-house very lonely, but isolating suites of rooms and calling them chambers, but you cannot make the true kind of loneliness. In dwelling-houses, there have been family festivals; children have grown in them, girls have bloomed into women in them, courtships and marriages have taken place in them. True chambers never were young, childish, maidenly; never had dolls in them, or rocking-horses, or christenings, or betrothals, or little coffins. Let Gray’s Inn identify the child who first touched hands and hearts with Robinson Crusoe, in any one of its many ‘sets,’ and that child’s little statue, in white marble with a golden inscription, shall be at its service, at my cost and charge, as a drink ing fountain for the spirit, to freshen its thirsty square. Let Lincoln’s produce from all its houses, a twentieth of the procession derivable from any dwelling-house one-twentieth of its age, of fair young brides who married for love and hope, not settlements, and all the Vice-Chancellors shall thenceforward be kept in nosegays for nothing, on application to the writer hereof. It is not denied that on the terrace of the Adelphi, or in any of the streets of that subterranean-
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Observer Classic Books From Page 17 stable-haunted spot, or about Bedford-row, or James-street of that ilk (a grewsome place), or anywhere among the neighbourhoods that have done flowering and have run to seed, you may find Chambers replete with the accommodations of Solitude, Closeness, and Darkness, where you may be as low-spirited as in the genuine article, and might be as easily murdered, with the placid reputation of having merely gone down to the sea-side. But, the many waters of life did run musical in those dry channels once — among the Inns, never. The only popular legend known in relation to any one of the dull family of Inns, is a dark Old Bailey whisper concerning Clement’s, and importing how the black creature who holds the sun-dial there, was a negro who slew his master and built the dismal pile out of the contents of his strong box — for which architectural offence alone he ought to have been condemned to live in it. But, what populace would waste fancy upon such a place, or on New Inn, Staple Inn, Barnard’s Inn, or any of the shabby crew? The genuine laundress, too, is an institution not to be had in its entirety out of and away from the genuine Chambers. Again, it is not denied that you may be robbed elsewhere. Elsewhere you may have — for money — dishonesty, drunkenness, dirt, laziness, and profound incapacity. But the veritable shining-red-faced shameless laundress; the true Mrs. Sweeney — in figure, colour, texture, and smell, like the old damp family umbrella; the tip-top complicated abomination of stockings, spirits, bonnet, limpness, looseness, and larceny; is only to be drawn at the fountainhead. Mrs. Sweeney is beyond the reach of individual art. It requires the united efforts of several men to ensure that great result, and it is only developed in perfection under an Honourable Society and in an Inn of Court.
covered with snow, draw up my little company among some felled trees which served as a breastwork, and there fire a train of gunpowder so dexterously that suddenly we had three or four score blazing wolves illuminating the darkness around us. Nevertheless, I occasionally go back to that dismal region and perform the feat again; when indeed to smell the singeing and the frying of the wolves afire, and to see them setting one another alight as they rush and tumble, and to behold them rolling in the snow vainly attempting to put themselves out, and to hear their howlings taken up by all the echoes as well as by all the unseen wolves within the woods, makes me tremble. I was never in the robbers’ cave, where Gil Blas lived, but I often go back there and find the trapdoor just as heavy to raise as it used to be, while that wicked old disabled Black lies everlastingly cursing in bed. I was never in Don Quixote’s study, where he read his books of chivalry until he rose and hacked at imaginary giants, and then refreshed himself with great draughts of water, yet you couldn’t move a book in it without my knowledge, or with my consent. I was never (thank Heaven) in company with the little old woman who hobbled out of the chest and told the merchant Abudah to go in search of the Talisman of Oromanes, yet I make it my business to know that she is well preserved and as intolerable as ever. I was never at the school where the boy Horatio Nelson got out of bed to steal the pears: not because he wanted any, but because every other boy was afraid: yet I have several times been back to this Academy, to see him let down out of window with a sheet. So with Damascus, and Bagdad, and Brobingnag (which has the curious fate of being usually misspelt when written), and Lilliput, and Laputa, and the Nile, and Abyssinia, and the Ganges, and the North Pole, and many hundreds of places — I was never at them, yet it is an affair of my CHAPTER XV— NURSE’S STORIES life to keep them intact, and I am always going There are not many places that I find it more back to them. agreeable to revisit when I am in an idle mood, But, when I was in Dullborough one day, revisthan some places to which I have never been. iting the associations of my childhood as reFor, my acquaintance with those spots is of such corded in previous pages of these notes, my long standing, and has ripened into an intimacy experience in this wise was made quite inconof so affectionate a nature, that I take a particu- siderable and of no account, by the quantity of lar interest in assuring myself that they are un- places and people — utterly impossible places changed. and people, but none the less alarmingly real — I never was in Robinson Crusoe’s Island, yet I that I found I had been introduced to by my nurse frequently return there. The colony he estab- before I was six years old, and used to be forced lished on it soon faded away, and it is uninhab- to go back to at night without at all wanting to go. ited by any descendants of the grave and cour- If we all knew our own minds (in a more enteous Spaniards, or of Will Atkins and the other larged sense than the popular acceptation of that mutineers, and has relapsed into its original con- phrase), I suspect we should find our nurses redition. Not a twig of its wicker houses remains, sponsible for most of the dark corners we are its goats have long run wild again, its screaming forced to go back to, against our wills. parrots would darken the sun with a cloud of The first diabolical character who intruded himmany flaming colours if a gun were fired there, self on my peaceful youth (as I called to mind no face is ever reflected in the waters of the that day at Dullborough), was a certain Captain little creek which Friday swam across when Murderer. This wretch must have been an offpursued by his two brother cannibals with sharp- shoot of the Blue Beard family, but I had no ened stomachs. After comparing notes with other suspicion of the consanguinity in those times. travellers who have similarly revisited the Is- His warning name would seem to have awakland and conscientiously inspected it, I have ened no general prejudice against him, for he satisfied myself that it contains no vestige of was admitted into the best society and possessed Mr. Atkins’s domesticity or theology, though his immense wealth. Captain Murderer’s mission track on the memorable evening of his landing was matrimony, and the gratification of a cannito set his captain ashore, when he was decoyed bal appetite with tender brides. On his marriage about and round about until it was dark, and his morning, he always caused both sides of the boat was stove, and his strength and spirits failed way to church to be planted with curious flowhim, is yet plainly to be traced. So is the hill-top ers; and when his bride said, ‘Dear Captain on which Robinson was struck dumb with joy Murderer, I ever saw flowers like these before: when the reinstated captain pointed to the ship, what are they called?’ he answered, ‘They are riding within half a mile of the shore, that was to called Garnish for house-lamb,’ and laughed at bear him away, in the nine-and-twentieth year his ferocious practical joke in a horrid manner, of his seclusion in that lonely place. So is the disquieting the minds of the noble bridal comsandy beach on which the memorable footstep pany, with a very sharp show of teeth, then diswas impressed, and where the savages hauled played for the first time. He made love in a coach up their canoes when they came ashore for those and six, and married in a coach and twelve, and dreadful public dinners, which led to a dancing all his horses were milk-white horses with one worse than speech-making. So is the cave where red spot on the back which he caused to be hidthe flaring eyes of the old goat made such a den by the harness. For, the spot WOULD come goblin appearance in the dark. So is the site of there, though every horse was milk-white when the hut where Robinson lived with the dog and Captain Murderer bought him.And the spot was the parrot and the cat, and where he endured young bride’s blood. (To this terrific point I am those first agonies of solitude, which — strange indebted for my first personal experience of a to say — never involved any ghostly fancies; a shudder and cold beads on the forehead.) When circumstance so very remarkable, that perhaps Captain Murderer had made an end of feasting he left out something in writing his record? Round and revelry, and had dismissed the noble guests, hundreds of such objects, hidden in the dense and was alone with his wife on the day month tropical foliage, the tropical sea breaks ever- after their marriage, it was his whimsical cusmore; and over them the tropical sky, saving in tom to produce a golden rolling-pin and a silver the short rainy season, shines bright and cloud- pie-board. Now, there was this special feature less. in the Captain’s courtships, that he always asked Neither, was I ever belated among wolves, on if the young lady could make pie-crust; and if the borders of France and Spain; nor, did I ever, she couldn’t by nature or education, she was when night was closing in and the ground was taught. Well. When the bride saw Captain Mur-
derer produce the golden rolling-pin and silver pie-board, she remembered this, and turned up her laced-silk sleeves to make a pie. The Captain brought out a silver pie-dish of immense capacity, and the Captain brought out flour and butter and eggs and all things needful, except the inside of the pie; of materials for the staple of the pie itself, the Captain brought out none. Then said the lovely bride, ‘Dear Captain Murderer, what pie is this to be?’ He replied, ‘A meat pie.’ Then said the lovely bride, ‘Dear Captain Murderer, I see no meat.’ The Captain humorously retorted, ‘Look in the glass.’ She looked in the glass, but still she saw no meat, and then the Captain roared with laughter, and suddenly frowning and drawing his sword, bade her roll out the crust. So she rolled out the crust, dropping large tears upon it all the time because he was so cross, and when she had lined the dish with crust and had cut the crust all ready to fit the top, the Captain called out, ‘I see the meat in the glass!’And the bride looked up at the glass, just in time to see the Captain cutting her head off; and he chopped her in pieces, and peppered her, and salted her, and put her in the pie, and sent it to the baker’s, and ate it all, and picked the bones. Captain Murderer went on in this way, prospering exceedingly, until he came to choose a bride from two twin sisters, and at first didn’t know which to choose. For, though one was fair and the other dark, they were both equally beautiful. But the fair twin loved him, and the dark twin hated him, so he chose the fair one. The dark twin would have prevented the marriage if she could, but she couldn’t; however, on the night before it, much suspecting Captain Murderer, she stole out and climbed his garden wall, and looked in at his window through a chink in the shutter, and saw him having his teeth filed sharp. Next day she listened all day, and heard him make his joke about the house-lamb. And that day month, he had the paste rolled out, and cut the fair twin’s head off, and chopped her in pieces, and peppered her, and salted her, and put her in the pie, and sent it to the baker’s, and ate it all, and picked the bones. Now, the dark twin had had her suspicions much increased by the filing of the Captain’s teeth, and again by the house-lamb joke. Putting all things together when he gave out that her sister was dead, she divined the truth, and determined to be revenged. So, she went up to Captain Murderer’s house, and knocked at the knocker and pulled at the bell, and when the Captain came to the door, said: ‘Dear Captain Murderer, marry me next, for I always loved you and was jealous of my sister.’ The Captain took it as a compliment, and made a polite answer, and the marriage was quickly arranged. On the night before it, the bride again climbed to his window, and again saw him having his teeth filed sharp. At this sight she laughed such a terrible laugh at the chink in the shutter, that the Captain’s blood curdled, and he said: ‘I hope nothing has disagreed with me!’ At that, she laughed again, a still more terrible laugh, and the shutter was opened and search made, but she was nimbly gone, and there was no one. Next day they went to church in a coach and twelve, and were married. And that day month, she rolled the piecrust out, and Captain Murderer cut her head off, and chopped her in pieces, and peppered her, and salted her, and put her in the pie, and sent it to the baker’s, and ate it all, and picked the bones. But before she began to roll out the paste she had taken a deadly poison of a most awful character, distilled from toads’ eyes and spiders’ knees; and Captain Murderer had hardly picked her last bone, when he began to swell, and to turn blue, and to be all over spots, and to scream. And he went on swelling and turning bluer, and being more all over spots and screaming, until he reached from floor to ceiling and from wall to wall; and then, at one o’clock in the morning, he blew up with a loud explosion. At the sound of it, all the milk-white horses in the stables broke their halters and went mad, and then they galloped over everybody in Captain Murderer’s house (beginning with the family blacksmith who had filed his teeth) until the whole were dead, and then they galloped away. Hundreds of times did I hear this legend of Captain Murderer, in my early youth, and added hundreds of times was there a mental compulsion upon me in bed, to peep in at his window as the dark twin peeped, and to revisit his horrible house, and look at him in his blue and spotty and screaming stage, as he reached from floor to
