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What’s On Very Hungry Caterpillar

Colin Friels is superb Author!

■ Alison Knight is known in local theatre for her role as President of Peridot Theatre Company and Director of their latest production, The Shoe Horn Sonata.

As well as also having written plays performed by various groups, Alison has just announced the publication of her two E-books.

The first is titled The Undiscovered Room and Other Stories, containing ‘Nine bite-sized stories from the darkly humorous to the supernatural’. www.amazon.com/ dp/B07F24M3CF

● Colin Friels as Scaramouche Jones Photo: Lachlan Bryan

Best novel award for Emma

■ The extraordinary story of Scaramouche Jones is superbly portrayed by Colin Friels in this breathtaking production directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos, presented by the Arts Centre Melbourne and Wander Productions.

Justin Butcher’s play is touching and poetic.

It’s December 31, 1999 and Scaramouche Jones – with his radiant white mask - shares his memories of the last 100 years as the century, and his life, comes to an end.

From his birth in Trinidad - his mother’s trade vividly and matter-of-factly remembered, Scaramouche’s journey from slavery to snake charmer’s assistant to Gypsy spouse is both fascinating and tragic.

Traversing the continent from the West Indies to Africa, Europe and finally England, he encounters some of the most significant, repressive, and criminal regimes and episodes of the 20th century.

This one-man-show demands much of its performer and director, both physically and emotionally.

Friels’s genius is that his performance seems so effortless and natural. His mesmerizing characterization of Scaramouche is a balance of compelling storytelling, colourful re-enactments, innate gestures and subtle nuances.

Friels remains composed, philosophical and sensitive throughout. There are no histrionics, blame or self-pity– what we get is an incredibly poignant performance.

Lighting (Matt Scott) and sound (Tristan Meredith) appear to breathe and build with the ebbs and flow of Scaramouche’s story.

Scaramouche’s clown costume (Richard Roberts) is beautifully traditional with its oversized and tapered coat, layered and slowly removed as Scaramouche reveals more of himself.

Both Friels and Tsilimidos show great restraint. The show is not overworked or a showcase for Friels’ acting ability – although his skills are clearly sublime. Scaramouche Jones is an absolute work of art.

Venue: Fairfax Theatre, Melbourne Arts Centre Dates: 8pm, until 25 August.

Bookings: www.artscentremelbourne. com.au - Review by Beth Klein

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■ Street Art on Canvas & Skateboard Decks. The exhibition opens September 8 and runs until September 30. Open Saturdays and Sundays 11an - 4pm. Closed Father's Day. Free entry. All welcome. The Ferntree Gully Arts Society, The Hut Gallery, 157 Underwood Rd., Ferntree Gully ■ Suburban Geometry A colourful and vigorous exhibition of the latest paintings and sculptures by two mid0career artists. Stephen Armstrong and John Owe Young. Collingwood Gallery, 292 Smith St, Collingwood.

- Peter Kemp ● Award-winning author Emma Viskic with Danish author Sissel-Jo Gazan ■ Melbourne author Emma Viskic won the rible and wonderful things.

“Maybe it can even offer us the possibility Davitt (Best Adult Novel) for And Fire Came Down (Echo Publishing) at Sisters in Crime’s of growth. Of justice. Of hope. And given the 18th Davitt Awards for best crime books by moral darkness that currently surrounds us, it’s no surprise that readers are reaching for it Australian women on August 11.

It tops off a stunning award-winning run at ever growing rates.

The major sponsor for the 2018 Davitts for Viskic, who won an unprecedented three Davitts and a Ned Kelly Award in 2016 for her was again Swinburne University of Technology. Dr Carolyn Beasley,), the deputy departdebut book, Resurrection Bay. It is currently shortlisted for the UK’s pres- ment chair of Media and Communication Detigious CWA Gold Dagger and New Blood partment, said: “For us, it’s a bit of a no brainer.

As flagship members of a diversity Awards.

The series, featuring a deaf sleuth, Caleb organisation called Athena Swan, gender diZelic, was recently optioned for TV by a US versity and support for the careers and cultural presence of women is critical for studio.

In accepting her trophy, Viskic, a classi- Swinburne, just as it is for the crime writing cally-trained clarinettist, said the crime writ- scene. So we are perfect partners in crime, or ers, especially female crime writers, often get ‘coies’ as we’d be called in the slang of criminal culture.” asked why they write crime fiction.

This year, 101 crime books by Australian “My answer is – why wouldn’t you? Crime fiction shines a light on the murky business of women were in contention, a 14-fold increase from when the Davitt Awards were first prebeing human. I “t can entertain us, thrill and distract us, but sented in 2001.

- Cheryl Threadgold it can also explore why people do such ter

■ Arts Centre Melbourne presents The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show from November 28 – December 2.

Eric Carle’s best-selling book will be brought to life onstage as it emerges off the page and onto the stage as part of a national tour. The stories will come to life in this colourful show created by Jonathan Rockefeller.

Featuring a menagerie of 75 puppets, the critically-acclaimed production faithfully adapts four of Carle's stories: The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse, Mister Seahorse, The Very Lonely Firefly and of course, the star of the show - The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Performance Dates: November 28 – December 2 Venue: Arts Centre Melbourne Playhouse Bookings: artscentremelbourne.com.au or 1300 182 183.

Footloose

■ Etham College senior students present Footloose: The Musical! From August 29 to September 1 in the Eltham CollegeAuditorium.

Nearly 80 students will come together to bring Footloose: The Musical to the Clarke Auditorium stage.

In both 2016 and 2017, principal cast members from Eltham College’s senior school musicals were nominated for Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Awards – an achievement the entire team are very proud of.

For Nicholas Waxman (Head of Visual and Performing Arts at Eltham College), Footloose marks the eighth production he has directed since joining the faculty in 2014.

“The college community has embraced the performing arts with enthusiasm”, said Nicholas.

“Eltham College has a rich history of high quality theatre programs and it is a joy to see that creativity reinvigorated with such fervour. The dedication, passion and rigour of the whole company is on full display in ‘Footloose’.

“Everywhere you look, onstage or off, the skilled and focused students run the show”.

Joining Nicholas on the creative team is Melissa Lee as Musical Director, (Coordinator of Choral Music), Sean Donehue as Vocal Director (Eltham College Class of 2015, and graduate of Australian Institute of Music) and music theatre performer Emma Clair Ford as Choreographer.

Performance Season: August 29 to September 1 Venue: Eltham College Clarke Auditorium Bookings: www.trybooking.com\ucwt

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■ The Daughters’ Collective presents Stock Take: Bitches in Business from September 24 – 30 at The Butterfly Club.

Stock Take: Bitches in Business is billed as a shrewd, satirical, garish examination of corporate greed and its covert connections to gender politics, nuclear weapons and the decimation of our environment.

These business- women, show-women, conwomen embark on a destructive, fanatical, criminal crusade to enrich and empower the super wealthy elites and their empires.

“We never waste a good crisis! When bad times come we get whatever we want.” With these ladies at the helm they say audiences had better believe that The Doomsday Clock is set to 23:58 and counting.

Whilst looking at the intricate interplay between corporate power and women, questions begin to surface: Must women enhance, protect or camouflage themselves in order to succeed?

What kinds of behaviour are swept under the rug? Do those striving towards the top lack moral responsibility? Or is the top position in and of itself innately corrupt?

Nothing is said to fire up these women with killer instincts quite like a mega- trillion-dollar deal … “Business is War and War is our Business!” The bitches are back in business and ready to play hardball.

This is the second work from The Daughters Collective: a group of female theatre practitioners summoned together by their need to find a forum to explore their experiences of womanhood and relationships in our modern age.

They say they are not afraid to touch, to overwhelm, to assert, to probe, to play, to mock, to render themselves vulnerable or to make claim to spaces they have yet to occupy.

Dates: September 24 - 30 Time: 10pm (60 mins) Cost: $25-32 Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne Tickets: thebutterflyclub.com or melbournefringe.com.au or call 9660 9666

Rose Among Horns

■ A Rose Among Horns is being presented by Yellow Lamington from September 24 – 30 at 7pm at The Butterfly Club.

Set in a sleepy town, a bunch of guys are jostling for Cindy, she’s ‘digging’ the attention, but it’s all her dad’s fault.

A Rose among Horns, is a comedy of games, of risks, and the archaic notion of Prince Charming in the world where chivalry is dead and even the men want to be rescued.

This is billied as a one person show, with seven characters, minimal props and loads of boisterous antics that break the fourth wall.