ceiling and from wall to wall. The young woman who brought me acquainted with Captain Murderer had a fiendish enjoyment of my terrors, and used to begin, I remember — as a sort of introductory overture — by clawing the air with both hands, and uttering a long low hollow groan. So acutely did I suffer from this ceremony in combination with this infernal Captain, that I sometimes used to plead I thought I was hardly strong enough and old enough to hear the story again just yet. But, she never spared me one word of it, and indeed commanded the awful chalice to my lips as the only preservative known to science against ‘The Black Cat’ — a weird and glaring-eyed supernatural Tom, who was reputed to prowl about the world by night, sucking the breath of infancy, and who was endowed with a special thirst (as I was given to understand) for mine. This female bard — may she have been repaid my debt of obligation to her in the matter of nightmares and perspirations! — reappears in my memory as the daughter of a shipwright. Her name was Mercy, though she had none on me. There was something of a shipbuilding flavour in the following story. As it always recurs to me in a vague association with calomel pills, I believe it to have been reserved for dull nights when I was low with medicine. There was once a shipwright, and he wrought in a Government Yard, and his name was Chips. And his father’s name before him was Chips, and HIS father’s name before HIM was Chips, and they were all Chipses. And Chips the father had sold himself to the Devil for an iron pot and a bushel of tenpenny nails and half a ton of copper and a rat that could speak; and Chips the grandfather had sold himself to the Devil for an iron pot and a bushel of tenpenny nails and half a ton of copper and a rat that could speak; and Chips the great-grandfather had disposed of himself in the same direction on the same terms; and the bargain had run in the family for a long, long time. So, one day, when young Chips was at work in the Dock Slip all alone, down in the dark hold of an old Seventy-four that was haled up for repairs, the Devil presented himself, and remarked: ‘A Lemon has pips, And a Yard has ships, And I’ll have Chips!’ (I don’t know why, but this fact of the Devil’s expressing himself in rhyme was peculiarly trying to me.) Chips looked up when he heard the words, and there he saw the Devil with saucer eyes that squinted on a terrible great scale, and that struck out sparks of blue fire continually. And whenever he winked his eyes, showers of blue sparks came out, and his eyelashes made a clattering like flints and steels striking lights. And hanging over one of his arms by the handle was an iron pot, and under that arm was a bushel of tenpenny nails, and under his other arm was half a ton of copper, and sitting on one of his shoulders was a rat that could speak. So, the Devil said again: ‘A Lemon has pips, And a Yard has ships, And I’ll have Chips!’ (The invariable effect of this alarming tautology on the part of the Evil Spirit was to deprive me of my senses for some moments.) So, Chips answered never a word, but went on with his work. ‘What are you doing, Chips?’ said the rat that could speak. ‘I am putting in new planks where you and your gang have eaten old away,’ said Chips. ‘But we’ll eat them too,’ said the rat that could speak; ‘and we’ll let in the water and drown the crew, and we’ll eat them too.’ Chips, being only a shipwright, and not a Man-of-war’s man, said, ‘You are welcome to it.’ But he couldn’t keep his eyes off the half a ton of copper or the bushel of tenpenny nails; for nails and copper are a shipwright’s sweethearts, and shipwrights will run away with them whenever they can. So, the Devil said, ‘I see what you are looking at, Chips. You had better strike the bargain. You know the terms. Your father before you was well acquainted with them, and so were your grandfather and great-grandfather before him.’ Says Chips, ‘I like the copper, and I like the nails, and I don’t mind the pot, but I don’t like the rat.’ Says the Devil, fiercely, ‘You can’t have the metal without him — and HE’S a curiosity. I’m going.’ Chips, afraid of losing the half a ton of copper and the bushel of nails, then said, ‘Give us hold!’ So, he got the copper and the nails and the pot and the rat that could speak, and the Devil vanished. Chips sold the copper, and he sold the nails, and he would have sold the pot; but whenever he offered it for sale, the
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Little known heroine Mary Watson ■ It was 134 years ago this month, on October 12 1881, that young English woman Mary Watson died in the most horrendous of circumstances on a remote far north Queensland island, her agonising death writing her into history as our first and most extraordinarily courageous, yet little known, folk heroine… Born in Cornwall in 1860, Mary migrated with her family to Maryborough in 1877. There, while still in her teens but with a good education, she ran a small private school for a short time before becoming governess to the children of a local publican, and later moving to remote Cooktown to open another private school there. She met in Cooktown a Captain Robert Watson, a Scotsman who ran a beche-de-mer (sea cucumber) fishing business from Lizard Island some 100km away, and after a brief courtship the couple married, Mary giving birth to a son, Ferrier in June 1881. In October, with Captain Watson away fishing, Mary was in the family hut when some mainland Aboriginal people landed on the island, and while what actually happened will never be known, the Watson’s Chinese gardener, Ah Leong was speared to death and the house servant, Ah Sam severely wounded before the tribesmen withdrew when Mary fired a rifle into the air. To the Aboriginal people, Lizard
● Portrait of Mary Watson – she was just 21 when she died
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Pinot Grigio set to boom ■ Put your money on it, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris will boom across Australia this summer. Although often referred to as “the same wine” because they’re made using the same grape variety, Pinot Grigio has its origins in northern Italy and is a light, delicate, refreshing wine with lively acidity and crispness, whereas Pinot Gris tends to be more about ripeness, richness and sometimes a touch of residual sugar, and hails from the Alsace region of France. Here in Australia a cracker Pinot Grigio for those who enjoy a summer’s outdoor lifestyle and an easy-drinking, refreshing white with seafoods and salads, is a Mr Mick 2015 Pinot Grigio from South Australia’s Limestone Coast. Winemaker Tim Adams, who certainly needs no introduction when it comes to both Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris, says the combination of climate and soils on the Limestone Coast were what allowed him to create this Pinot Grigio, that’s just so very similar to that from Italy. With lemon/lime, pear, white nectarine and apple flavours, it is fresh, crisp and refreshing – and at just $17 an ideal match with seafoods, white-meat salads or, if you like your food spicy, a range of Asian dishes.
One to note ■ If you like to watch the alcohol content of the wine you are drinking, and that of course means the calories as well, Lindeman’s have a 2014 Early Harvest Semillon Sauvignon Blanc that’s 25% lighter than regular wines – but without any compromise in flavour enjoyment. By using select parcels of fruit from early ripening regions in southeastern Australia, it meant lower sugar levels in that fruit – and thus lower alcohol in the resultant wine. But with still nicely forward tropical fruit flavours and herbaceousness, this is a nice fresh and crisp drop to enjoy with seafoods or chicken salads – and value at just $16.
Pictured ■ Enjoy on outdoor summer days with seafoods, white-meat salads or spicy Asian choices. ■ A Semillon Sauvignon Blanc that’s 25 per cent lighter in alcohol and calories, yet full-flavoured to match with seafood or chicken salads.
Island was revered in mythology and Dreamtime stories as a sacred place “owned” by the myriad goannas that abounded there, and which were a source of special food and medicine. Realising the peril she was now in, Mary and the wounded Ah Sam loaded what food and water they could into a roughly 1300mm (51 inch) square by just 610mm (24 inch) deep cast iron water tank that Captain Watson used for boiling beche-demer, squeezed themselves and baby Ferrier aboard, and began paddling in search of a safer island. For five days they paddled and drifted under a blazing tropical sun, occasionally landing on reefs and islands – but at each island, finding signs of Aboriginal life they moved on, critically unable to have collected fresh water. Finally on reaching the unoccupied No 5 Howick Island – an amazing 65 kilometres from where they had taken off in their water tank – they staggered ashore in the stifling heat, their water totally gone, little food remaining, and all in rapidly deteriorating condition. Remarkably, throughout their ordeal Mary maintained a daily diary, cataloguing their journey with brief, unemotional and uncomplaining entries. And on October 12 1881, five days after landing on the island, she wrote her last tragic message: “Still no rain. Ah Sam preparing to die. Baby more cheerful. Self nearly dead with thirst.” It was not until January 1882, three months later, that the crew of a small cargo ship seeking shelter from a storm found the body of Ah Sam on the beach, and those of Mary and Ferrier in the tank that was now full of rainwater. All were taken back to Cooktown where 650 people attended their funerals; Mary Watson was just 21 years of age and her son 4 months. A diary she kept on Lizard Island and the one she wrote aboard their little water tank, are in the John Oxley Library within the State Library of Queensland, and the water tank itself in the Queensland Museum. Today Lizard Island, 250km northeast of Cairns, is a protected National Park and home to one of the most luxurious resorts on the Great Barrier Reef. The resort occupies but a tiny portion of the island, with the remainder grass and woodlands, mangrove swamps, white sand beaches (twenty four) and a ‘mountain’ that rises 359m above sea level. There is also a National Parks campground with toilets, picnic tables and gas barbecue – but campers or other visitors to the island are not permitted to enter the Resort. Lizard Island Resort offers forty indulgent rooms and suites, a legendary spa, reef diving and snorkelling that’s amongst the Barrier Reef’s finest, game fishing, visits to an extraordinary ‘Cod Hole’ that’s frequented by massive 100-plus kilogram Potato Cod, and beach and bush walking. Access is by small plane only from Cairns or Cooktown, or private boat. Coral Princess Cruises also visits the island (not the Resort) weekly as part of Great Barrier Reef itineraries. For more information www.lizardisland.com.au
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Led all the way ■ Rochester's Mark Thompson has an impeccable record at Frank Ryan Raceway and added another winner to the tally, when 4-Y-0 Armbro Operative/ Secret Bonus gelding Times A Bonus (Nigel Milne) greeted the judge in the Petstoc Echuca Pace for C1 class over 2160 metres, leading all of the way from the pole in defeating Devil Dust and Giant Steps in 2-00.4.
Cosy passage ■ Myola trainer Graham McDermott combined with Chris Svanosio to capture the Del-Re National Food Group Vicbred Trotters Mobile for TM0 class over 1720 metres with ultra-consistent Majestic Son/ Queens Beach 5-Y-0 gelding Majestic Ess Jay at Tabcorp Park Melton on Friday. Enjoying a cosy passage from inside the second line trailing the pacemaker Mia Mosca, Majestic Ess Jay finished best along the sprint lane to nab the leader in the shadows of the post, scoring by 2.6 metres in 1-59.4, with Mont Morley third.
Impressive defeat ■ Five year old Bettors Delight/Cool Sandy mare Betabcool was a brilliant victor of the $20,610 Harness Breeders Victoria Blossom Lady for mares M0 & M1 class over 2240 metres at Melton. Trained and driven by Shepparton's Amanda Turnbull, Betabcool starting from the extreme draw was sent forward to face the breeze for the final circuit before dashing to the front on the final bend to impressively defeat My Bella Starr and Earth Angel in a rate of 1-57.2.
Scored by half-head ■ Melton trainer Sam Flourentzou is having a ball with 7-Y-0 Washington VC/Exceed gelding Maka Killin who chalked up his seventh victory (2 this season) by taking the J.L. King Pace for C2 class over 1650 metres at Lord's Raceway Bendigo on Wednesday. Taking a concession for Cassandra Troon, Maka Killin (gate two on the second line) was able to slot on the back of the leader Mrs Devine after the polemarker Sheer Strength galloped at the start checking several runners. Using the sprint lane, Maka Killin scored by a half head from The Gingerbreadman which raced in the open from the bell giving Melton the quinella, with Mrs Devine a nose away in third place. The mile rate 1-55.3.
Return from injury ■ Melton's Lance Justice returned from injury to the sulky at Tabcorp Park on Friday and landed the bookends on the program - the DNR Logistics Pace for M0 class over 2240 metres with Garibaldi (Sands A Flyin/Western Star) and the tab.com.au 3-Y-0 Pace over 1720 metres with Hu Hu R U (Jeremes Jet/Hu Hu) , both former Kiwi's. Garabaldi's run was full of merit after racing wide from the bell to defeat brother John's Gotta Go Henry which led in 1-56.4, with Diamond Ace third, while new stable addition Hu Hu R U had nothing more than a stroll in the park to account for Dougs Limousine and Kenfury Lass in 1-59.5. Other area winners on the program were Allanah Hall (Craig Demmler & Gavin Lang) in the Swift Signs Trotters Mobile, Glenferrie Typhoon (Andy & Kate Gath - the Garrards Horse & Hound Trotters Mobile and Livin It Lovin It (Beau Tindale & Chris Alford the Sheron Park Claiming Pace.
Great promise ■ Burrumbeet trainer Michael Stanley presently laid up with a broken leg, snared the Terang Veterinary Clinic Pace for C1 class over 2150 metres with exKiwi Changeover/Super Telf 4-Y-0 gelding Big Spending Telf who showed great promise in his first campaign since crossing the Tasman.
Couple’s happy night at Bendigo ■ Bolinda trainer Kari Males and husband Paul enjoyed a happy night at the Bendigo trots on Wednesday after snaring a stable double - five year old Modern Art/Bella Aurora gelding Heza Modern Guy taking the Yorkshire Park Pace for C1 class over 2150 metres and half sister Bella Sainz (bySportswriter/) the Bendigo Bank Pace for C0 class over 1650 metres. Heza Modern Guy (Greg Sugars) worked from gate five before taking over from Soho Madonna in accounting for Soho Madonna and Maken Art Magic in a mile rate of 1-56.7. Bella Sainz (Zac Phillips) led throughout from gate five to defeat Smooth Mikaela which trailed and Chilled Desire in 1-56.2. Another of the Males runners The Truth was narrowly beaten in the Trotters Handicap.
58.6. Both horses were driven by Anthony Butt. Monegeetta's David Miles was also victorious on the night, piloting 4-Y0 Kenneth J/Lavra Riviera mare Bee Bee Elle to lead throughout in the Follow Us On Facebook Pace for C0 class over 1755 metres in a rate of 1-57.6.
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■ At Tabcorp Park Melton on Friday, Bolinda's Vince Vallelonga was victorious with 7-Y-0 Our Sir Vancelot/Mother Case gelding Manuka Man (Jason Lee) in the Eynesbury Homestrad Pace for M1 & M2 class over 1720 metres and Inter Dominion bound 5-Y0 Art Major/Aratusa Lass gelding Major Crocker (Greg Sugars) in the VHRSC Classic for M0 or better class over 2240 metres. Manuka Man taking a concession, ran home along the sprint lane off ■ Sutton Grange trainer/ the back of the driver Ross Graham's stablemate leader Stunsmart TellAll/Baroda Bess ning Grin to defeat him 4-Y-0 gelding Animated by a neck in 1-54.4, with was a tough victor of the Outrageos Elle third, Hygain Feeds Pace for C0 while Major Crocker led class over 1650 metres at for the last half of the jourBendigo. ney to account for the hot Despite racing wide favourite Lennytheshark from gate five, Animated and Five Star Anvil in 1was too strong at the finish 56.3. for the pacemaker Virgil Hilts in 1-54.8, with Change Of Address third. ■ Team Molander landed the Collaborate Communications Pace ■ Echuca's Thursday for C6 or better class over meeting was good for the 2240 metres with Will Macedon Ranges, with Mach My Word, a 5-Y-0 Brent Lilley snaring a gelded son of Mach Three stable double - 5-Y-0 Cour- and Queens Beach. age Under Fire/Quba With Chris Alford in the Flame mare Flagbearer sulky, Will Mach My taking the BendigoBank Word from the pole led Pace Final for C1 class all of the way to account over 1755 metres in ad- for the roughie Astronaut vance of Another Jay Jay and old timer Wartime and Sir Briggin in 1-57.9 Sweetheart in 1-58.2. and 4-Y-0 Courage Under Fire/Trammell gelding Iceobar easily winning the Moama Bowling Club ■ Heathcote trainer Pace Final for C0 class Michael Mannix's most over 2160 metres in 1- consistent 8-Y-0 Conch
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Deville/Bonniele mare Conchs Critter registered her 10th victory in 166 outings when successful in the Danny Bouchea @ Springvale Stud Trotters Handicap for T1 or better class over 2150 metres at Lord's Raceway Bendigo on Wednesday. Given the run of the race from the pole by Bendigo's Ash Manton trailing the pacemaker The Truth after leading out, Conchs Critter raced by the Mannix family, made full use of the sprint lane to score by 2.8 metres over The Truth and Brynmor in a rate of 205.8.
Shuffle ■ Huntly's Barry Quigley landed the Race Services Pace for C3 & C4 class over 2150 metres at Bendigo with 7-Y-0 Mach Three/Janoela Star mare Sukovia who has never raced better. With Chris Alford in the sulky, Sukovia ran home strongly after being shuffled back in the last lap, to record a 2.5 metre margin in advance of Alina and Ya Messin. The mile rate 1-56.6.
Combined ■ At Echuca on Thursday, Bagshot's Richard Holland combined with Inglewood reinsman Peter Sanderson aboard 4-Y0 Framework/Devils Rayne mare Spirit Walker to land the Workers & Services Club Echuca Trotters Handicap for T0 or better class over 2130 metres, leading throughout from the pole to account for Alex The Great and Mowbray mates in a mile rate of 2-05.4. - Len Baker
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■ The Yarra Valley meeting held on Monday October 12 was huge for the Melton/Bacchus Marsh area, winning seven of the eight races on the program. Long Forest duo Andy and Kate Gath opened proceedings when Grinfromeartoear/Ballroom Belle gelding Vae Victus brought up twi wins in succession on the track by taking the Hargreaves Hill 3-Y-0 Pace over 2150 metres in a mile rate of 2-01.6. Despite racing without cover, Vae Victus outstayed his rivals to score by 1.9 metres over Four Starzzz Forsa which missed away and the leader Rocknroll Gold. Melton based Brett Cargill combined with Ian McMahon to land the Melbourne Cup Day Trotters Mobile for T0 & T1 class over 2150 metres with 4Y-0 Tennotrump/Scotchys Pride gelding Turn Up Trumps. Commencing a forward move three wide racing for the bell, Turn Up Trumps finished his race of stylishly to account for the pacemaker A Stylish Jewel and Knocked Off Early in a rate of 2-04.7. Ian McMahon was to chalk up a double after guiding Melton trainer Tony Llewellyn's 7-Y-0 Modern Art/On Fifth gelding Guggenheim to an all of the way victory in the Chefs2U Vicbred Pace for C1 class over 1650 metres, defeating Indulgent and Trillion Lombo in a slick 1-57. Maree and John Caldow snared a stable double, with a pair of four year old mares - Lauper (Major In Art/Sister Dancer) scoring in the Glenmac Breeders Crown Pace for C0 class over 2150 metres and Nicky Maguire (Art Major/Tootsie) taking the United Petroleum Pace for C1 class over 2150 metres. Lauper led throughout from gate two in registering a 7.8 metre margin in advance of Shakcoco and Black Magic Mara in 2-01.2, while Nicky Maguire used the sprint lane off the back of the leader Ctheballerina to blowse her by 2.1 metres, with Captain Snoozzee a half neck away in third place after galloping at a vital stage. The mile rate 1-59.5. Joe and Charlie Borg were successful with 7-Y0 Safely Kept/Armbro Prevails gelding Sopranos Fury in the De Bortoli Vicbred Pace for C1 class over 1650 metres, paying Supertab odds of $40.40. Given a sweet trip by Charlie trailing the running leader Total Energy, Sopranos Fury eased to the outside on the final bend and ran home best to prevail by 7.7 metres in a rate of 1-58.4 from Five Star Belle to give Melton the quinella, with Live In Doubt third. The Adam Kelly and Gavin Lang combination landed the Zonzo Estate Pace for C2 & C3 class over 1650 metres with heavily supported ex-Kiwi 5-Y-0 McArdle/Jazz Franco gelding Franco Joaquin. Beginning with a rush from gate four, Franco Joaquin was untroubled to lead throughout to account for Ymbro Toto which raced outside him and Lisandros which trailed the winner. The mile rate 1-55.6. Warrenheip trainer Robert McCartney also provided a long shot winner at the meeting, when Lady Dupree a 4-Y-0 Village Jasper/Dreamworks mare raced by the Steenhuis' from Bungaree greeted the judge in the Team Staffing Solutions Pace for C0 class over 1650 metres with Gavin Lang in the sulky. Enjoying the run of the race from gate two, Lady Dupree was eased three wide at the straight entrance and finished her race off well to score by a neck over the well backed Avalon Castle which raced parked, with Takachanceonharry third. The mile rate 1-59.
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Observer Classic Books From Page 18 rat was in it, and the dealers dropped it, and would have nothing to say to the bargain. So, Chips resolved to kill the rat, and, being at work in the Yard one day with a great kettle of hot pitch on one side of him and the iron pot with the rat in it on the other, he turned the scalding pitch into the pot, and filled it full. Then, he kept his eye upon it till it cooled and hardened, and then he let it stand for twenty days, and then he heated the pitch again and turned it back into the kettle, and then he sank the pot in water for twenty days more, and then he got the smelters to put it in the furnace for twenty days more, and then they gave it him out, red hot, and looking like red-hot glass instead of iron-yet there was the rat in it, just the same as ever! And the moment it caught his eye, it said with a jeer: ‘A Lemon has pips, And a Yard has ships, And I’ll have Chips!’ (For this Refrain I had waited since its last appearance, with inexpressible horror, which now culminated.) Chips now felt certain in his own mind that the rat would stick to him; the rat, answering his thought, said, ‘I will — like pitch!’ Now, as the rat leaped out of the pot when it had spoken, and made off, Chips began to hope that it wouldn’t keep its word. But, a terrible thing happened next day. For, when dinner-time came, and the Dock-bell rang to strike work, he put his rule into the long pocket at the side of his trousers, and there he found a rat — not that rat, but another rat. And in his hat, he found another; and in his pocket-handkerchief, another; and in the sleeves of his coat, when he pulled it on to go to dinner, two more. And from that time he found himself so frightfully intimate with all the rats in the Yard, that they climbed up his legs when he was at work, and sat on his tools while he used them. And they could all speak to one another, and he understood what they said. And they got into his lodging, and into his bed, and into his teapot, and into his beer, and into his boots. And he was going to be married to a cornchandler’s daughter; and when he gave her a workbox he had himself made for her, a rat jumped out of it; and when he put his arm round her waist, a rat clung about her; so the marriage was broken off, though the banns were already twice put up — which the parish clerk well remembers, for, as he handed the book to the clergyman for the second time of asking, a large fat rat ran over the leaf. (By this time a special cascade of rats was rolling down my back, and the whole of my small listening person was overrun with them. At intervals ever since, I have been morbidly afraid of my own pocket, lest my exploring hand should find a specimen or two of those vermin in it.) You may believe that all this was very terrible to Chips; but even all this was not the worst. He knew besides, what the rats were doing, wherever they were. So, sometimes he would cry aloud, when he was at his club at night, ‘Oh! Keep the rats out of the convicts’ burying-ground Don’t let them do that!’ Or, ‘There’s one of them at the cheese down-stairs!’ Or, ‘There’s two of them smelling at the baby in the garret!’ Or, other things of that sort. At last, he was voted mad, and lost his work in the Yard, and could get no other work. But, King George wanted men, so before very long he got pressed for a sailor. And so he was taken off in a boat one evening to his ship, lying at Spithead, ready to sail. And so the first thing he made out in her as he got near her, was the figure-head of the old Seventy-four, where he had seen the Devil. She was called the Argonaut, and they rowed right under the bowsprit where the figure-head of the Argonaut, with a sheepskin in his hand and a blue gown on, was looking out to sea; and sitting staring on his forehead was the rat who could speak, and his exact words were these: ‘Chips ahoy! Old boy! We’ve pretty well eat them too, and we’ll drown the crew, and will eat them too!’ (Here I always became exceedingly faint, and would have asked for water, but that I was speechless.) The ship was bound for the Indies; and if you don’t know where that is, you ought to it, and angels will never love you. (Here I felt myself an outcast from a future state.) The ship set sail that very night, and she sailed, and sailed, and sailed. Chips’s feelings were dreadful. Nothing ever equalled his terrors. No wonder. At last, one day he asked leave to speak to the Admiral. The Admiral giv’ leave. Chips went down on his knees in the Great State Cabin. ‘Your Honour, unless your Honour, without a moment’s loss of time, makes sail for the nearest shore, this is a
quented part of England — in a word, in London. The retreat into which I have withdrawn myself, is Bond-street. From this lonely spot I make pilgrimages into the surrounding wilderness, and traverse extensive tracts of the Great Desert. The first solemn feeling of isolation overcome, the first oppressive consciousness of profound retirement conquered, I enjoy that sense of freedom, and feel reviving within me that latent wildness of the original savage, which has been (upon the whole somewhat frequently) noticed by Travellers. My lodgings are at a hatter’s — my own hatter’s. After exhibiting no articles in his window for some weeks, but sea-side wide-awakes, shooting-caps, and a choice of rough waterproof head-gear for the moors and mountains, he has put upon the heads of his family as much of this stock as they could carry, and has taken them off to the Isle of Thanet. His young man alone remains — and remains alone in the shop. The young man has let out the fire at which the irons are heated, and, saving his strong sense of duty, I see no reason why he should take the shutters down. Happily for himself and for his country the young man is a Volunteer; most happily for himself, or I think he would become the prey of a settled melancholy. For, to live surrounded by human hats, and alienated from human heads to fit them on, is surely a great endurance. But, the young man, sustained by practising his exercise, and by constantly furbishing up his regulation plume (it is unnecessary to observe that, as a hatter, he is in a cock’s-feather corps), is resigned, and uncomplaining. On a Saturday, when he closes early and gets his Knickerbockers on, he is even cheerful. I am gratefully particular in this reference to him, because he is my companion through many peaceful hours. My hatter has a desk up certain steps behind his counter, enclosed like the clerk’s desk at Church. I shut myself into this place of seclusion, after breakfast, and meditate. At such times, I observe the young man loading an imaginary rifle with the greatest precision, and maintaining a most galling and destructive fire upon the national enemy. I thank him publicly for his companionship and his patriotism. The simple character of my life, and the calm nature of the scenes by which I am surrounded, occasion me to rise early. I go forth in my slippers, and promenade the pavement. It is pastoral to feel the freshness of the air in the uninhabited town, and to appreciate the shepherdess character of the few milkwomen who purvey so little milk that it would be worth nobody’s while to adulterate it, if anybody were left to undertake the task. On the crowded sea-shore, the great demand for milk, combined with the strong local temptation of chalk, would betray itself in the lowered quality of the article. In Arcadian London I derive it from the cow. The Arcadian simplicity of the metropolis altogether, and the primitive ways into which it has fallen in this autumnal Golden Age, make it entirely new to me. Within a few hundred yards of my retreat, is the house of a friend who maintains a most sumptuous butler. I never, until yesterday, saw that butler out of superfine black broadcloth. Until yesterday, I never saw him off duty, never saw him (he is the best of butlers) with the appearance of having any mind for anything but the glory of his master and his master’s friends. Yesterday morning, walking in my slippers near the house of which he is the prop and ornament — a house now a waste of shutters — I encountered that butler, also in his slippers, and in a shooting suit of one colour, and in a low-crowned straw-hat, smoking an early cigar. He felt that we had formerly met in another state of existence, and that we were translated into a new sphere. Wisely and well, he passed me without recognition. Under his arm he carried the morning paper, and shortly afterwards I saw him sitting on a rail in the pleasant open landscape of Regent-street, perusing it at his ease under the ripening sun. My landlord having taken his whole establishment to be salted down, I am waited on by an elderly woman labouring under a chronic sniff, who, at the shadowy hour of half-past nine o’clock of every evening, gives admittance at the street door to a meagre and mouldy old man whom I have never yet seen detached from a flat pint of beer in a pewter pot. The meagre and CHAPTER XVI—ARCADIANLONDON Being in a humour for complete solitude and mouldy old man is her husband, and the pair uninterrupted meditation this autumn, I have have a dejected consciousness that they are not taken a lodging for six weeks in the most unfre- justified in appearing on the surface of the earth. doomed ship, and her name is the Coffin!’ ‘Young man, your words are a madman’s words.’ ‘Your Honour no; they are nibbling us away.’ ‘They?’ ‘Your Honour, them dreadful rats. Dust and hollowness where solid oak ought to be! Rats nibbling a grave for every man on board! Oh! Does your Honour love your Lady and your pretty children?’ ‘Yes, my man, to be sure.’ ‘Then, for God’s sake, make for the nearest shore, for at this present moment the rats are all stopping in their work, and are all looking straight towards you with bare teeth, and are all saying to one another that you shall never, never, never, never, see your Lady and your children more.’ ‘My poor fellow, you are a case for the doctor. Sentry, take care of this man!’ So, he was bled and he was blistered, and he was this and that, for six whole days and nights. So, then he again asked leave to speak to the Admiral. The Admiral giv’ leave. He went down on his knees in the Great State Cabin. ‘Now, Admiral, you must die! You took no warning; you must die! The rats are never wrong in their calculations, and they make out that they’ll be through, at twelve to-night. So, you must die! — With me and all the rest!’ And so at twelve o’clock there was a great leak reported in the ship, and a torrent of water rushed in and nothing could stop it, and they all went down, every living soul. And what the rats — being waterrats — left of Chips, at last floated to shore, and sitting on him was an immense overgrown rat, laughing, that dived when the corpse touched the beach and never came up. And there was a deal of seaweed on the remains. And if you get thirteen bits of seaweed, and dry them and burn them in the fire, they will go off like in these thirteen words as plain as plain can be: ‘A Lemon has pips, And a Yard has ships, And I’ve got Chips!’ The same female bard — descended, possibly, from those terrible old Scalds who seem to have existed for the express purpose of addling the brains of mankind when they begin to investigate languages — made a standing pretence which greatly assisted in forcing me back to a number of hideous places that I would by all means have avoided. This pretence was, that all her ghost stories had occurred to her own relations. Politeness towards a meritorious family, therefore, forbade my doubting them, and they acquired an air of authentication that impaired my digestive powers for life. There was a narrative concerning an unearthly animal foreboding death, which appeared in the open street to a parlour-maid who ‘went to fetch the beer’ for supper: first (as I now recall it) assuming the likeness of a black dog, and gradually rising on its hind-legs and swelling into the semblance of some quadruped greatly surpassing a hippopotamus: which apparition — not because I deemed it in the least improbable, but because I felt it to be really too large to bear — I feebly endeavoured to explain away. But, on Mercy’s retorting with wounded dignity that the parlour-maid was her own sister-in-law, I perceived there was no hope, and resigned myself to this zoological phenomenon as one of my many pursuers. There was another narrative describing the apparition of a young woman who came out of a glasscase and haunted another young woman until the other young woman questioned it and elicited that its bones (Lord! To think of its being so particular about its bones!) were buried under the glass-case, whereas she required them to be interred, with every Undertaking solemnity up to twenty-four pound ten, in another particular place. This narrative I considered — I had a personal interest in disproving, because we had glass-cases at home, and how, otherwise, was I to be guaranteed from the intrusion of young women requiring ME TO bury them up to twentyfour pound ten, when I had only twopence a week? But my remorseless nurse cut the ground from under my tender feet, by informing me that She was the other young woman; and I couldn’t say ‘I don’t believe you;’ it was not possible. Such are a few of the uncommercial journeys that I was forced to make, against my will, when I was very young and unreasoning. And really, as to the latter part of them, it is not so very long ago — now I come to think of it — that I was asked to undertake them once again, with a steady countenance.