The show is written and performed by Genevieve Butler with dramaturgy by Barnie Duncan. The inspiration “I had an image stuck in my head of a girl high up in a make believe tower, with young men ‘hooning’ about below, dust bellowing up around them - a cloud of misconstrued intentions, expectations and dreams”, said Genevieve.

Season dates: September 24 - 30 (excluding

with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21-April 20) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 1.3.2.6.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.15.26.36.39.

Your travel may not go as planned, but the end result will be the same anyway. You should have been able to enjoy yourself all the same. People may be seeking your advice.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Peach Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 1.6.8.5.

Lotto Numbers: 1.15.24.40.22.29.

You may not be as easily distracted as some seem to think.

However you need all the concentration you can muster to keep your mind on the job in hand. Some "mystery" could now find a solution.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 1.6.8.5.

Lotto Numbers: 1.15.26.35.40.22.

A very lucky period for you is indicated, so make sure you are taking part in games of chance.Your natural charm will endear you to many people.

● Naomi Klemens and Ellen Marning in Stock Take: Bitches in Business Photo: Theresa Harrison Sept 25). Times: 7pm (60 mins) Venue: Downstairs at the Butterfly Club Tickets: Full $34, Conc $30, Groups 6+ $27 Bookings: melbournefringe.com.au or call 9660 9666

Athenaeum Theatre

■ The Athenaeum Theatre Lilydale presents Moonlight and Magnolias a comedy by Ron Hutchinson until September 1 at 39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale.

This comedy written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Alan Burrows, is based on historical events behind the making of David O. Selznick’s famous movie Gone With the Wind.

Selznick is five weeks into the shoot when he realises the script is not working and the director is hopeless. He has only five days to find a new director and script or the production will be shut down.

He calls Victor Fleming from the set of the Wizard of Oz to direct, and legendary screenwriter, Ben Hecht, to rewrite the script. The only problem is, Hecht has not read the book, so Selznick and Fleming have to act it out for him.

Over five crazy days the three men, assisted by Selznick’s assistant Miss Poppenghul, madly put together one of the most famous and beloved screenplays of all time.

Whilst written as a farce, Hutchinson’s play also deals with serious issues such as race and the fragile position of Jewish executives in Hollywood.

Performance Details: Until September 1 Times: Evening performances commence at 8.15pm. Pre-show sherries at 7.45pm. Matinees at 2.15pm, Pre-show sherries at 1.45pm.

Venue: Athenaeum Theatre, 39 – 41 Castella St., Lilydale.

Tickets: $26/$24.

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CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Silver Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 1.6.5.9.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.15.24.8.6.

Big changes in your life are indicated. It will be hard for you to try to make people see things your way. Your reactions may be very surprising to some people.

LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.5.6.2.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.25.26.31.11.

For some of you, your "dreams" could now come true.

Do not agree too quickly to things you haven't thought through thoroughly. Long standing problems could be solved during this period and ties should be renewed with family members.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 1.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 1.15.24.40.44.43.

More time to socialize. A very good time to start new ventures or a job change. Family affairs could still be causing problems and confusion. Best to seek advice from the experts.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 2.6.5.3.

Lotto Numbers: 2.15.24.40.26.33.

A very good period for personal relationships, engagements or marriages is indicated. Business partnerships are also well favored. However don't take anything or anyone for granted.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 1.1.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.13.26.36.38.

You may be required to tackle something quite new to you. This will unsettle you a bit at first, but with some determination and some patience it will work out well.

People will admire you for your capability and determination.

SAGITTARIUS: (November23- December20) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.26.36.39.44.

You will not get much done if you try to tackle too many things at once. Relax and slow down a bit, take things one at a time. Also you judgement should be improving with time.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Dark Blue Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 4.15.26.39.36.22.

Some very good luck coming your way very soon. So be prepared to take advantage of the opportunities presented.

Postpone any decisions till the right time. Don't let anybody talk you into something you don't like doing.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Pink Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 1.3.5.6.

Lotto Numbers: 1.15.26.39.34.40.

You may have to rely on your hunches to find the right solution to a personal problem. People are not always what they seem at first, you may have to find this out the hard way.

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CHARLTON. Charlton Newsagency. 69 High St. CHELSEA. Chelsea Newsagency. 403 Nepean Hwy. CHELTENHAM. Cheltenham Newsagency. 332 Charman Rd. CLAYTON. Clayton Newsagency. 345 Clayton Rd. CLIFTON HILL. Clifton Hill Newsagency.

Queens Pde. COBURG. Coburg Newsagency. 481-483 Sydney Rd. COLAC. Blanes Newsagency. 164 Murray St. COWES. Cowes Newsagency. 44-46 Thompson Ave. CRAIGIEBURN. The Lucky Charm.

Craigieburn Central. 340 Craigieburn Rd CRANBOURNE. Cranbourne Newsagency. 105 High St. CROYDON. Burnt Bridge Newsagency. 434 Maroondah Hwy. CROYDON. Croydon Newsagency. 166 Main St. CROYDON NORTH. Croydon North Newsagency. 5 Exeter Rd. CROYDON SOUTH. Eastfield Newsagency. 7 The Mall.

DANDENONG. Lonsdale Newsagency.

216 Sunnyside Ave. DAYLESFORD. Daylesford Newsagency.

45 Vincent St. DELACOMBE. Ballarat Authorised Newsagency. 1 Laidlaw Drive.

DENILIQUIN. Deniliquin Newsagency and Bookstore. 14 Napier St. DIAMOND CREEK. Diamond Creek Newsagency. 62A Hurstbridge Rd. DINGLEY. Dingley Newsagency. Shop 2, Dingley Village.

DOVETON. Doveton News & Lotto. 37 Autumn Place.

DROMANA. Dromana Newsagency. 177 Point Nepean Hwy. DROUIN. MVH News. 93 Princes Way. DRYSDALE. Drysdale Newsagency. 14 High St. EAGLEMONT. Eaglemont Lucky Lotto News and Post. 60 Silverdale Rd. EDITHVALE. Edithvale Newsagency. 253 Nepean Hwy. ELSTERNWICK. Elsternwick News & Lotto. 444 Glenhuntly Rd. ELTHAM. Eltham Newsagency and Toyworld. Shop 2, 963 Main Rd. EMERALD. Emerald Newsagency. Main St. ESSENDON. Essendon Newsagency. 15a Rose St. ESSENDON. Roundabout Newsagency. 85 Fletcher St. ESSENDON NORTH. North Essendon Newsagency. 1085 Mt Alexander Rd. FAIRFIELD. Fairfield Newsagency. 99 Station St. FAWKNER. Fawkner Newsagency. 54 Bonwick St. FAWKNER NORTH. Moomba Park Newsagency. 89 Anderson Rd. FITZROY. Fitzroy Newsaagency. Cnr Brunswick and Johnston Sts. FOREST HILL. Brentford Square Newsagency. 29-31 Brentford Square.

FOREST HILL. Forest Hill Newsagency.

Shop 215, Forest Hill Chase.

GARDENVALE. Gardenvale Newsagency.

168 Martin St. GEELONG.. Geelong Newsagency and Lotto. 140 Moorabool St. GEELONG WEST. Murphy's Newsagency.

198 Pakington St.

GISBORNE. Gisborne Newsagency. Shop 20, Village Shopping Centre.

GLENFERRIE. Glenferrie Newsagency.

660 Glenferrie Rd GLEN WAVERLEY. Kingsway Newsagency. Shop 4, 39 Kingsway.

GLEN WAVERLEY. Syndal Newsagency.

238 Blackburn Rd. GLEN WAVERLEY. The Glen Newsagency. Shop 2, 065 The Glen Shopping Centre.

GLENROY. Glenroy Newsagency. 773 Pascoe Vale Rd. GRANTVILLE. Grantville Newsagency.

1509 Bass Hwy. GREENSBOROUGH. Plaza News. Shop 4/5, Greensborough Plaza.

GREYTHORN. Greythorn Newsagency.

272 Doncaster Rd. HADFIELD. Hadfield Newsagency. 120 West St HAMPTON. Hampton Newsagency. 345347 Hampton St. HAMPTON EAST. Hampton East Newsagency. 412 Bluff Rd. HAMPTON PARK. Hampton Park Newsagency. Shop 3, Shopping Centre HAWTHORN . Glenferrie South Newsagency. 546 Glenferried Rd HAWTHORN. Hawthorn News & Lotto. 89 Burwood Rd. HAWTHORN EAST. Auburn Newsagency.