They come out of some hole when London empties itself, and go in again when it fills. I saw them arrive on the evening when I myself took possession, and they arrived with the flat pint of beer, and their bed in a bundle. The old man is a weak old man, and appeared to me to get the bed down the kitchen stairs by tumbling down with and upon it. They make their bed in the lowest and remotest corner of the basement, and they smell of bed, and have no possession but bed: unless it be (which I rather infer from an under-current of flavour in them) cheese. I know their name, through the chance of having called the wife’s attention, at half-past nine on the second evening of our acquaintance, to the circumstance of there being some one at the house door; when she apologetically explained, ‘It’s only Mr. Klem.’What becomes of Mr. Klem all day, or when he goes out, or why, is a mystery I cannot penetrate; but at half-past nine he never fails to turn up on the door-step with the flat pint of beer. And the pint of beer, flat as it is, is so much more important than himself, that it always seems to my fancy as if it had found him drivelling in the street and had humanely brought him home. In making his way below, Mr. Klem never goes down the middle of the passage, like another Christian, but shuffles against the wall as if entreating me to take notice that he is occupying as little space as possible in the house; and whenever I come upon him face to face, he backs from me in fascinated confusion. The most extraordinary circumstance I have traced in connexion with this aged couple, is, that there is a Miss Klem, their daughter, apparently ten years older than either of them, who has also a bed and smells of it, and carries it about the earth at dusk and hides it in deserted houses. I came into this piece of knowledge through Mrs. Klem’s beseeching me to sanction the sheltering of Miss Klem under that roof for a single night, ‘between her takin’ care of the upper part in Pall Mall which the family of his back, and a ’ouse in Serjameses-street, which the family of leaves towng ter-morrer.’ I gave my gracious consent (having nothing that I know of to do with it), and in the shadowy hours Miss Klem became perceptible on the door-step, wrestling with a bed in a bundle. Where she made it up for the night I cannot positively state, but, I think, in a sink. I know that with the instinct of a reptile or an insect, she stowed it and herself away in deep obscurity. In the Klem family, I have noticed another remarkable gift of nature, and that is a power they possess of converting everything into flue. Such broken victuals as they take by stealth, appear (whatever the nature of the viands) invariably to generate flue; and even the nightly pint of beer, instead of assimilating naturally, strikes me as breaking out in that form, equally on the shabby gown of Mrs. Klem, and the threadbare coat of her husband. Mrs. Klem has no idea of my name — as to Mr. Klem he has no idea of anything — and only knows me as her good gentleman. Thus, if doubtful whether I am in my room or no, Mrs. Klem taps at the door and says, ‘Is my good gentleman here?’ Or, if a messenger desiring to see me were consistent with my solitude, she would show him in with ‘Here is my good gentleman.’ I find this to be a generic custom. For, I meant to have observed before now, that in its Arcadian time all my part of London is indistinctly pervaded by the Klem species. They creep about with beds, and go to bed in miles of deserted houses. They hold no companionship except that sometimes, after dark, two of them will emerge from opposite houses, and meet in the middle of the road as on neutral ground, or will peep from adjoining houses over an interposing barrier of area railings, and compare a few reserved mistrustful notes respecting their good ladies or good gentlemen. This I have discovered in the course of various solitary rambles I have taken Northward from my retirement, along the awful perspectives of Wimpole-street, Harley-street, and similar frowning regions. Their effect would be scarcely distinguishable from that of the primeval forests, but for the Klem stragglers; these may be dimly observed, when the heavy shadows fall, flitting to and fro, putting up the doorchain, taking in the pint of beer, lowering like phantoms at the dark parlour windows, or secretly consorting underground with the dust-bin and the water-cistern. In the Burlington Arcade, I observe, with peculiar pleasure, a primitive state of manners to have superseded the baneful influences of ultra civilisation. Continued on Page 32
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Observer Classic Books From Page 31 Nothing can surpass the innocence of the ladies’ shoe-shops, the artificial-flower repositories, and the head-dress depots. They are in strange hands at this time of year — hands of unaccustomed persons, who are imperfectly acquainted with the prices of the goods, and contemplate them with unsophisticated delight and wonder. The children of these virtuous people exchange familiarities in the Arcade, and temper the asperity of the two tall beadles. Their youthful prattle blends in an unwonted manner with the harmonious shade of the scene, and the general effect is, as of the voices of birds in a grove. In this happy restoration of the golden time, it has been my privilege even to see the bigger beadle’s wife. She brought him his dinner in a basin, and he ate it in his arm-chair, and afterwards fell asleep like a satiated child. At Mr. Truefitt’s, the excellent hairdresser’s, they are learning French to beguile the time; and even the few solitaries left on guard at Mr. Atkinson’s, the perfumer’s round the corner (generally the most inexorable gentleman in London, and the most scornful of three-and-sixpence), condescend a little, as they drowsily bide or recall their turn for chasing the ebbing Neptune on the ribbed sea-sand. From Messrs. Hunt and Roskell’s, the jewellers, all things are absent but the precious stones, and the gold and silver, and the soldierly pensioner at the door with his decorated breast. I might stand night and day for a month to come, in Saville-row, with my tongue out, yet not find a doctor to look at it for love or money. The dentists’ instruments are rusting in their drawers, and their horrible cool parlours, where people pretend to read the Every-Day Book and not to be afraid, are doing penance for their grimness in white sheets. The light-weight of shrewd appearance, with one eye always shut up, as if he were eating a sharp gooseberry in all seasons, who usually stands at the gateway of the livery-stables on very little legs under a very large waistcoat, has gone to Doncaster. Of such undesigning aspect is his guileless yard now, with its gravel and scarlet beans, and the yellow Break housed under a glass roof in a corner, that I almost believe I could not be taken in there, if I tried. In the places of business of the great tailors, the cheval-glasses are dim and dusty for lack of being looked into. Ranges of brown pa-
per coat and waistcoat bodies look as funereal as if they were the hatchments of the customers with whose names they are inscribed; the measuring tapes hang idle on the wall; the ordertaker, left on the hopeless chance of some one looking in, yawns in the last extremity over the book of patterns, as if he were trying to read that entertaining library. The hotels in Brook-street have no one in them, and the staffs of servants stare disconsolately for next season out of all the windows. The very man who goes about like an erect Turtle, between two boards recommendatory of the Sixteen Shilling Trousers, is aware of himself as a hollow mockery, and eats filberts while he leans his hinder shell against a wall. Among these tranquillising objects, it is my delight to walk and meditate. Soothed by the repose around me, I wander insensibly to considerable distances, and guide myself back by the stars. Thus, I enjoy the contrast of a few still partially inhabited and busy spots where all the lights are not fled, where all the garlands are not dead, whence all but I have not departed. Then, does it appear to me that in this age three things are clamorously required of Man in the miscellaneous thoroughfares of the metropolis. Firstly, that he have his boots cleaned. Secondly, that he eat a penny ice. Thirdly, that he get himself photographed. Then do I speculate, What have those seam-worn artists been who stand at the photograph doors in Greek caps, sample in hand, and mysteriously salute the public — the female public with a pressing tenderness — to come in and be ‘took’? What did they do with their greasy blandishments, before the era of cheap photography? Of what class were their previous victims, and how victimised? And how did they get, and how did they pay for, that large collection of likenesses, all purporting to have been taken inside, with the taking of none of which had that establishment any more to do than with the taking of Delhi? But, these are small oases, and I am soon back again in metropolitan Arcadia. It is my impression that much of its serene and peaceful character is attributable to the absence of customary Talk. How do I know but there may be subtle influences in Talk, to vex the souls of men who don’t hear it? How do I know but that Talk, five, ten, twenty miles off, may get into the air and
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disagree with me? If I rise from my bed, vaguely troubled and wearied and sick of my life, in the session of Parliament, who shall say that my noble friend, my right reverend friend, my right honourable friend, my honourable friend, my honourable and learned friend, or my honourable and gallant friend, may not be responsible for that effect upon my nervous system? Too much Ozone in the air, I am informed and fully believe (though I have no idea what it is), would affect me in a marvellously disagreeable way; why may not too much Talk? I don’t see or hear the Ozone; I don’t see or hear the Talk. And there is so much Talk; so much too much; such loud cry, and such scant supply of wool; such a deal of fleecing, and so little fleece! Hence, in the Arcadian season, I find it a delicious triumph to walk down to deserted Westminster, and see the Courts shut up; to walk a little further and see the Two Houses shut up; to stand in the Abbey Yard, like the New Zealander of the grand English History (concerning which unfortunate man, a whole rookery of mares’ nests is generally being discovered), and gloat upon the ruins of Talk. Returning to my primitive solitude and lying down to sleep, my grateful heart expands with the consciousness that there is no adjourned Debate, no ministerial explanation, nobody to give notice of intention to ask the noble Lord at the head of her Majesty’s Government five-andtwenty bootless questions in one, no term time with legal argument, no Nisi Prius with eloquent appeal to British Jury; that the air will to-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, remain untroubled by this superabundant generating of Talk. In a minor degree it is a delicious triumph to me to go into the club, and see the carpets up, and the Bores and the other dust dispersed to the four winds.Again, New Zealander-like, I stand on the cold hearth, and say in the solitude, ‘Here I watched BoreA 1, with voice always mysteriously low and head always mysteriously drooped, whispering political secrets into the ears of Adam’s confiding children. Accursed be his memory for ever and a day!’ But, I have all this time been coming to the point, that the happy nature of my retirement is most sweetly expressed in its being the abode of Love. It is, as it were, an inexpensive Agapemone: nobody’s speculation: everybody’s profit. The one great result of the resumption of primitive habits, and (convertible terms) the not having much to do, is, the abounding of Love.The Klem species are incapable of the softer
emotions; probably, in that low nomadic race, the softer emotions have all degenerated into flue. But, with this exception, all the sharers of my retreat make love. I have mentioned Saville-row. We all know the Doctor’s servant. We all know what a respectable man he is, what a hard dry man, what a firm man, what a confidential man: how he lets us into the waiting-room, like a man who knows minutely what is the matter with us, but from whom the rack should not wring the secret. In the prosaic “season,” he has distinctly the appearance of a man conscious of money in the savings bank, and taking his stand on his respectability with both feet. At that time it is as impossible to associate him with relaxation, or any human weakness, as it is to meet his eye without feeling guilty of indisposition. In the blest Arcadian time, how changed! I have seen him, in a pepper-and-salt jacket — jacket — and drab trousers, with his arm round the waist of a bootmaker’s housemaid, smiling in open day. I have seen him at the pump by the Albany, unsolicitedly pumping for two fair young creatures, whose figures as they bent over their cans, were — if I may be allowed an original expression — a model for the sculptor. I have seen him trying the piano in the Doctor’s drawing-room with his forefinger, and have heard him humming tunes in praise of lovely woman. I have seen him seated on a fire-engine, and going (obviously in search of excitement) to a fire. I saw him, one moonlight evening when the peace and purity of our Arcadian west were at their height, polk with the lovely daughter of a cleaner of gloves, from the door-steps of his own residence, across Saville-row, round by Clifford-street and Old Burlington-street, back to Burlington-gardens. Is this the Golden Age revived, or Iron London? The Dentist’s servant. Is that man no mystery to us, no type of invisible power? The tremendous individual knows (who else does?) what is done with the extracted teeth; he knows what goes on in the little room where something is always being washed or filed; he knows what warm spicy infusion is put into the comfortable tumbler from which we rinse our wounded mouth, with a gap in it that feels a foot wide; he knows whether the thing we spit into is a fixture communicating with the Thames, or could be cleared away for a dance; he sees the horrible parlour where there are no patients in it, and he could reveal, if he would, what becomes of the EveryDay Book then. To Be Continued Next Issue