119 Auburn Rd. HAWTHORN EAST. Auburn South Newsagency. 289 Auburn Rd. HEIDELBERG. Heidelberg Heights Newsagency. 35 Southern Rd. HEIDELBERG. Heidelberg Newsagency.

124 Burgundy St. HEIDELBERG WEST. The Mall Newsagency. Shop 18 The Mall.

HOLMESGLEN. Holmesglen Newsagency. 637 Warrigal Rd. HUNTINGDALE. Huntingdale Newsagency. 290 Huntingdale Rd. INDENTED HEADS. Intended Heads Newsagency. 13 The Esplanade.

KEILOR. Keilor Newsagency. 700 Old Calder Hwy. KEW. Cotham Newsagency. 97 Cotham Rd. KEW. Kew Newsagency. 175 High St. KEW NORTH. North Kew Newsagency. 93 Willsmere St. KINGSVILLE. Kingsville Newsagency.

339 Somerville Rd. KNOX CITY. Knox City Newsagency, Wantirna South.

KNOXFIELD. Knoxfield Newsagency.

1597 Ferntree Gully Rd. KOOYONG. Kooyong Newsagency. 483 Glenferrie Rd. KYABRAM. Kyabram Newsagency. 117 Allan St. KYNETON. Collins Newsagency. 95 Mollison St. LANGWARRIN SOUTH. Langwarrin South Newsagency. 1/143-149 Warrandyte Rd LARA. Lara Newsagency. 44 The Centreway.

LILYDALE. Lilydale Newsagency. 237 Main St. LOWER PLENTY. Lower Plenty Newsagency. 95 Main Rd. MALVERN. Lucky Malvern Lotto. 167 Glenferrie Rd. MALVERN. Malvern Newsagency. 114 Glenferrie Rd. MALVERN. Malvern Village Newsagency.

1352 Malvern Rd. MALVERN EAST. Central Park Newsagency. 393 Wattletree Rd. MALVERN EAST NEWSAGENCY. Waverley Road Newsagency. 336 Waverley Rd. McKINNON. McKinnon Newsagency. 163 McKinnon Rd MELBOURNE. Domain Newsagency.

Shop 6, 401 St Kilda Rd. MELBOURNE. Flinders Street Newsagency. 65 Flinders St. MELTON. Newsxpress Melton.

MENTONE. Mentone Newsagency. 24 Como Pde. MERLYNSTON. Merlynston Newsagency.

17 Merlyn St. MIDDLE PARK. Middle Park Newsagency. 16 Armstrong St. MILDURA. Klemm's Mildura Newsagency.

53 Langtree Mall.

MILDURA. Mildura Newsagency and Lotto. 71 Langtree Ave. MILL PARK. Mill Park Newsagency. 4 Stables Shopping Centre.

MITCHAM. Mitcham Newsagency. 503 Whitehorse Rd. MITCHAM NORTH. Mitcham North Newsagency. 228 Mitcham Rd MOOROOPNA. Mooroopna Newsagency.

84 McLennan St. MORDIALLOC. Warren Village Newsagency. 87 Warren Rd. MORNINGTON. Mornington Newsagency. 97 Main St. MORWELL. Morwell Newsagency. 176 Commercial Rd. MOUNT ELIZA. Mount Eliza Newsagency.

102 Mount Eliza Way.

MOUNT GAMBIER. Posters Newsagency.

79 Commercial St East.

MOUNT MARTHA. Mount Martha Newsagency. 2 Lochiel Ave. MOUNT WAVERLEY. Pinewood Newsagency. Shop 59, Centreway Shopping Centre.

MOUNTAIN GATE. Mountain Gate Newsagency. Shop 9B, Mountain Gate Shopping Centre.

MULGRAVE. Northvale Newsagency. 901 Springvale Rd. MULGRAVE. Waverley Gardens Newsagency. Shop 44, Waverley Gardens.

MURRUMBEENA. Murrumbeena Newsagency. 456 Neerim Rd. NARRE WARREN. Narre Warren Newsagency. Shop 1, Narre Warren.

NEWBOROUGH. Newborough Newsagency. 30 Rutherglen St. NEWMARKET. Newmarket Newsagency.

292 Racecourse Rd NOBLE PARK. Noble Park Newsagency.

422 Douglas St. NORTHCOTE. Newsplaza Newsagency, Northcote Plaza.

NORTHCOTE. Northcote Newsagency.

335 High St. NORTH MELBOURNE. Ledermans Newsagency. 234-244 Macauley Rd. NUNAWADING. Mountainview Newsagency. 293A Springfield Rd. PARKDALE. Parkdale Newsagency. 238 Como Pde. West.

PASCOE VALE SOUTH. Coonans Hill Newsagency. 67 Coonans Rd. PASCOE VALE SOUTH. Paper N Post.

372-380 Bell St. PRESTON. Preston N’agency. 377 High St. PRESTON. Preston Town Hall Newsagency. 247-249 Murray Rd. PRINCES HILL. Princes Hill Newsagency.

607 Lygon St RESERVOIR. Broadway Newsagency.

279 Broadway.

RICHMOND. Swan St Newsagency. 108 Swan St. RICHMOND. Vernons Newsagency. 308A Bridge Rd. RINGWOOD EAST. Ringwood East Newsagency. 52 Railway Ave. RINGWOOD NORTH. North Ringwood Newsagency. 182 Warrandyte Rd. ROBINVALE. Robinvale Newsagency. 67 Perrin St. ROSANNA. Rosanna Newsagency. 135 Lower Plenty Rd. ROSEBUD. Rosebud Newsagency. 1083 Point Nepean Rd. RYE. Rye Newsagency. 2371 Pt Nepean Rd. SALE. Sale Newsagency. 310 Raymond St. SANDRINGHAM. Sandringham Newsagency. Shop 5, 18-34 Station St. SCORESBY. Scoresby Newsagency. 14 Darryl St. SEAFORD. Seaford Newsagency. 124 Nepean Hwy. SEBASTOPOL. Sebastopol Newsagency.

Shop 3, 'Safeway Complex'.

SHEPPARTON. Goulburn Valley Newsagency. 314 Wyndham St. SHEPPARTON. Lovell Newsagency. 246 Wyndham St. SOMERVILLE. Somerville Newsagency.

Shop 24, Plaza, Eramosa Rd. SOUTH MELBOURNE. Clarendon Newsagency. 9 Thistlewaite St. SPRINGVALE. Springvale Newsagency.

321 Springvale Rd. STRATHFIELDSAYE. Strathfieldsaye News and Lotto. Shop 5, 939 Wellington St. TARWIN LOWER. Tarwin Lower Newsagency. 45 River Drive.

TATURA. Tatura N’agency. 138 Hogan St. TEMPLESTOWE. Macedon News and Lotto.

THORNBURY. Normanby News and Lotto. 25 Macedon Rd TOORADIN. Tooradin Newsagency. 92 South Gippsland Hwy. TOORAK. Toorak Village Newsagency.

479 Toorak Rd. TORQUAY. Torquay Newsagency. 20 Gilbert St. TRARALGON. Seymour Street Newsagency. 83 Seymour St. TRARALGON. Traralgon News and Lotto.

51-53 Franklin St. TULLAMARINE. Tullamarine Newsagency. 2/191 Melrose Dr. VERMONT. Vermont Authorised Newsagency. 600 Canterbury Rd. VERMONT SOUTH. Vermont South Newsagency. Shop 14, 495 Burwood Hwy. WANTIRNA SOUTH. Wantirna South Newsagency. 223 Stud Rd. WARRAGUL. Warragul Newsagency. 43 Victoria St. WARRNAMBOOL. Reinheimers Newsagency. 145 Koroit St. WATSONIA. Watsonia Newsagency.

Watsonia Rd. WHEELERS HILL. Wheelers Hill Newsagency.

WODONGA. Mahon's Newsagency. 168 High St. YARRAVILLE. Yarraville Newsagency. 59 Anderson St.

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Observer Magazine

Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

WeHo evening with Mick Fleetwood ■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.

Out and About

Mick’s photo choices

Start of credit cards

■ Before launching into a 50-plus city North American tour with his legendary, Grammy Award winning band Fleetwood Mac, drummer and founding member of the group Mick Fleetwood hosted a special night of music photography and gourmet food and drink at the Morrison Hotel Gallery at the legendary Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood.

Mick personally curated a special collection of music photography, which is displayed poolside at the Sunset Marquis, just a few blocks away from the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites.

First Amendment ■ According to the Freedom Forum Institute's annual "State of the First Amendment" (SOFA) survey, it looks like a shocking number of Americans are unfamiliar with their First Amendment rights.