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● Enjoy dancing on the Dance Runway at the Big West Festival, November 20-28. ■ Celebrating its 10th festival, the biennial Big West Festival is opening up its house – literally – throughout Footscray from November 20 – 28. Located in the heart of Footscray at the Big West Village (corner of Paisley and French Sts), House will be the hub and centrepiece of the nine-day festival that will feature almost 70 events (more than 50 are free) presented by over 350 artists in 12 locations throughout Footscray. Curated by Big West’s Artistic Director, Marcia Ferguson, designed by architects, quality controlled by women who have experienced homelessness (Women’s Property Initiatives), built by students at VU and Monash University, House is a theatre, a prototype dwelling for social housing services, and in 2016 – a home. Ferguson explains that Big West Festival has always been about the west and the meanings this place holds for its residents. “Chatting to artists and communities during the 2013 festival, we discovered a strong common thread – housing. The 2015 Festival grew out of these conversations and a number of artists were inspired to explore the inner and outer world House – our House is now your House.” Big West Festival’s opening night at House will feature an array of performances in the centre of Footscray that answer the call of industrial sirens (The Siren Event – a large-scale orchestration of vocal, instrumental, musical and sonic forces); massed choirs (No Excuses! featuring a large choir collaboration including School of Hard Knocks); and immersive visual spectacles (Dwelling – an open-air theatre experience that offers redemption to anyone who has ever felt homeless within their own home). Other shows are set in a hutch (The Hutch), a wardrobe (Wolf Boy and Zombie Dad) and a tiny caravan (Little Wooden Caravan: Shared Table). Nicholson St Mall and surrounding areas in Footscray will come to life with more than40 outdoor performances and visual artworks installed for the Festival’s Street Party, from Born In A Taxi’s angels in a glass box (For Heaven’s Sake) to the new wave of giant roaming Snuff Puppets; a rocking music program on the Street Party Stage to the ghoulish horror house of Blood! Death! Show!; and from hoola-hooping with Donna Sparx to dancing on the Dance Runway ... or enjoy a quiet moment over a cup of tea in the 100 per cent recycled Tea House. The festival will wrap up with Full House at the Footscray Park Bowling Club, a raw, noisy, electric and soulful celebratory night curated by Parvyn Singh (Bombay Royale) and Robert Bundle (elder, songwriter and musician). Visit www.bigwest.com.au for further details. - Cheryl Threadgold
Showbiz Briefs
■ Stephen Fry has quit as host of QI. ■ Comedian Lawrence Mooney had his driver’s licence suspended for 12 months after speed cameras clocked him at 168kmh on East Link, maximum 100kmh. He was fined $1000. ■ 800 Words has been signed for a second series.
● Musicians Katriona Tsyrlin (left), Megan Steller, Alison McIntosh-Deszcz and Tim Hannah rehearse for their concert Collaborations on Sunday (Oct. 25). ■ Ensemble Goldentree, a vibrant and fluid ensemble performing works that feature horn and voice, is performing its last concert for 2015 on October 25 at the Hammond Gallery. Titled Collaborations, the ensemble is thrilled to have commissioned their first piece from Melbourne composer Warren Lenthall for a quartet of soprano, horn, violin and piano. ■ The Blood! Death! Show! is a multi-artform installation They have also programmed solo works, some of which have created by Melbourne artist JOF in collaboration with pribeen composed specifically for the performers by local composmary school children, being presented on October 29. ers, as well as Australian and British chamber works. It explores fear, myth and nightmares as seen through Tim Hannah and Alison McIntosh-Deszcz are joined by piathe eyes of children. nist Megan Steller and violinist KatrionaTsyrlin, in the surrounds The Blood! Death! Show! is a haunted house filled with of the Hammond Gallery at the VictorianArtists Society. spooky stories and urban myths created using film, sound, The concert features characterful miniatures and evocative lighting, inflatables and more. storytelling, and will include a performance of Arnold Cooke's Once constructed, adults and children are invited to come, Nocturnes, which the ensemble performed at the Australian look, listen and explore this temporary and fragile world. Festival of Chamber Music, alongside solo works commissioned For this Collingwood Halloween spectacular, two local by Megan and Katriona. high school rock bands will perform, along with young Ensemble Goldentree is delighted to share this concert of people who have co-created the work from St Johns, Clifton unique pieces. A light supper will be served after the concert Hill; Richmond West Primary School; Abbotsford Priamongst local artworks. mary School; and the St Martins Teen Ensemble. Performance: Sunday, October 25 at 5pm The Blood! Death! Show! has been created and exhibVenue: Hammond Gallery, Victorian Artists Society, 430 Albert ited in theatres, art centres, galleries, schools and disused St, East Melbourne public spaces. Tickets: Adult $20 Concession $15 The initial stage of this project was commissioned as Further information: www.ensemblegoldentree.com.au part of the artist in residence program at Million Minutes - Cheryl Threadgold in Islington, London. Sound design by Steph O’Hara. Produced by Erin Milne (Bureau of Works). Production Manager: Rainbow Sweeny. Season :Thursday, October 29 (one night only) ■ A new exhibition titled Quarter Acre, will focus on the ‘Great Time: 6pm – 9pm Australian Dream’ of home ownership, will be presented from Tickets: Free October 21-November 7 on Level 7, Room 14 of the Nicholas Suitable for all ages Building. Address: Collingwood Town Hall, 140 Hoddle St, In Quarter Acre, six Australian artists explore the changing Abbotsford nature of the Great Australian Dream. In the 80s and 90s Howard More information: www.yarracityarts.com.au Arkley examined this once attainable romantic dream, entrenched - Cheryl Threadgold in our cultural sensibility. Now, artists Eva Heiky Olga Abbinga, Adrian Doyle, Jacqui Gordon, Penelope Hunt, Eugenia Raftopoulos and Jessie Scott revise the dream, as utopian ideals and reality collide. There will be a panel discussion on Tuesday, October 27 at ■ Ex-footballer Adam Goodes has signed on as a brand 6pm, with the topic On the Home Front: Where is our Great ambassador for David Jones. Australian Dream? ■ David Gyngell’s five-year reign as Nine’s chief execuAs our city changes and our generation becomes aware that most of us will never own our own home, the divide between tive is coming to an end as the company searches for his reality and the myth of the Great Australian Dream is growing. successor, reports The Australian. Venue: Level 7, Room 14, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston St, ■ Telstra TV has been launched, which is designed to Melbourne complement the pay-TV offering of Foxtel. Dates: October 21-November 7. Exhibition hours: Tuesday to ■ 3CR is launching a How To Make Trouble diary. Saturday, 12pm – 6pm www.blindside.org.au
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Country Crossroads info@country crossroads.com.au Rob Foenander
Kings of Country ■ The Frankston Arts Centre presents the Kings Of Country concert. Tribute artists Phillip Bauer as Johnny Cash, Marion Deaton as outlaw Willie Nelson, and Marty Edwards as Kenny Rogers, are set to take the audience on a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Three great performers on stage together combined with their own brand make The Kings of Country a must-see show, says their publicity team. Tickets at the Frankston Arts Centre.
Marc Hunter tribute ■ Communication - The Marc Hunter Songbook Tribute will again delight audiences at The Flying Saucer Club on Sunday, December 6. The theme of the show is centered around songs that Marc sang and wrote, interspersed with affectionately recounted stories, anecdotes and the legacy that this very much loved artist has left us since his passing in 1998.
Mulgrave goes country ■ The Mulgrave Country Club will host the ultimate country spectacular on Thursday (Oct. 22) commencing 8.30pm. Local singers Col Perkins, Sandie Dodd and Norm Price will perform songs from some of the biggest names in country music including John Denver, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and more. “As tribute artists we have perfectly recreated our celebrity counterparts, right down to their mannerisms,” says Col. It's sure to be one hell of a show. Booking on 9582 4600. - Rob Foenander
Radio Briefs
■ A journalist is sought to join the Southern Cross Austereo team at Mildura. ■ Ace Radio morning host Jon Vertigan has told the Radio Info website about challenges of being “100 per cent colour blind”. ■ Grant Broadcasters is searching for a range of multi-skilled and mult- talented people to be part of their teams in markets across Australia. ■ 3AW’s breakfast co-host Ross Stevenson is expected to broadcast from his home for at least all of this week.
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Wednesday Thursday October 21 October 22 ■ US trumpeter John ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie was born in 1917. He died aged 75 in 1993. Cricketer Geoffrey Boycott is 75 (1940). Judge Judy (Judy Sheindlin nee Blum) is 73 (1942). US socialite Kim Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1980 (35).
■ ‘Curly’ Howard (Jerome Horwitz), one of The Three Stooges, was born in 1903. He died aged 48. His brother Shemp replaced him. English actor Sir Derek Jacobi is 77. US actor Jeff Goldblum is 63. The late Annette Joanne Funicello was born on this day.
● Barrie Quick ■ Popular radio manager Graham Mott has been appointed as General Manager of the radio division of Pacific Star Network, operators of Melbourne radio stations 1116 SEN and 3MP. Mott, former boss of the Fairfax Radio Network, was in charge of 3AW and Magic 1278 during its most successful era. His appointment was announced to the Australian Stock Exchange on Friday by Pacific Star Network Chairman Andrew Moffat. The announcement was accompanied by the news that Barrie Quick, CEO of Pacific Star, was leaving the company after 10 years. Both moves were predicted in the Radio Confidential column two weeks ago. “We will be looking to implement a new organisational structure and recruit a number of new roles, and refocus some existing roles over the coming months,” said Mr Moffat, in a statement cosigned by Executive Director Colm O’Brien. “As part of the changes the group is pleased to announce the appointment of Graham Mott to the role of General Manager of the radio division. “Thjis is a new role and will help provide day to day focus on the radio assets, including
● Radio Confidential column on October 7. new revenue opportunities. “Graham has over 46 years’ experience in commercial radio. During that time he has held senior management positionswhich includes 2WS Sydney (now known as WSFM), 3AW Melbourne and the Fairfax Radio Network. “A career that includes mainly off air executive positions also includes some on air roles. “Graham has extensive experience in talk and music formats and has in-depth knowledge of the legal and regulatory requirements of the commercial radio industry. “In October 2012, Graham was inducted into the Commercial Radio Hall of Fame, and has been working for SEN over the last number of months.” \ Mr Moffat said Pacific Star Network and Mr Quick had negotiated exit terms. “(We) would like to thank Barrie Quick for his contribution pover the past 10 years, in particular the early days of the radio station’s recovery.”
● 3AW Weekend Break co-host Dee Dee Dunleavy is now a regular with David Campbell and Sonia Kruger on the Mornings panel on Channel 9. Screen capture: Channel 9 Melbourne
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■ English actor Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) was born in 1931. She died aged 52 in 1984. US country singer Dwight Yoakam is 59. He toured Australia last year. Tonight show host Johnny Carson was born in Corning, Iowa. in 1935. He died in 2005, aged 79.
■ The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson) was born on this day in 1930. He died aged 28 in 1959. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is 61 (1954). Bill Wyman, former Rolling Stones bass guitarist is 79 (1976). He left the group in 1993.