Of the more than 1000 people surveyed in May and June of this year, only one person was able to name all five First Amendment rights. A whopping 40 percent, however, couldn't name any.

Among those who could name one or a few, the right to freedom of speech was the most commonly remembered, with 56 per cent of respondents being able to list it.

The other rights didn't fare so well, however, with just 15 percent of respondents naming freedom of religion, 13 percent naming freedom of the press, 12 per cent naming freedom of peaceful assembly, and a measly 2 per cent naming the freedom to petition the government.

● Pictured at the event were The West Hollywood City Manager Paul Arevalo, Ramada Managing Director Alan Johnson and the West Hollywood Mayor John Heilman.

Labour problems ■ A record percentage of small firms have unfilled jobs, the July jobs report by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) shows.

"The July jobs report shows the magnitude of small businesses that are growing and hiring at record levels, creating new jobs and opportunities for the workforce, and offering employees higher compensation," NFIB President and CEO Juanita D. Duggan said, announcing the results.

Business owners consider the current labor shortage their greatest problem, the report says.

"Let's be honest, anyone who can fog a mirror, and even some who can't, are already working," said an anonymous employment expert.

‘Horrible divorce’ ■ Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were considered the perfect couple on television but the real-life marriage of the two stars behind I Love Lucy was far from a comedy.

Ball and Arnaz appeared in the beloved sitcom, which aired from 1951 until 1957, as well as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour from 1957 until 1960, when the duo finally called it quits after 20 years of marriage.

Their daughter, Lucie Arnaz, recently told Closer Weekly she witnessed their arguments when cameras stopped. " They were fighting all the time," said the 67-year-old. "Their divorce was horrible. And then there was the alcoholism. I had preferred those things had never been there. We didn't have any abuse, but we did go through some pretty hard stuff and that's why my parents didn't stay together.

Lady Ga Ga in Vegas ■ Lady Gaga's Las Vegas residency will launch December 28 at Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort.

The pop star will perform 27 shows at the Park Theater over the course of 2019, with the run wrapping November 8.

The residency will comprise two different shows, the majority of which will be Lady Gaga Enigma, which is billed as "a brand-new odyssey of her pop hits built as an experience unlike any other."

Lady Gaga will also perform several Jazz and Piano shows, which will feature "stripped-down versions of her hits as well as music from the Great American Songbook.

■ Initially, American Express was a freight shipper as a competitor to the U.S. Postal Service in New York during the 1850s.

It specialised in delivering money orders and traveler's checks (which they invented in 1891). Two of their founders, Wells and Fargo, later moved to California.

■ The inventor of the first bank-issued credit card was John Briggs, a banker from the Flatbush National Bank of New York.

Introduced in 1946, the card was called "Charge-It." The catch was that a user had to have an account at Briggs’ bank and purchases could be made only locally.

Technically, it was actually a charge card, because the bill had to be paid in full at the end of each month.

■ In the 1950s, Diners Club Card became the first company to offer a credit card that could be used in more than one store.

Although the credit card was accepted at just 14 restaurants in New York and was issued to just 200 people, within in a year of its introduction, more than 20,000 people were using it.

■ In the early to mid 1900s, oil companies and department stores began issuing their own propriety cards, but cards could only be used at that particular store.

While modern cards are used mainly for convenience, these early cards were meant to develop store loyalty and to improve customer service.

The drawback was that people needed to bring dozens of different cards for a day of shopping.

US population latest

GavinWood

From my Suite at the Ramada Plaza Complex on Santa Monica Blvd

■ Some 13.5 percent of the US population 44 million is foreign born, the highest level ever, and many are not proficient in English, choosing to speak Spanish at home instead.

A report from the Migration Policy Institute found that 22 per cent of the US population does not speak English at home.

The share was highest in Nevada at 31 percent and Florida at 29 percent.

The report revealed a new trend in migration to the US where immigrants are dispersed throughout the nation instead of clustering in a few states and cities.

For example, while the number of immigrants in the last eight years increased 9 percent, the foreign born population surged 15 percent or more in 15 states.

The report said those states are: North Dakota, West Virginia, South Dakota, Delaware, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Alaska, Indiana, Florida, Nevada, Washington, Iowa, and Maryland.

Tattoos in America

● Mick Fleetwood

Stay in the heart of LA ■ West Hollywood is at the cultural and geographical heart of the Los Angeles region, surrounded by must-see hotspots in every direction.

If you want to experience Southern California, booking a hotel in walk able West Hollywood will give you convenient access to everything and situate you in one of the hottest hubs of L.A. The Sunset Strip is the mile-and-a-half (2.4 km) stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood, California. The Sunset Strip is a party destination like no other-home to gangsters in the roaring 1920s, playground of Hollywood royalty then and now, and the origin of many famous brands.

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■ In the US more women than men are tattooed (23 per cent vs. 19 per cent), according to a 2012 survey.

■ A 2006 survey revealed that 36 per cent of those ages 1825 and 40 per cent of those ages 26-40 have at least one tattoo.

■ The Latin word for "tattoo" is stigma.

■ The National Geographic states that in April 2000, 15 per cent of Americans (40 million people) were tattooed.

■ There are over 20,000 tattoo parlours in the United States alone.

A new establishment is being added in the country every day.

Come and visit us

■ If you are considering a move to Los Angeles or just coming over for a holiday then I have got a special deal for you.

We would love to see you at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood.

I have secured a terrific holiday deal for readers of the Melbourne Observer and The Local Paper.

Please mention 'Melbourne Observer' when you book and you will receive the 'Special Rate of the Day'.

Please contact: Joanna at info@ramadaweho.com Happy Holidays, Gavin Wood

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Victorian History

Raffle caused the Minister to quit ■ A raffle caused Yea Presbyterian Church minister, Rev. F.E. Yeaman, to resign his position, the Yea newspaper reported in January 1907: We have received the December number of the Messenger, the organ of the Presbyterian Church, containing a report of the business of the last meeting of the Goulburn Valley Pres bytery.

The report states : The Presbytery of Goulburn Valley met at Seymour on Thursdy, 6th inst. Several hours were spent in interpreting the laws of the church relating to the functions and work of sessions, and applying them to the case of Seymour.

Matters were, however, finally settled in a manner satisiactory to all parties, and the Presbytery were thanked hy one of the elders, on behalf of himself and fellow elders The resignation of his charge atYea by the Rev F. E. Yeaman,was then taken up, and the Presbytery received the report of the Rev. G. Jones, appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the resignation by Rev. F. E.Yearnan of the Yea charge.

The resignation, which lay on the table since 14th ult.. had been tendered be cause of raffling at the church bazaar, carried out against the law. of the church, the wishes of the minister and the resolution of the Board of Management.

M r Jones reported that he met with the Yea people on November 29, that Messrs Dunlop and Black were appointed to appear for the congregation at the Presbytery, and submit a resolution, to the effect that the congregation "regretted exceedingly the mode of raising money, and promised never to resort to such practice in the future, but thought the resignation precipitate."

Mr Dunlop and Mr Black, in supporting, presented a petition signed by 137 members, declaring "loyalty to the wishes of the minister and Presbytery in reference to church entertainments," and praying the Presbytery to use every means to secure the withdrawal of Mr Yeaman's resignation.

They pointed out that the raffle was held by a small minority, and that the session and managers had decreed against it.

On the motion of the Revs.

Erskine and Darroch, the Presbytery resolved that " they highly commend Mr Yeaman for the stand taken by him, expressed their satisfaction at the changed attitude of the congregation, and in view of the same, urge Mr Yeaman to withdraw his resignation."

Mr Yeaman thanked the Presbytery for their kind advice, but held to his resignation, on the grounds that the feeling raised by the matter would continue to the detriment of his further work, and he could not conscientiously use the money raised by the raffle, and no provision had been made for assigning it to other than church purposes, and finally, that, were he now to withdraw, the general public would misunderstand the situation, anid view his action as "a weakcompromise, His resignlation was accepted with the greatest regret, all present" testifying to the good" work done in his brief ministry; and thepastoral tie having been dissolved as from the 16th, the Rev. G. Jones, of Broadford, was made Interim-Moderator of the

● Scots Presbyterian Church, Yea. Photo: Australian Christian Church Histories I have the honor to be, madam, Rev. Yeaman wrote: “Kindly grant charge. The Presbytery directed the me space to reply to your first congregation to hold the amount your obedient servant.” ★ correspondent's letter on the of above raised at the bazaar until after next John Bett, in 1907, wrote: subject. meeting on January 16, when they “I have read the paragraph “Thou gh I feel constrained to will decide what is to be done with clipped from the Messenger, re Pres- briefly answer, yet believe anything the amount.