Sunday October 25 ■ Cartoon voice artist Nancy Cartwright is 56 (1959). She provides the voice of Bart Simpson; she originally auditioned for Lisa. Actress Marion Ross (Happy Days) was born in 1928. US sinhger Katy Perry (Katheryn Hudson) was born in California in 1984 (31).
Monday October 26
■ ABC TV movie presenter John Hinde was born in 1913. He died aged 83 in 2006. Actor Jackie Coogan was born in Los Angeles in 1914. He died aged 64 in 1984. He was ‘The Kid’ with Charlie Chaplin. Australian singer Ray Burgess was born in Clayton in 1951 (64)
Tuesday October 27 ■ Captain James Cook was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1728. He died aged 51 in 1779. Comic actor John Cleese was born at W eston-Super-Mare, England, in 1939 (76). Guitarist, singersong-writer Kevin Borich of the the La De Das. was born in New Zealand in 1948 (67).
Thanks to GREG NEWMAN of Jocks Journal for assistance with birthday and anniversary dates. Jocks Journal is Australia’s longest running radio industry publication. Find out more at www.jocksjournal.com
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StageArt 2016 launch
■ The atmosphere was electrifying at Chapel Off Chapel for StageArt’s launch of the exciting 2016 season. StageArt unveiled its thrilling new season to an adoring crowd, which includes Saturday Night Fever, Titanic The Musical and The Color Purple, The Musical – a program of unique musicals rarely seen in Australia. Melbourne audiences will be privileged to see the Australian premiere of the London revival of Titanic, The Musical and the Australasian premiere of The Color Purple, The Musical . Also back by popular demand is In the Heights to complete a four-play season. Saturday Night Fever opens the 2016 season from February 11-28, Chapel Off Chapel. This is a West End revival production, a well known and popular dance story, featuring the famous hits of the BeeGees such as Stayin’ Alive, Saturday Night Fever, Jive Talking and many more. It is directed and choreographed by Luke Alleva. Titanic the Musical will follow from July 7-24 with a season at Chapel Off Chapel. This winner of five Tony Awards including best musical, best score, best book) is set on board the famous RMS Titanic in the final hour on her maiden voyage April 14, 1912. James Cutler directs a stunning creation of the West End revival production. The third show is The Color Purple The Musical, nominated for 11 Tony Awards and directed by Robbie Carmellotti, celebrates the music of jazz, ragtime. blues, gospel and tells the story of a poor African- American woman. The season is October 13 -November 6, Chapel Off Chapel. In the Heights will return on March 11-12 playing at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Three show season – A reserve, access to opening nights and complimentary programs. Adults $145 Conc/students $133. Three show season plus In the Heights. A reserve seats, access to opening nights, complimentary programs. Adults $194 Conc/students $178 Bookings: www.stageart.com.au - Jill Page
Grand DiVisions
■ Something’s happening in the west; brave and a breath of fresh air, harp and hip hop have melded into a brand new art. Grand DiVisions, a moved urban cantata, brings together spoken word narratives about destiny, hope and dreams of a better life in a fusion of music and dance. Everything from classical to rap to hip hop to contemporary dance to gospel is on display here. This is a project about giving a new generation a voice, and bringing that generation to the main stage. If anything demonstrates the power of the arts to transform lives and to combat youth alienation, this is it. I hope the economists and the politicians are listening. There is an amazing amount of talent in this young cast of performers and musicians and many highlights. The combined voices of Divine Favour (Fakaoho and Ta Tupou, Joanne and Ruci Kaisila) ground the performance in harmony. A string orchestra and dance by contemporary company, Black Grace, underscore hip hop elements with a mesmerising synergy. In one powerful excerpt, Joash Tuugamusu’s dynamic dance performance is matched by Josephine Pelman’s beautiful sculptural hand movements. Milad Nouzouri’s spoken word narrative recounting his journey from Iran to Australia is arresting. Interspersed with music and dance, these spoken word narratives give the audience an insight into just how far these performers have come. As Ez Eldin Deng tells us, in South Sudan: “Gun fire was my country’s music.” This eclectic mix of styles works. If audience reaction is anything to go by, we should be seeing a lot more from these vibrant, talented performers. - Review by Kathryn Keeble
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Bordello has potential
● Frederick Court (David) in Bordello. Photo: Gregg Workman ■ Owl and Cat Theatre’s Gabrielle mas and relationships between the glamSavrone and Thomas Ian Doyle intro- orous, colourful characters. duced an intriguing, innovative concept Costumes and the setting created the for patrons last week at their atmospheric perfect atmosphere for Bordello, but as premises in Swan St, opposite Rich- much as I wanted to become fully immond Station. mersed in performances, for me it didn’t In an immersive production titled always work Bordello, the audience explored the The storyline relied on improvised, three- storey, fascinating building with sometimes hesitant, dialogue delivery by tiny, smoky, creatively lit rooms, and ex- actors. perience first-hand the goings on inside When some rooms were left empty the brothel. while actors visited other rooms, it beWearing elegant black eye masks, impossible for all patrons to patrons first met the beautifully costumed came squeeze into just a few rooms to see the actors amid haze and evocative lighting action, so people waited outside. designed by Hamish Lee. This can be easily remedied by playWe are reminded ‘immersive’ does not mean ‘interactive’ and we must not wright Doyle writing more structured diaspeak to, or impede the actors. The logue with stronger content for actors, soundscape was created by composer still allowing for improvisation. Also tighter coordination of where acMatt Brown. A siren sounds, we enter this intrigu- tors are performing to ensure all rooms ing establishment, a pianist tinkles on the are inhabited, would ensure sustained aupiano near the bar, and a naked young dience engagement. With a little rejigging, this clever, man showers in a room as we walk past. This was to be a theatre experience with unique theatre experience has the poa difference. tential to become a popular Melbourne The actors improvised according to a tourist attraction. storyline derived by playwright Thomas Congratulations to Gabrielle Ian Doyle. Fabrone, Thomas Ian Doyle and their At a leisurely pace over one hour, pa- cast and crew. trons wandered into upstairs and downwww.owlandcat.com.au stairs rooms, observing the unfolding dra- Review by Cheryl Threadgold
Live entertainment at Coombe Cottage
■ Coombe Yarra Valley is announcing the launch of its Summer café, The Hedge. It is an extension of their successful restaurant with head chef Tony Milton at the helm. The Hedge launches Sunday November 15 and will be open Sunday November 22 and Sunday November 29 with a view to continue Sunday sessions over summer. Come and enjoy live entertainment, a grazing plate of charcuterie, cheeses and house-made treats for $45pp. In addition, guests can purchase estate wines, Tanqueray gin and tonics,
Thatchers cider and Hargreaves Hill tap beer. Date: Sunday, November 15 (Launch). Live entertainment by Soulmatic Sunday, November 22. Live entertainment by DJ Nick Taplin Sunday, November 29. Live entertainment by Swing Rendezvous. Time: 12.30pm-3pm Cost: $45 Where: Coombe Yarra Valley , 673/ 675 Maroondah Hwy, Coldstream Bookings: 97390173 or reservations@coombeyarravalley.co.au - Cheryl Threadgold
24 Hour Experience ■ Life and death, youth and age, sickness and health, astrophysics and opera, these are just some of the perspectives being explored in The 24 Hour Experience Ballarat. The 24 Hour Experience is a utopian vision of Ballarat: a series of 24 live art events running every hour for 24 hours. The 24 Hour Experience Ballarat will run from noon November 21 until noon November 22. The 24 Hour Experience showcases the works of artists and ordinary people who have been inspired by the poetics of everyday life. The event unfolds in real time, offering 24 distinct live works in a different Ballarat location on the hour, every hour, over a 24-hour period. Light at the end … Tasmanian artist Rose Turtle Ertler presents an intimate performance in one of Ballarat’s iconic bluestone tunnels. Experience a dark space with a group of local refugees who share stories of ‘light’ drawn from their life experiences. This beautiful display of light will make for the perfect photo opportunity in this quintessential Ballarat location. Death Over Lunch / Let’s Talk About Death Experience the global death café movement with Ballarat based artist, Michelle Dunn. The two shows featuring in the 24 Hour Experience, Death Over Lunch, 1pm at Provincial Hotel, and Let’s Talk About Death, 8am at Provincial Hotel, introduce guests to a candid approach to death and dying though conversation and discussion, and looks at the green burial movement in collaboration with The Bereavement Network. D & U3A The 24 Hour Experience features work from artists and performers ranging from 18 to 70 years of age. D & U3A features visual artist and recent winner of the Flanagan Art Prize, 70-year-old Rosalind Lawson. This piece explores the contemporary and traditional practice of making music using conventional and traditional instruments in a spontaneous presentation through the site-specific location of the train station of Ballarat. The Healing Maneuver and Research The Healing Maneuver at Ballarat Base Hospital is a contemporary dance piece with staff from the hospital that explores their work as heath care professionals. Day Voices / Night Voices The corner of Sturt St and Lydiard St will raise eyes, ears and spirits at 4pm and 11pm when the audience experiences Day Voices and Night Voices. Gather to watch five Ballarat residents stand on plinths in the centre of town to share their perspectives while three choral singers emanate from towers dominating the site. Local resident Lynden Nicholls is the lead artist of both shows, collaborating with local composer Christine Tammer, as well as eight local performers. Things I Am Not Afraid Of In the darkness of 3am, Things I Am Not Afraid Of explores mental illness in a physical form. The Lucas Arts Space will be packed with installations of performance, film and projections that will bring a local perspective to mental health and wellbeing. Things I Am Not Afraid Of looks at how we experience, address and illustrate these perpetually invisible burdens, shining a creative light on an oftenmisunderstood subject. Playful, Curious, Cosmos From the formation of the universe and dark energy to Brazilian bongos, audiences travel on a roller coaster journey through space and time to understand the mysteries of the cosmos. At midnight exactly, astrophysicist Saeed Salimpour will reveal his personal journey into astrophysics and the inspiration he draws from this remarkable science. The 24 Hour Experience. 12 non, November 21 – 22 www.24hourexperience.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold
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● Chris Pratt and friend in the dino-blockbuster Jurassic World. FILM: JURASSIC WORLD: Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi. Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio. Year: 2015. Rating: M. Length: 124 Minutes. Stars: ***½ Verdict: 22 years after the original Jurassic Park failed the new park (known as Jurassic World) is up and running. But business is dropping so, after years of studying genetics the scientists on the park genetic engineers come up with a new breed of dinosaur, but everything goes horribly wrong. It's dinosaur after dinosaur in this loud, thumping, chomping romp of old fashioned wall-to-wall thrills. Though time has diminished the sense of wonder of the original, it still has a freshness and awe with enough dino action to have youbiting your nails, cover your eyes and grip you firmly to your seats. Good cast all pull it off despite some corny dialogue, and mediocre acting honours, but the real stars here are the extraordinary effect wizards behind the scenes and the dinosaurs, and the end result is a wild ride that ensures another instalment. FILM: DANNY COLLINS: Genre: Comedy/Drama/Music. Cast: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale. Year: 2015. Rating: M. Length: 106 Minutes. Stars: *** Verdict: Engaging "guilty pleasure" of an aging and disillusioned rock star who decides to change his life and try and reconnect with his estranged son when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon. Loosely inspired by a true event, Oscar winner Al Pacino gives his usually effective performance as old rocker Danny Collins, and is equally effectively matched on screen by Oscar winning co-star, Annette Bening and Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire) as his son. Jennifer Garner and screen veteran Christopher Plummer round out a superb cast, and even though the screenplay is an ultimately predictable affair, and the overall film not without faults, nonetheless, there is enough emotional drive of humour, spark, charm and pathos from a standout cast to make "Danny Collins," along with an outstanding John Lennon soundtrack, an experience worth taking. FILM: KILL ME THREE TIMES: Genre: Comedy/Action/Thriller. Cast: Simon Pegg, Teresa Palmer, Alice Braga, Luke Hemsworth, Bryan Brown. Year: 2014. Rating: MA15+ Length: 90 Minutes. Stars: *** Verdict: Delightfully quirky dark comedy thriller of a professional hitman who finds himself in three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge during a contract assignment. Beautifully filmed along the Western Australian coast the screenplay by newcomer James McFarland is brisk, sharp, dark and sprightly, and the direction by Kriv Stenders (Red Dog) is nicely wound and executed with a firm and respectful grip. The cast all flourish in their respective roles, most notably Bryan Brown as the town cop, and British comic Simon Pegg in a well balanced darkly comedic and dramatic role as the mysterious hit-man with car number plates 666. Unfairly treated and dismissed on its original release, this is the engagingly type of story that Hitchcock would have relished at his peak, most notably in the style of "The Trouble With Harry," and is sure to become a cult classic before too long. Good fun!