This delay was due to the intima- byterian bazaar in aid of Church more on the subject is quite tion from the representatives, that building fund, and published in your unnecesairy, for the public is acquainted with all the facts of the case, they believed the congregation would last issue.

“As one of the committee of Man- and know perfectly well who is right themselves ascertain and assign the agement, I must enter my emphatic and who is wrong. amount involved to charity, and “Probably your correspondent is subscribe a like amount to the church protest against such a report when it is not in accordance with the feel- in the sane position ; but seems to be funds. ings of the majority or the backbone endowed with the faculty of trying to ★ Letters to the local newspaper of our church that such misrepresen- paint all the one color-liuard of Maneditor followed in the January 10 and tations and contortion of facts should agement, Kirk Session., and myself be circulated. are all black as far as gambling can 17 issue: “The trouble seems to be that make us.

Janet Tosh, Hon. Secretary of the rafiling was resorted to, that is, draw“The fact that raffling was carLadies’ Committee, wrote: ried on by a small minority, antid that “Re your extract published rom ing a number out of a hat.

“I fail to see the difference be- the Session and Board of ManageThe Messenger in last week's Chronicle, in which it states that raf- tween drawing a number out of a hat ment decreed against it, your correfling was carried on by a minority and guessing the number of peas in spondent labels " lie."

“Now, Sir, the Board of Manageagainst the wishes of the Church a bottle.

“The donors to the bazaar con- ment has on its books a motion Session, Board of Management, etc.

“Now Sir, this is stating what is sidered the drawing from a hat abso- passed prior to the " Fair," to the efnot true, for in the first place the Ses- lutely fair, but had grave doubts about fect that apart from selling straight out, goods would be disposed of by sion, including the Rev. Yeaman, took the fair ness of the "peas."

“The report states that the raffles shooting ony, which simply means part in the raflles in the shape of were countenanced by a small mi- the majority of the Board were opguessing competitions.

“The congregation by their pa- nority. I say most emphatically that posed to rattling.

“Yet that resolution was ignored tronage showed that. they at least the majority of the members of the church were in favour of the rafflling, by two of its members. The Session were not against it.

“The Board of Management - as was also a majority of the Board opposed it to a man though not officially by way of passing any motion well, a number of them assisted the of Management.

“If the report is true, why didn't to that effect. ladies in conducting the raffles.

“But alas ! We are told that the “I enclose for your information a the members speak their minds copy of a letter forwarded to me by when they attended the comnittee Session and myself included, are the Church Secretary, conveying a meetings previous to the fair, at which guilty of what we sought to condemn, and we are amongst the guilty ones, vote of thanks to the ladies commit- I was present?” ★ for we touched the "contaminated " tee of the " All Nations' Fair."

‘One of the Congregation’ re- and containating bottle of peas “ I might say that the Rev. Yeaman was in the chair when this motion plied: “Sir,-I read with interest the (which, by the way, should have been was put and carried. raising no ob- letters in last week's paper with ref- left severely un:nehtioucd.) erence to the Rev. Yeaman's resig“However, I yet have to learn that jection. guessing in that form is gambling.

“It is quite evident to me that the nation.

“Although regret ting the neces- where one has a bottle of peas beRev. Yeaman has been posing as a martyr at the expense of the ladies sity to contradict and refute state- fore one's eyes, and thus can exerwho worked so hard to make the Fair ments in connection with church cise his mind and judgment in a very a success. Thanking you for space mattersters, still as matters stand no legitimate way, which surely exother course be was left open. cludes the idea of "chance," pure and in your valuable columns.”

“Rumors are current that the pe- simiple.

H. Bannerman, Church Secre“I was somewhtat delighted with tary, had written: “Dear Mrs Tosh,- tition of 150 is anything but repreI have much pleasure in letting you sentative. and contains the signatures the guessing system which was new know that the Committee of Man- of many children and others who to me, and probably it would have agement are much pleased with the are lot members of the church. been conttinuedl beyond the first “Would it not be well to meet n night had not the public expressed a result of the splendid services of the ladies at the All Nations' Fair, and these statemanents by the publica- strong dissatisfaction with the way iln which it wai being carried out. the following motion was passed at tion of the petition and signatures.

“I am an old and loyal supporter “But a second time have I seemly the Board meeting yesterday evening the 9th inst., viz-That a of the church, and was never asked been bowled out and proved guilty hearty vote of thanks be passed to to sign it, and many other active of arn imaginary inconsistency in my the ladies for their services to the members of the congregation inform not having raised an objec.tion to a church in the success that attended me that they were never asked to vote of thanks to the ladies.

“1 am afraid your correspondent their ardous work in connection with sign.

“Who is responsible tur this? It is claiming for the ladies what she the All Nations' Fair, and that the Church Secretary will send the sec- does not appear to me to be true denies me, viz., martyrdom.

“Let him die the death who deretary of the ladies' committee a Christianity.” ★ nies the ladies all the vote of thanks copy of the said motion. -

granted them. or who with one sweep consigns the ladies promiscuously to the side of the condemned. The ladies were almost irresponsible members for once.

“Would it not it have been better to have faked up these fantastical arguments before I left the district ?

“Better still for the small minority who flaunted the wishes of the Church, people, and minister, and represented by the trio of correspondents to show the wisdom and grace of gentle people by acknowledging their wrong and taking a back seat for the future in Church affairs,” said the churchman. ★ H. Bannerman, described in the January 24 issue of the Yea newspaper as ‘late Church Secretary’ wrote again: “Sir-It must be great fun for the outside public to read the Kilkenny cat-like fight hat is going on among the Presbyterians of Yea over the disposal of a few gifts among them; and the late minister, unlike a wise man, is coming forward with his sarcastic letters blaming the two principals of the Board of Management for rafling. “ I would rather not enter the list of writers against any clergyman, but his insinuation is evidently pointed at myself as one of the two, andon that account l ask you give me space to say-if I am the object of his sneer about gentle or Plebeian blood-that I did nothing but what I would do again.

“Look at the consolidated revenue of Victoria or any other country, and imagine the million of unclean money that goes into it to come out again to help in countless other ways.

“Look at the Apostle Peter when he was hungry and praying on the house-top. A dainty dish was sent down to him from heaven, with the invitation, " Arise, Peter, help yourself to the best that is there."

“Peter was horrified, after no doubt rubbing his eyes, to see the uncanny mixture and he said, "Not if I know it. Smells too much of a Presbyterian Fair for my gentile family and appetite."

What did the voice from heaven say. What I call clean, dare you call it unclean. The canting hypocrisy on the part of a few is just straining at a knat and swallowing the whole camel unslubbered.

“1 can in your next issue, Mr Editor, if need be, produce the signatures of more than three-quarters of the Board of Management to say that they approved of any raffling that was done.

“I have in my pocket the Attorney General's permission, which is a direct snub to Mr Yeaman and his Reboboam advisers.

“I have received a letter from the Clerk of Presbytery, stating hat that honourable court said : Neither do we condemn you - sin no more. Do with the proceeds of the fair what you think is best.

“What more remains to be said but drop stupid and vain correspondence. To the people I would say: Stick to your Church-to Mr Yeaman I would say: Do more in your new charge for your money han you did at Yea, and never run away without giving your friends a chance of saying good luck. This letter is a miixture but you, Sir, can lick it into shape.”

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Melbourne Suburbs

Early days of Whittlesea Shire Courtesy of the City of Whittlesea.

From ‘The Plenty’

by J.W. Payne, 1975.

■ With the commencement of the Small Holdings scheme at Bundoora, the focus of community life shifted from Janefield which ceased to function as a village.

The Janefield Toll had ceased in 1870, and the old Denominational School and the Plough Inn closed in 1876.

Only the Presbyterian Church and the Findon Kennels were still in use in the village.

The Bundoora Small Holdings settlement served by Settlement Lane was not really successful.

The same areas were mostly combined into farms of sufficient size to provide a living and the surplus houses and sheds were removed elsewhere.

The Norris Bank School No 3618, opened on May 25, 1909, with Wilhelmina Sleeman as mistress and attendance fluctuated as settlers came and went.

Changes came to Mill Park: Septimus Miller, who was VRC Chairman in his time, owned the Redleap stables, and his brother Albert built herself other stables for his string of horses ...

In time Albert bought out most of his brothers and sisters interests in Mill Park and started to build a home which was to be a replica of Glamis Castle.