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The Terror, Live ● Yoon (Ha Jung-woo) gets the interview of a lifetime in the edge-of-the-seat thriller The Terror, Live. ■ (MA). 98 minutes. Now available The less you know about Open on DVD and Blu-Ray. Grave the better. The best way to enDespite being set almost entirely joy this carefully constructed mystery/ in one location, The Terror, Live is a thriller is to be as much in the dark as tense, cleverly constructed thriller that its main character, allowing plot turns should please fans of the genre, di- to surprise you like it does this man rected and acted with the kind of en- who desperately wants to discover ergy and skill that keeps the viewer what is going on around him. involved and on the edge of their seat. That man is John (Sharlto The story centres on Yoon Young- Copley), who wakes up in a deep pit hwa (Ha Jung-woo), a once-famous located in the middle of the woods, news anchor who, due to an embar- unable to remember how he got there rassing incident, has now been rel- or even who he is. egated to being the shock-jock host of What is even more unsettling is that a talk-back/news radio show. the pit is full of dead people, all of Yoon makes little effort to hide his have met with an unnatural contempt and anger in reagrds to his whom end. current place on the media ladder, and Managing to escape from this grueafter a mean-spirited confrontation site, John only has a limited time with other staff members, begins his some to piece together who he is, what is morning show in a particularly bad happening, and whether or not he is mood. Taking calls from the public, Yoon either victim or perpetrator. Open Grave remains deliberately receives one from an anonymous caller, where the conversation soon elusive for a considerable portion of its running time, and it's a move that turns sour. The mystery person then threatens will delight or frustrate, depending on to blow up a bridge located nearby, what kind of thriller the viewer is exand this has Yoon thinking that it is pecting to begin with. For those who want a more nothing more than a prank call, and starts ridiculing the man, daring him straightforward narrative where clues are traditionally placed in front of to carry out his insane mission. When the bridge explodes, Yoon them, giving the opportunity of uncovering the secret long before the end realises that this guy is for real. Seeing this as a chance to return to credits roll, then this may prove to be the big-time, Yoon persuades the un- an irritating, tiresome experience. known terrorist to talk exclusively to Audiences however who go along him, promising that whatever de- with its shadowy presentation should mands he makes will be heard by the enjoy its puzzle-like script, and will entire nation. feel rewarded once the truth starts to But as the interview plays out, Yoon surface. soon discovers he is in over his head. Copley, who made a major impact Writer/director Kim Byung-woo, with movie-goers with his explosive who made the ingenious 2008 thriller turn in the sci-fi blockbuster District 9 Written (which deserves to be seen (2009), again effectively commands by a wider audience), builds suspense the screen here. nicely, and uses the confines of the Thankfully not as over-the-top as radio studio (which includes the film's he was in the recent Matt Damon own aspect ratio) and its surrounding actioner Elysium, Copley believably technology inventively and intelli- conveys John's uncertainty and growgently. sense of anger as the challenge of Some plot turns about midway ing finding out what caused all this viothrough do require suspension of disbelief, but Kim remains in control of lence and death begins to take a toll his film, and it does lead to a hair- on his sanity. Director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego, raising, satisfying conclusion. The whole endeavour falls on the who made the far-less impressive shoulders of star Ha Jung-woo (The horror/sci-fi Apollo 18, convincingly Chaser/The Yellow Sea/The Berlin maintains a feeling of disorientation, File), who is in nearly every frame, and his enigmatic, slow-burning apand he is more than up to the chal- proach successfully hits the target this time around. lenge. Open Grave is a small-scale film Playing an unlikeable character, Ha makes sure the viewer is fully in- that harks back to those made in the vested in what is going on, delivering late 1960s and 1970s. Less bombastic than many moda dynamic performance that impressively anchors the film from start to ern thrillers, where everything is finish, even through its rougher mo- thrown at you from the very beginments. ning, this at least trusts the viewer who The Terror, Live is a taut, expertly wants to be gradually drawn into the made and exceptionally well-acted story, lead to a revelation that hopethriller that doesn't outstay its wel- fully surprises and satisfies. come, and is definitely compelling RATING - ***1/2. entertainment. - Aaron Rourke RATING - ***½. DVDs and Blu-Rays kindly supplied by Video Vision, 177-179 Carlisle Street, Balaclava. For information or bookings on these titles please ■ (MA). 102 minutes. Now available call 9531 2544, or check online at on DVD.
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Observer Showbiz Shooting Yourself In The Foot
● Ziggy Clements ■ Ziggy Clements loathes love songs. Best known as the time-poor, shopping crazed lawyer, Brooke, in two Australian tours of Motherhood the Musical, Clements has a resume dating from her start in pro musicals while still at high school, to national tours of LesMiserables and Mamma Mia! But her dating resume, she laments, is not quite so flash. In her comedy cabaret, To Sing and Dance of Love While Shooting Yourself In The Foot, the audience are invited in for a slightly sneaky peek at those awkward and cringe-worthy dating moments in Ziggy’s quest to find love in a life lived outloud and on-stage. Using her own brand of self-deprecating humour to meet this challenge one “definitely-not-a-love-song” at a time, this girls night out experience is one where Ziggy’s decision to publicly celebrate her stumbling, blundering and floundering dating life could mean shooting herself in the foot at any chance of romance to come… Direction is by Green Room Award winner, Graham Pages and the show is musically directed by Rainer Pollard of cult cabaret Impromptunes fame. Performance dates: Until October 25 (8pm Wed, 9 pm Thurs – Sat) Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne Tickets: $25-$38 Bookings: www.thebutterfluclub.com
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● Evil Hate Monkey (left), Dallas Dellaforce, Lachy Shelley, Fez Faanana, Mark Windmill, Louis Big and Thomas Worrell in Briefs. ■ Briefs, the heart-stopping blend of cabaret burlesque, Australian machismo and punkish swagger is set to take Melbourne by storm following a barnstorming year of sell out runs and ecstatic reviews across the world. Described as an Aussie Cirque du Soleil meets Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Briefs present an eye-popping blend of dog show satire, too close for comfort yo-yo tricks, valiant aerial acrobatics and show stopping drag. Led by audience fave, Shivannah (Fez Faanana) has several new and surprising tricks up her voluminous sleeves as she guides the chaotic troop through the show with brazen beauty. Las Vegas award-winning Captain Kidd takes a turn as the fabulous bird in his own golden bird bath and stuns the audience with alluring athleticism. The ferocious Dallas Dellaforce brings dynamic drag to a new level as one of Australia’s leading aerialists, contortionists and circus trainers. Thomas Worrell literally ties himself in knots and Evil Hate Monkey, escapes from a New York Zoo and dazzles with his award winning burlesque banana ballet. Fresh-faced circus brats Lachy Shelley - from Circa Zoo and Flipside - and Louis Biggs - from Flying Fruit Fly Circus - melt hearts and leave the audience gasping for more Where: Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins St, Melbourne When: November 11-December 5 Time: Tue.-Sat. 7.30pm (no show Sun/Mon) Preview: Wed., Nov. 11 Prices: $35-$45 Bookings: ticketek.com.au 132 849
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SHOWS ■ Encore Theatre Company: The Ghost Train (by Arthur Ridley) Until October 24 at the Clayton Theatre, Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Andrew Ferguson. Bookings: 1300 739 099 (9am 9pm). ■ The Melbourne Festival: Until October 25 For full details visit www.festivalmelbourne ■ Playhouse Players Inc: Glengarry Glen Ross Until October 26 at the Richmond Library Theatrette, 413 Church St., Richmond. Directors: Andrew Burns and Paul O'Halloran. Tickets: $28/$25. Bookings: www.playhouseplayers.org.au or phone 8759 4821. ■ Stageworx Theatre and Have You Seen It? Productions: First Date (Musical - Australian premiere) October 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 at 8pm at Stageworx Theatre, 3/21 Stud Rd., Bayswater. Director: Trish Carr; Musical Director: Andrew Houston; Choreographer: Kim Annette. Tickets: $35/$32. Bookings: 9729 8368. ■ OSMaD: Oliver! Until October 24 at the Geoffrey McComas Theatre, Scotch College, Hawthorn. Director: Barbara Hughes. Bookings: www.osmad.com.au ■ Fab Nobs Theatre Inc: Carrie the Musical October 23 - November 7 at Fab Nobs Theatre, 33 Industry Place, Bayswater. Bookings: fabnobstheatre.com.au or 0401 018 846. ■ FosterArts Music and DramaAssociation (FAMDA): The Peppercorn Tree (by Alison Campbell Rate) October 23 - November 1 at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre, 70 Main St., Foster. Director: Bernadette Grainger. Bookings: 0435 535 867. ■ Nova Music Theatre: Grease October 24 - November 8 at the Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Rd., Nunawading. Bookings: www.novamusictheatre.com.au ■ The Colac Players Inc: The Inheritance (by Hannie Rayson) October 28 - 31 at COPACC, Gellibrand St., Colac. Tickets: $30/ $25. Bookings: 5232 2077. ■ Malvern Theatre Company: The Man Who Came to Dinner (by George S Kaufman and Moss Hart) October 30 - November 14 at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Jeff Saliba. Bookings: 1300 131 552. ■ MLOC Productions: Jesus Christ Superstar November 6 - 14 at the Phoenix Theatre, 101 Glenhuntly Rd., Elwood. Director/ Choreographer: Rhylee Nowell; Musical Director: Matthew Hadgraft. Bookings: www.mloc.org.au/jcs ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: The Sunshine Boys (by Neil Simon) November 6 - 21 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Ewen Crockett. Tickets: $24/$22. Bookings:www.mordialloctheatre.com ■ Pensive Productions: The Crucible November 12, 13, 14 at the Northcote Town Hall. Bookings: wwwpurelypensive.com.au ■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group: Shakespeare in Saigon (written and directed by Cenarth Fox) November 12 - 22 at the Strathmore Community Centre, Cnr Loeman and Napier Sts., Strathmore. Tickets: $20/$15. Bookings: 9382 6284 ■ Peridot Theatre: God of Carnage (by Yasmina Reza) November 20-21, 25-28, December 2-5 at 8pm, 2.15pm matinees on November 22, 28, 4.00pm twilight matinee November 29 at the Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley. Director: Tim Long. Bookings: 9898 9090 (if using a mobile) or by email to peridotboxoffice@yahoo.com.au
AUDITIONS ■ Peridot Theatre: Two and Two Together (by Derek Benfield) October 26, 28 at 7pm at the Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley. Director: Cheryl Richards. Audition bookings: 0412 133 071. ■ Encore Theatre: The Dining Room (by A.R. Gurney) November 15 at 1.30pm and November 16 at 7.30pm at Fleigner Hall, 31-39 Highland Ave., East Oakleigh. Director: Horrie Leek. Audition bookings: 0412 474 255. ■ Essendon Community Theatre: Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (by Alan Ball) November 16 at 7pm, November 29 at 6pm and December 1 at 7pm at the Bradshaw Street Community Hall, Bradshaw St., West Essendon. Director: Natasha Boyd. Audition bookings essential: 0413 188 513. ■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): Killing Jeremy (by Bridgette Burton) November 23 at 8pm at the STAG Theatre, Cnr Loeman and Napier Sts., Strathmore. Director: Kris Weber. Audition bookings: Kris@krisweber.com
● John McLaughlin ■ John McLaughlin saw his destiny early. At 11 he put aside his piano and violin studies and took up guitar, diving into the hot jazz world of Django Reinhart and Stephane Grappelli. Such was his self belief that the teenage McLaughlin had business cards printed that stated simply: John McLaughlin, electric guitarist. Born in Yorkshire, McLaughlin’s musical expedition has taken him into the lands of flamenco and Indian classical music, but his roots are in electric jazz and his choice of opening number, Guitar Love, set the scene for a 100-minute homage to the fretted instrument. McLaughlin plays with incredible speed and virtuosity in exotic scales and complex rhythms and many of his collaborators and influencers – Miles Davis, Carlos Santana and Ravi Shankar – were acknowledged in the set. McLaughlin’s work defies easy description. It gets called jazz-fusion, progressive rock and jazz-rock. It walks a line from R’n’B to discordant experimentation, but along the way it visits soulful and meditative places and the intoxicating rhythms of traditional Indian music. Talking about his influences McLaughlin said in a recent interview: “I grew up with the music of Stravinski, Berg, Webern, and Schoenberg in which as composers, they were able to create what we now call ‘atmospherics’ with natural instruments. “They all had an effect on me that manifests itself in my own fascination with the emotional impact of ‘sound’ – not simply notes. The sounds or sequences you create have to speak to you, they have to relate to something inside.” His sound was certainly enhanced by his trio, The 4th Dimension: drummer Ranjit Barot (adding staccato konokol or Indian vocal percussion to his drumming), bassist Etienne M’Bappe sometimes duelling with McLaughlin on five string bass and keyboardist Gary Husband adding light and shade to McLaughlin’s expressive guitar. John McLaughlin played at the Melbourne Recital Centre as part of the Melbourne Festival. - Review by Martin Curtis
DRACULA ■ Little Ones Theatre and Theatre Works present the new theatrical event, gothic and erotic with a comic bent, Dracula from October 30-November14.. This Dracula will delve deep into the cinematic history of horror – from Bela Legosi to Gary Oldman, Buster Keaton to Catherine Deneuve, and a soupçon of Nosferatu - and bring it to the stage in all its bawdy desire, and gory glory. With excessive eye-liner. And popcorn machines. Little Ones Theatre’s much lauded creative team - director Stephen Nicolazzo and designers Eugyeene Teh, Tessa Leigh Wolffenbuttel Pitt and Katie Sfetkidis – will again craft the Company’s signature aesthetic of camp, kitsch and heightened visual style, joined by an exciting cast of frequent collaborators including Alexandra Aldrich, Zoe Boesen, Catherine Davies, Brigid Gallacher, Amanda McGregor and Janine Watson. Stephen Nicolazzo said: “In our return to Theatre Works, Little Ones Theatre’s premiere of Dracula will recreate the silent film experiences of the early 20th century, live on stage with a queer bent. “We promise coffins, sequins and plenty of blood in our homage to a terrifying, seductive, lascivious and romantic monster.” Where: Theatre Works, 14 Acland St, St Kilda When: October 30 -November 14, Wednesday to Saturday, 8pm. Special Halloween Performance on October 31 Preview: Thursday October 29 , 8pm Prices: Full $35; Concession, Under 30s $25; Preview $25; Groups of 8+ $20 Bookings: theatreworks.org.au / 9534 3388
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■ The Meadows takes centre stage this Saturday night for their Topgun meeting. The new millionaire of greyhound racing, Fernando Bale, headlines the invitation only $215,000 Topgun, over 525 metres. One of two dogs in the event for trainer Andrea Dailly, Fernando Bale is expected to start a short-priced favourite after his Adelaide Cup triumph, his seventh Group One win for the year. The Wheelerfamily, who bred and race Fernando Bale, also have Lamia Bale and Dyna Double One in the event. Among the other dogs of note in Saturday's race are New South Wales chasers Bessy Boo, Fantastic Spiral and Brad Hill Billy. No NSW trained dog has won the Topgun since 2000. Top Queensland dog Keybow has made his second Topgun event, with connections indicating this Saturday night's race will be the dog's last racetrack appearance. The official list of starters, not in box draw order, is: Bessy Boo – trainerChristine Proctor, Brad Hilly Billy – Ray Smith, Dyna Double One – Andrea Dailly, Fantastic Spiral – Jason Fletcher, Fernando Bale – Andrea Dailly, Kayda Shae – Kelly Bravo, Keybow – Tony Brett, Lamia Bale – Steven Collins. Reserves: Secret Spell – Kelly Bravo, Ronray Spirit – Terrence Reid. For the first time, a stayers' Topgun is also being staged. Ada Mary was issued a late invitation by the selection panel after her
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$15.1m profit with Kyle Galley Sydney Cup victory on October 10. A first prize of $75,000 will be on offer for the 725 metre event. The official list of starters, not in box draw order, is: Ada Mary – trainer Sharon Grey, Dzeko – Angela Jackson, Mepunga Tiara – Jeff Britton, Lady Toy – Norma Gost, Lithgow Panther – Robert Britton, Seeking Justice – Jim Auld, Shanlyn Lucy – Amy Lauterboom, Sweet It Is – Braden Finn. Reserves: Luna Jinx – Gavin Harris, Beks – Pat Bouchier.