But he never finished it and the grandiose scheme remained on paper for a small section.

In 1930, Hubert Miller, one of Henry Miller’s grandsons, and Master of the Findon Hunt Club was killed in a fall on the hunting field.

Only a short while before he had suggested that the Findon Hounds transfer from the kennels on the Plenty Road to the Redleap Stables.

In 1939 before this change could be effected, the property was sold to Senator McLaughlin.

The Senator’s wife, aware of her limited life expectancy, considered the castle commenced by Albert Miller too large, and a smaller brick home was erected using the bluestone of the castle for foundations.

On McLaughlin’s death, Mill Park passed to his nephews who, in recent years, have disposed of the property to Temperance and General Life Assurance Co. Ltd, who intended (1970s) to subdivide its spreading fields into housing sites.

Two memories only of Janefield remain. The Presbyterian Church is still referred to as ‘the Janefield Church’ and between the Plenty Road and River is a complex of buildings designed originally as a colony for epileptics and now serving as a home for mentally retarded children under the title of the ‘Janefield Colony’.

KeelbundooraThomastown ■ The area surveyed under the direction of Robert Hoddle and named as the Parish of Keelbundoora, was initially Campbell land.

James David Lyon (‘Lion’) Campbell gave his name to the western portion, Campbellfield.

On his death in 1844, Charles Campbell took up the area.

At the land sales on September

● Belmont Hotel, circa 1928. Photo: State Library of Victoria.

12, 1838, Robert Campbell Jnr Alfred Thomas married Chris- settlers themselves. Priority was bought section 14 (Keon Park), 23 tina McLeod in 1851at the first re- given to the building of a Church on and 24 (just east of Merri Creek north corded ceremony by the Rev. Peter portion of their own land, with an of Mahoney’s Lane) and lot 16 upon Gunn in the new Presbyterian accompanying cemetery reserve. which Lalor is built.

Church at Campbellfield.

At a cost of £381 the Church was Another Campbell, Neil CampA glimpse into their style of living built, and, on November 17, 1856, it bell Jnr, bought lot 21, 640 acres is given by the diary of Mr Samuel was dedicated by Pastor Matthias south from Lalor to Keon Parade.

King, the grandfather of mrs Kreiger Goethe, a distant relative of the past.

As late as 1888, John Campbell of Rosanna: The Church contains its original is listed as owning 4851 acres at “On Christmas Day 1853 we wnt furniture including a miniature pipe Keelbundoora, on its western ex- to Thomastown. My friend George organ. tremity.

Standing preached in Mr Francis New settlers of German origin The eastern portion of the Parish Thomas’s home - or rather it was a now swell the congregation, and the was free of the basaltic overlay com- slab hunt with a dirt floor, fairly fur- beautiful altar cloth is of their work. mon to the west of the Parish and nished.

The flood of goldseekers noth the area further north.

“Here we had our first Christmas along the Darebin Creek Road led Consequently this land was rap- dinner in Australia. the Central Roads Board to improve idly taken up by farmers, probably “We had roast Bullock’s heart, the road to Epping and effect some leasing the area or as tenants, grow- green peas, potatoes, etc. repairs in 1853. ing cereals and milking cows.

“Mr Cooper, a grand old local The following year, August 28, East of Darebin Creek Road, the preacher, had recently landed and 1854, on a petition signed by, among Stevens and Crichton families was living with Mr Thomas. We had others, John Thomas and his sons farmed, followed later by Arm- a grand time that day.”

Joseph and Francis, George Dyer, strong and B. Callaghan.

In 1850 William Westgarth and Benjamin Johnson, and Robert Further north, the Clinnick fam- Captain Stanley Carr purchased the Henry (whose land abutted the road ily, John and his wife and four sons, unalienated land north from south of Epping) a meeting was John, Richard, Henry, and Tom took Thomas’s holding and on it placed called at Aeneas Tulloch’s Darebin up the area now known as Lalor until settlers recruited from Germany.

Creek Hotel to initiate the Epping the fires of Black Thursday when Westgarth had interviewed pro- District Roads Board. only the water-holes in the Darebin spective settlers in Silesia during a A private school began in Spring Creek saved their lives. visit to Europe, having first received Street about this time and the matter Richard elected to stay, and even- an assurance from the Colonial Sec- was yet another Thomas. tually purchase a small block of land retary, Lord Grey, that financial asThe story goes that he and John west of the main road; the remain- sistance of £18 per head would be Thomas named the village Thomasder of the family moved to Ceres near available for qualified vine dressers. town, since half the population bore Geelong.

Through the services of Edward the surname of Thomas.

Fullerton, Townsend and Delius, an immigration agent of HamThomas’s school was shortlived.

Propish then occupied the vacant burg, transport was arranged; num- John Thomas in 1854 made availland. bers arrived during a 12-month pe- able to the Wesleyan authorities an To the west of the main road, only riod, commencing with theGodeffroy acre of land ‘125 links of frontage to one farm, that of Patrick Mahoney on February 11, 1849, the Wappaus the Epping Road with a depth of 800 was noted. in March, Dockenhuden in April, links to a private road to the west’.

His bluestone house faced the Emmy in December 1849, and On March 1, 1854, Rev. William road which now bears his name, and Prisbislav in February 1850.

Butters on behalf of the Wesleyan here, he and his wife raised a large William Westgarth was on the Church wrote to the Denominational family, the sons renowned as fear- wharf to meet the first sheep in Mel- School Board encloding plans of a less horsemen. bourne with the news that he and wooden school to be built on the site Keelbundoora began the nucleus Captain Stanley Carr, Secretary to at a cost of £600. of a village in 1848 when John and Lord Grey, and on a visit to MelThe west portion of this land beMary Thomas and thier sons Jo- bourne, had taken up Section 25, came a cemetery and almost the first seph, Francis and Alfred took up the Parish of Keelbundoora, to provide interment of John Thomas, in 1855. land south from Main Street to op- land for their settlement.

The Belmont Hotel opened someposite Settlement Road on the west This land extends from Main where to the west of its next locaside, and began market gardening Street, Thomastown, north to the tion. on the fertile soil of Dry Creek.

Lalor Railway Station and from the The site and building changed at The Thomas family came from Epping Road to a parallel line, a mile least three times but during John Taunton in Somerset and had further west.

Devine’s period, it was used as offarmed at Studley Park from their The settlers were delighted; in the fice and meeting place of the Epping arrival in 1840. ballot for allotments preference was DRB and Devine was a board memNoting their success, John given to stony land with trees, rather ber.

Batchelor, John Bower, George than clear land.

The coach, linking Melbourne Dyer, James Olney (who specialised With the stone they built their and Merriang passed through in growing daphne) and Benjamin homes and out-buildings - bluestone Thomastown.

Johnson joined them to form a pre- walls 15 to 20 inches thick and their Begun in 1858 it carried letters as dominantly Wesleyan community. fences, sturdy and solid like the well as passengers and goods.

Richard Clinnick was the first postmaster and it cost 1s to send a letter to Melbourne.

Meanwhile the German settlers had erected a school. Gottlieb Renner opened the Mecklenburg School in November 1856 and Johann Stanger continued after him until its closure in January 1864.

Inspector Geary who visited the area in 1858 made observations on both schools.

Of Thomastown No 631, Geary noted ‘A large wooden building, iron roof, floored, 28ft x 26ft x 14ft to eaves ... 39 on roll, 29 present.

‘Edward Perry, a satisfactory teacher and his wife, Barbara, sewing mistress’.

Mecklenburg concerned him greatly: “The master (Gottlieb Renner) knows no language but German.

The German Bible is the reading book, German grammar, history and writing are also taught.

“I am of the opinion that in as much as the children in this school will eventuaslly be thrown among British people it is highly desirable that they should be taught the English language - and if schools of this description are permitted and subsidised by the State, we may expect to have French, Spanish, even Chinese schools, each claiming aid from the Government and perpetuating its own particular language.

“A teacher understanding both German and English should be at once provided.”

Edward Perry was still headmaster at Thomastown when the education Department, in 1874 bought the eastern half of the Wesleyan land.

The title to the purchase showed it faced Darebin Creek Road with Robert Goodman and Alred Hurlstone holding adjacent land.

Provision was made for right of way through the school ground to the cemetery at the rear (funerals continued until 1955), and the sale was subject to the right of the vendor to use the building now upon the propery every Sabbath day for the celebration of Divine Workshop therein, until the completion of the purchase.

Two arrivals entered Thomastown life at this period. The first was John P. Morgan J.P., an educated beachelor, almost a recluse.

He rented 2500 acres of land between Thomastown and Epping from the Darebin to the Merri Creek.

The milk from his 320 cows was carted directly to the several dairies which he owned in the northern suburbs.

His farm employing 40 men was noted as one of the largest dairy farms in the state.

In latter years he served on the Darebin Shire Council, including one term as President.

The second was Peter McCoy, for many years a councillor in the Shire of Darebin and President on five occasions.

He purchased the timber Belmont Hotel and adjacent farm from Michael Larmer in 1874.

The farm produced notable crops of oaten hay, and as a sideline he utilised an earlier version of the Belmont Hotel as a boiling-down works for horses, cattle and sheep. ● From ‘The Plenty’

by J.W. Payne, 1975.

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■ I will never forget a wet May morning in 1992 when I went to see world famous female impersonator Danny La Rue in a concert at the Melbourne Town Hall.

I arrived late and caught the last 20 minutes of the show which also featured Lennie Holmes, who became a dear friend of mine in later years.

I had my tape recorder with me in the hope of getting an interview with Danny.

I had spoken to the promoter earlier and was told "Come backstage and let's see what happens."

I was lucky to sit down with Danny in his dressing room between shows and record a radio interview.

I noticed that he had a small statue of the Virgin Mary on his make up table.

He told me that he carried the statue with him all over the world and said a little prayer before every show.

It was the day that Marlene Dietrich passed away and Danny wanted to pay tribute to his friend on radio.

Danny La Rue was born Daniel Patrick Carroll in County Cork, Ireland, in 1927.

He served in the Royal Navy and then became a very popular "comic female impersonator" in stage productions, film and television.

He made his West End debut in a revue at the tiny Irving Theatre.

Danny became a phenomenal success and worked in pantomimes playing "The Dame" with

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characters such as Queen Passionella, Queen Daniella and the "Very Merry" Widow Twankey. His shows packed out many venues, which included the London Palladium.

His comedy film Our Miss Fred made in 1972 was recently shown on Australian television.

Danny La Rue appeared onstage in more than 30 Royal Performances and three Royal Command Performances.

He opened his own nightclub in Hanover Square in 1964, attracting celebrities such as Judy Garland, Shirley MacLaine, Shirley Bassey, Noel Coward, Zsa Zsa Gabor and his dear friend Marlene Dietrich.

Danny created history in 1982 by becoming

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the first man to play ‘Dolly Levi’ in a very successful production of the stage musical Hello Dolly.

He worked mainly in the UK but has also toured Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Middle East, New Zealandand Australia.

He was a friend of my cousin Diana Trask.

Danny La Rue was created a member of the Order of the British Empire in 2002 for his work with AIDS charities.

One of his favourite sayings was, "I've made millions and lost millions but I'm still here."

Danny did not enjoy the best of health in his later years.

One of his last onstage appearances was in a theatrical biography show on his life where he sang and was interviewed by Jerry Lane at Benidorm Palace in Spain.

Sadly, Danny La Rue passed away in 2009 at the age of 81.

It was an honour to talk to Danny La Rue face to face on that rainy day in 1992. My favourite Danny La Rue song is On Mother Kelly's Doorstep.

Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - on Remember When Sundays at 9.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens And on 96.5 FM That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon

Restaurant built ‘just for two’ OK. With John O’Keefe Jimmy Barnes helps the bush

● Jimmy Barnes ■ Jimmy Barnes has agreed to donate all royalties to the drought relief fund from sales of soundtrack sales of Working Class Man during 2018 .

A very generous donation from Jimmy and his family giving back to all the Aussies who have supported JB in his many ups and down.

Moves at Myer

● The dining room of this “world’s smallest restaurant” has just one table for two guests.

■ There is a restaurant in Italy that’s asked your preferences in food so that got just one table, and for that one table a lip-smacking menu can be created just two chairs, so that it quite genujust for you, and they’ll even ask your inely boasts of being “the world’s preferences in background music as smallest restaurant.” well.

And if you decide on it for lunch Plus you will be welcomed on arand it’s a balmy Italian day you can rival by one of the co-owners, while have that table taken outside to indulge for privacy your waiter will retreat to the air and look over surrounding olthe shadows, responding to your sumive groves, vineyards and distant moning with a little silver bell. mountains.

The price for lunch or dinner at this While for dinner indoors in the “world’s smallest restaurant” is E250 evening, you will be welcomed by a per person, including select wines and driveway of flickering candles illumiaperitifs. nating the ruins of an ancient villa in That’s around A$390 which is not grounds once the home of Roman lyric exactly the cheapest, but, hey, this is a poet Horace, back in the time of Em“world’s only” and you’ll have it toperorAugustus (27BC-14AD.) tally to yourselves for some very, very Named Solo Per Due – meaning special occasion that few others can “Just For Two” – you’ll find this ressay they’ve done. taurant at a tiny place called Vacone And take cash – they don’t accept (pop 250) an hour north of Rome. credit cards. Check it out further on with David Ellis And when you book you will be www.soloperdue.it

Struth

■ The changing of the guard within Myer management has seen a staggering dollar difference in how much Myer were prepared to fork out for a model to be their brand ambassador .

For years Jennifer Hawkins has featured in Myer ads, fashion parades and the like -all for $1.3 million a year.

Along came new blood at the cash strapped Myer who saw better value in a younger model Elyse Knowles who we understand is being paid $150,000.

To complicate matters both models are handled by same talent agent and Elyse Knowles is reportedly taking action against the agent claiming he is not entitled to any commission because Elyse negotiated the Myer deal all on her own .

Vale John Worthy

■ Sad to report the passing of John Worthy. John had a magnificent silky smooth voice . He was a journo and on air news reader on 3AW and 3DB in the sixties and seventies.

He was a champion chap with multi talents that included Producer of the Ormsby Wilkins show..

Eddie McEverywhere

■ Even if the Footy Show might be for the chop next season, our Eddie has his tv production company to help pay the bills.

Eddie's JAM Productions has won the rights to produce coverage of the Invictus Games for the ABC .

The Broady boy will be mixing with Harry and Meghan at official functions.

- John O’Keefe

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Hard Times - by Charles Dickens

nate reason or other to say anything at all about those statements, good or bad, I am obliged to confront her with your daughter.’

‘You have seen me once before, young lady,’ said Rachael, standing in front of Louisa.

Tom coughed.

‘You have seen me, young lady,’ repeated Rachael, as she did not answer, ‘once before.’

Tom coughed again.

‘I have.’

Rachael cast her eyes proudly towards Mr. THE robbery at the Bank had not languished Bounderby, and said, ‘Will you make it known, before, and did not cease to occupy a front place young lady, where, and who was there?’ in the attention of the principal of that establish‘I went to the house where Stephen Blackpool ment now. In boastful proof of his promptitude lodged, on the night of his discharge from his and activity, as a remarkable man, and a selfwork, and I saw you there. He was there too; made man, and a commercial wonder more and an old woman who did not speak, and whom admirable than Venus, who had risen out of the I could scarcely see, stood in a dark corner. My mud instead of the sea, he liked to show how brother was with me.’ little his domestic affairs abated his business ‘Why couldn’t you say so, young Tom?’ deardour. Consequently, in the first few weeks of manded Bounderby. his resumed bachelorhood, he even advanced ‘I promised my sister I wouldn’t.’ Which Louisa upon his usual display of bustle, and every day hastily confirmed. ‘And besides,’ said the whelp made such a rout in renewing his investigations bitterly, ‘she tells her own story so precious well into the robbery, that the officers who had it in — and so full — that what business had I to take hand almost wished it had never been commitit out of her mouth!’ ted.

‘Say, young lady, if you please,’ pursued Rachael, They were at fault too, and off the scent. Al‘why, in an evil hour, you ever came to Stephen’s though they had been so quiet since the first that night.’ outbreak of the matter, that most people really ‘I felt compassion for him,’ said Louisa, her did suppose it to have been abandoned as hopecolour deepening, ‘and I wished to know what less, nothing new occurred. No implicated man he was going to do, and wished to offer him or woman took untimely courage, or made a assistance.’ self-betraying step. More remarkable yet, ‘Thank you, ma’am,’ said Bounderby. ‘Much Stephen Blackpool could not be heard of, and flattered and obliged.’ the mysterious old woman remained a mystery.