Cup final ■ Unfortunately for the Geelong Greyhound Racing Club, their feature Cup series clashes with the Topgun, one of the disadvantages of a busy racing calendar. Nonetheless, the Geelong Cup has still drawn good interest from trainers - perhaps the absence of the local champ, Fernando Bale has appealed to trainers. A $47,500 first prize is on offer for the Cup final, held this Friday night, October 23.
■ Greyhound Racing Victoria's 2014-15 Annual Report indicates the organisation, and the sport in general, is in a good position to rebuild after a year of bad publicity. GRV highlighted a $5.1 million profit, and a 13 per cent growth in wagering revenue - which could be partially attributed to an extra race meeting in the weekly calendar. An increase of $2 million towards integrity and welfare expenses has been bought about in the wake of the live baiting scandal, while integrity has also been a focus courtesy of a 36 per cent increase in swabs taken from dogs. A record number of 847 greyhounds were adopted through the Greyhound Adoption Program, while infrastructure investment has increased by $13.9 million, largely due to the Traralgon redevelopment. GRV CEO Alan Clayton acknowledged the year has been a difficult one for the sport but said he has faith in his staff continuing to address the issues faced in the future. “The operating environment has been a challenging one this year and our continued focus will be on strengthening our welfare and integrity regulatory capabilities,” Clayton said.
“It will indeed be an intense focus as we attend to the recommendations arising from the Racing Integrity Commissioner and Chief Veterinary Officer’s reports that were handed down earlier in 2015." “It is pleasing that fans of greyhound racing have continued to support the industry and the great people that bring their greyhounds to the races each week. It highlights the fact that the industry is stronger than a few rogue individuals that seek to play outside the rules and the law”.
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■ Popular former greyhound administrator Rick Harley has passed away. Harley represented the greyhound industry as a one-time Greyhound Racing Victoria Marketing Manager, served as a GRV board member from 2002-06, and had a stint as Chairman ofGRV's Integrity Council. Outside of greyhound racing, Harley spent almost 25 years in a sales and marketing role with Cadbury Schweppes.
Stakes up ■ The stakes will be raised at The Meadows in November, with Wednesday afternoon programs having increased prizemoney. All advertised events conducted across the four Wednesday programs will feature 50 per cent extra prizemoney. One of the highlights is a stayers' race on November 11 where the winner will pocket $4390 for connections. Wednesday meetings at The
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Meadows, along with Sunday afternoon cards at Sandown Park, more often than not struggle for entries. Quite often, the big kennels "load up" these cards with large numbers of nominations, much to the displeasure of the small hobby trainers who have been known to vent their frustration on social media over what they perceive to be an unfair advantage.
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■ Wednesday: The Meadows (Day), Bendigo (Twilight), Cranbourne (Night), Ballarat (N); Thursday: Shepparton (T), Sandown Park (N), Warrnambool (N); Friday: Bendigo (T), Geelong (N), Cranbourne (N); Saturday: Traralgon (T), The Meadows (N); Sunday: Sandown Park (D), Healesville (D), Sale (T); Monday: Ballarat (D), Traralgon (T), Shepparton (N); Tuesday: Horsham (T), Geelong - Kyle Galley
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Cox Plate: it’s still open
■ The Cox Plate to be run at Moonee Valley this Saturday has developed into one of the most open for years. Most punters, including yours truly, are willing to forget the run of, Kermadec, after his unplaced run in the Caulfield Stakes. His rider Glen Boss had him well back in near last spot at the 600 metres, at his first start over the 2000 metre trip, and although he finished in fourth spot, he finished only 1.5 lengths behind the winner, Criterion. Kermadec was the original favorite for the Cox Plate, but is now equal favourite with the winner of the Caulfield Stakes, Criterion. Criterion who was housed in Quarantine at Werribee for the past seven weeks, came with a barnstorming finish, to give former New Zealand's top rider, Michael Walker, his biggest win since joining the Hayes-Dabernig combination at Euroa. One of the most likeable guys in racing, Michael deserved his win as he has battled the elements during his riding career. After Criterion's gutsy win, David Hayes was full of admiration for the five year-old gelding saying he was the best weight-for-age horse in Australia. He remarked on his record saying that he was hampered when second to the top Japanese galloper, Real Impact, only beaten a short halfhead in the Group One George Ryder Stakes. He then won the rich weight-for-age race, the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and now the Caulfield Stakes, and that's after competing in Hong Kong and the UK as well. On the next line is yet another of Chris Waller's team, the top mare, Winx, who has taken all before her with brilliant wins all over the country, including a brilliant win in the recent Epsom Handicap. She has got to be hard to beat, but my only concern she does get a long way back in her races. This will be against her at the Valley on the tight twisting saucer track. Then you must re-
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member, she is all class, and you can't leave her out, but everything must go right in the run over the 2040 metres of the Cox Plate. On the next line of betting is the Robert Hickmott-trained, W i l l i a m s-owned Fawkner, who finished 6.25 lengths behind Criterion, but did strike trouble in the run, and is worth another chance having run second in the Cox Plate previously. The international galloper, Highland Reel, creates interest as he is trained by the Irish champion trainer, Aidan O'Brien, who produced his three-year-old, Adelaide to win the Cox Plate last year in brilliant fashion. The four year-old stallion, has only had nine runs with four wins and two seconds. His biggest win to date was this year's Secretariat Stakes in Chicago, scoring by five lengths. The same race won by Adelaide before his big win last year.
Another international is an interesting acceptor, a five yearold stallion, by the name of Arod, having had 11 starts for 4 wins and five minor placings. He is in the powerful Peter ChappleHyam camp. The stable has a big opinion of him, having won the 2015 Group Two Summer Mile at Ascot. He is a multiple group winner, who stretched champion mile, Solow, at Goodwood, England at his last outing. One of the unluckiest runners to compete in the Cox Plate, and other Group races, is Happy Trails, he seems to knock up running into trouble in his races, and was most unlucky when second to Criterion in the Caulfield Stakes. His South Australian trainer, Paul Beshara, is one of the best blokes in racing and deserves a change of luck with his eight year-old. He has had 55 starts and amassed over $3 million in stakemoney
and would certainly be a popular winner with the rank and file punters like The Cleaner.
Record ■ The first instalment of Australia's richest raceday received glowing endorsement from industry participants across the country with record first entries received from the $2 million feature races on the $10 million Jeep Magic Millions Raceday program. First entries for the Jeep Magic Millions two year-old classic ($2 million, plus $500,000 Women's Bonus for those who race the winner), have been released.
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● Happy Trails Photo by SLICKPIX, phone 9354 5754 The Gold Coast ber 4, whilst first enMagic Millions three tries for the other year-old Guineas ($ 2 seven races on the million) is to be run on program close on Saturday January 9. Tuesday December A total of 789 first 29. entries were received The Magic Millions for the renowned two Raceday is the year-old classic from centrepiece of the 161 individual trainers Queensland Summer or nominators, includ- Racing Carnival ing 53 from Gai which begins at Waterhouse, 37 from Doomben, on NovemChris Waller, 31 from ber 14, with the runPeter and Paul Snow- ning of the listed Keith den, and 30 from Noud Quality HandiBrisbane's premier cap over 1200 metres. trainer, Tony Gollan. Amongst the nominations was the Breeder's Plate ■ I am underway quinella in Capitalist with my racing shows. and Detective, as well The first of these as Conchita and was at the Taylors Criquette, who both Lakes Hotel last won impressively on Thursday and the foldebut in Sydney and lowing night the Brisbane. Newmarket Tavern. The Gold Coast So far so good; got Magic Million three them a few winners year-old Guineas at- with giveaways, and I tracted first entries do a phantom call of from 100 individual the main race, at each trainers. Australia's first venue. I will cover the Cox lady of racing, Gai Waterhouse, was Plate and Derby meetagain heavily repre- ings over the next two sented with the high- weeks at both venues. See you between est number of horses, with her 48 first entries 6pm and 8pm at including this year's Taylors Lakes, and Golden Slipper win- 5pm until 7pm, at the Newmarket. ner, Vancouver. On the final nights First acceptances and/or late entries for I will include my best both the two year-old chances for the classic and the three- Melbourne Cup as year old Guineas are well. - Ted Ryan due by Friday Decem-
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■ Five year old Armbro Variable/My Fashion Plate gelding Uptight continued on his winning spree in bringing up a hat-trick by effortlessly taking the Barastoc Trotters Handicap for T0 or better class over 2180 metres at his home track Dalvui Raceway, Terang on Tuesday. Trained locally by Mattie Craven, Uptight driven by the stable's Chris Svanosio began safely from outside the 20 metre mark and immediately went forward to arrest the lead away from Im Notta Trotter in the back straight on the first occasion. Given an easy time at the head of affairs, Uptight was joined by Shes Excited approaching the home turn which had moved from three back in the running line to face the breeze at the bell. With Svanosio sitting as quiet as a church mouse, Uptight cruised to the wire unextended to register a six metre victory in advance of Shes Excited, with Im Notta Trotter holding down third. The mile rate a comfortable 2-07.1. Raced by a large syndicate including Caduceus Club and Victoria Harness Racing Sports Club President Emmy Mazzetti, brothers Darren and Brett Carroll, Craig Nott, Mitch Sidebottom and Peter Svanosio along with Terang residents Clare Payne and Michael Reicha. ■ Border hopping Glencoe (Mt Gambier) trainer Barry Finnis and reinsman son Jayson scored an impressive victory with Village Jolt/Jamaka Run gelding Jumping Jolt in the Terang Co-Op 3-Y-0 Pace over 1680 metres in a rate of 1-59.7. A winner at Port Pirie on August 1, Jumping Jolt hadn't started since, settling three back in the moving line from outside the front line. Sent forward in the last lap to join the pacemaker Dougs Limousine on the final bend, Jumping Jolt had 3.1 metres to spare on the wire over Dougs Limousine and first starter Champagne Taste (one/one last lap). ■ Burrumbeet's Ashleigh Herbertson loves going to Terang and made the trip worthwhile when 5-Y-0 Metropolitan/ GirlInterrupted gelding Metroincharge saluted the judge in the Mortlake Vererinary Clinic Pace for C1 class over 1680 metres. With Glen Craven in the sulky, Metroincharge came from near last to swamp his rivals in accounting for Mayorofshinetown and Gnotul in a rate of 1-58. ■ Anakie trainer Tim Bolitho combined with Ararat's Mick Bellman to capture the Restrepo @ Goodtime Lodge Pace for C0 class over 2180 metres with All Eyes And Ears, a 4-Y-0 daughter of Modern Art and Goldtown Dancer in 2-04.8, leading all of the way from gate five to score from Nymeria and Dorothy Hester. Emma Stewart used the services of local Jason Lee to land the Greavey's Fruit, Veg & Flowers Pace for C2 & C3 class over 2180 metres with 5-Y-0 major In Art/Laughing Meadow gelding Major Laugh, leading most of the way in defeating Lynden Abbey and Saxon Warrior in 2-02.9. - Len Baker
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