‘Did you offer him,’ asked Rachael, ‘a bankThings having come to this pass, and showing note?’ no latent signs of stirring beyond it, the upshot of ‘Yes; but he refused it, and would only take two Mr. Bounderby’s investigations was, that he repounds in gold.’ solved to hazard a bold burst. He drew up a Rachael cast her eyes towards Mr. Bounderby placard, offering Twenty Pounds reward for the again. apprehension of Stephen Blackpool, suspected ‘Oh, certainly!’ said Bounderby. ‘If you put the of complicity in the robbery of Coketown Bank question whether your ridiculous and improbon such a night; he described the said Stephen able account was true or not, I am bound to say Blackpool by dress, complexion, estimated it’s confirmed.’ height, and manner, as minutely as he could; he ‘Young lady,’ said Rachael, ‘Stephen Blackpool recited how he had left the town, and in what is now named as a thief in public print all over direction he had been last seen going; he had this town, and where else! There have been a the whole printed in great black letters on a starmeeting to-night where he have been spoken of ing broadsheet; and he caused the walls to be in the same shameful way. Stephen! The posted with it in the dead of night, so that it should honestest lad, the truest lad, the best!’ Her indigstrike upon the sight of the whole population at nation failed her, and she broke off sobbing. one blow.

‘I am very, very sorry,’ said Louisa.

The factory-bells had need to ring their loudest Charles Dickens ‘Oh, young lady, young lady,’ returned Rachael, that morning to disperse the groups of workers who stood in the tardy daybreak, collected round what do you say, now, of Stephen Blackpool, to in this placard, having been already solemnly ‘I hope you may be, but I don’t know! I can’t the placards, devouring them with eager eyes. with a slight stoop in his shoulders and about disowned by the community of Coketown Hands, say what you may ha’ done! The like of you Not the least eager of the eyes assembled, were five foot seven in height, as set forth in this de- the same are free from the shame of his mis- don’t know us, don’t care for us, don’t belong to the eyes of those who could not read. These grading and disgusting document, this blighting deeds, and cannot as a class be reproached with us. I am not sure why you may ha’ come that night. I can’t tell but what you may ha’ come wi’ people, as they listened to the friendly voice that bill, this pernicious placard, this abominable his dishonest actions!’ read aloud — there was always some such ready advertisement; and with what majesty of de- Thus Slackbridge; gnashing and perspiring af- some aim of your own, not mindin to what trouble to help them — stared at the characters which nouncement will you crush the viper, who would ter a prodigious sort. A few stern voices called you brought such as the poor lad. I said then, meant so much with a vague awe and respect bring this stain and shame upon the God-like out ‘No!’ and a score or two hailed, with assent- Bless you for coming; and I said it of my heart, that would have been half ludicrous, if any as- race that happily has cast him out for ever! Yes, ing cries of ‘Hear, hear!’ the caution from one you seemed to take so pitifully to him; but I don’t pect of public ignorance could ever be other- my compatriots, happily cast him out and sent man, ‘Slackbridge, y’or over hetter in’t; y’or a know now, I don’t know!’ wise than threatening and full of evil. Many ears him forth! For you remember how he stood here goen too fast!’ But these were pigmies against Louisa could not reproach her for her unjust susand eyes were busy with a vision of the matter before you on this platform; you remember how, an army; the general assemblage subscribed to picions; she was so faithful to her idea of the of these placards, among turning spindles, rat- face to face and foot to foot, I pursued him the gospel according to Slackbridge, and gave man, and so afflicted. tling looms, and whirling wheels, for hours af- through all his intricate windings; you remem- three cheers for him, as he sat demonstratively ‘And when I think,’ said Rachael through her sobs, ‘that the poor lad was so grateful, thinkin terwards; and when the Hands cleared out again ber how he sneaked and slunk, and sidled, and panting at them. into the streets, there were still as many readers splitted of straws, until, with not an inch of These men and women were yet in the streets, you so good to him — when I mind that he put ground to which to cling, I hurled him out from passing quietly to their homes, when Sissy, who his hand over his hard-worken face to hide the as before.

Slackbridge, the delegate, had to address his amongst us: an object for the undying finger of had been called away from Louisa some min- tears that you brought up there — Oh, I hope you may be sorry, and ha’ no bad cause to be it; audience too that night; and Slackbridge had scorn to point at, and for the avenging fire of utes before, returned. but I don’t know, I don’t know!’ obtained a clean bill from the printer, and had every free and thinking mind to scorch and scar! ‘Who is it?’ asked Louisa. brought it in his pocket. Oh, my friends and fel- And now, my friends — my labouring friends, ‘It is Mr. Bounderby,’ said Sissy, timid of the ‘You’re a pretty article,’ growled the whelp, low-countrymen, the down-trodden operatives for I rejoice and triumph in that stigma — my name, ‘and your brother Mr. Tom, and a young moving uneasily in his dark corner, ‘to come of Coketown, oh, my fellow-brothers and fel- friends whose hard but honest beds are made in woman who says her name is Rachael, and that here with these precious imputations! You ought to be bundled out for not knowing how to behave low-workmen and fellow-citizens and fellow- toil, and whose scanty but independent pots are you know her.’ yourself, and you would be by rights.’ men, what a to-do was there, when Slackbridge boiled in hardship; and now, I say, my friends, ‘What do they want, Sissy dear?’ unfolded what he called ‘that damning docu- what appellation has that dastard craven taken ‘They want to see you. Rachael has been cry- She said nothing in reply; and her low weeping was the only sound that was heard, until Mr. ment,’ and held it up to the gaze, and for the to himself, when, with the mask torn from his ing, and seems angry.’ execration of the working-man community! ‘Oh, features, he stands before us in all his native ‘Father,’ said Louisa, for he was present, ‘I can- Bounderby spoke. my fellow-men, behold of what a traitor in the deformity, a What? A thief! A plunderer! A pro- not refuse to see them, for a reason that will ‘Come!’ said he, ‘you know what you have engaged to do. You had better give your mind to camp of those great spirits who are enrolled upon scribed fugitive, with a price upon his head; a explain itself. Shall they come in here?’ the holy scroll of Justice and of Union, is appro- fester and a wound upon the noble character of As he answered in the affirmative, Sissy went that; not this.’ priately capable! Oh, my prostrate friends, with the Coketown operative! Therefore, my band away to bring them. She reappeared with them ‘‘Deed, I am loath,’ returned Rachael, drying the galling yoke of tyrants on your necks and the of brothers in a sacred bond, to which your chil- directly. Tom was last; and remained standing her eyes, ‘that any here should see me like this; iron foot of despotism treading down your fallen dren and your children’s children yet unborn in the obscurest part of the room, near the door. but I won’t be seen so again. Young lady, when forms into the dust of the earth, upon which right have set their infant hands and seals, I propose ‘Mrs. Bounderby,’ said her husband, entering I had read what’s put in print of Stephen — and glad would your oppressors be to see you creep- to you on the part of the United Aggregate Tri- with a cool nod, ‘I don’t disturb you, I hope. This what has just as much truth in it as if it had been ing on your bellies all the days of your lives, like bunal, ever watchful for your welfare, ever zeal- is an unseasonable hour, but here is a young put in print of you — I went straight to the Bank the serpent in the garden — oh, my brothers, ous for your benefit, that this meeting does Re- woman who has been making statements which to say I knew where Stephen was, and to give a and shall I as a man not add, my sisters too, solve: That Stephen Blackpool, weaver, referred render my visit necessary. Tom Gradgrind, as Continued on Page 29 So Mr. Bounderby went home to his town house to bed. At five minutes past twelve o’clock next day, he directed Mrs. Bounderby’s property to be carefully packed up and sent to Tom Gradgrind’s; advertised his country retreat for sale by private contract; and resumed a bachelor life.

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From Page 28 sure and certain promise that he should be here in two days. I couldn’t meet wi’ Mr. Bounderby then, and your brother sent me away, and I tried to find you, but you was not to be found, and I went back to work. Soon as I come out of the Mill to-night, I hastened to hear what was said of Stephen — for I know wi’ pride he will come back to shame it! — and then I went again to seek Mr. Bounderby, and I found him, and I told him every word I knew; and he believed no word I said, and brought me here.’

‘So far, that’s true enough,’ assented Mr. Bounderby, with his hands in his pockets and his hat on. ‘But I have known you people before today, you’ll observe, and I know you never die for want of talking. Now, I recommend you not so much to mind talking just now, as doing. You have undertaken to do something; all I remark upon that at present is, do it!’

‘I have written to Stephen by the post that went out this afternoon, as I have written to him once before sin’ he went away,’ said Rachael; ‘and he will be here, at furthest, in two days.’

‘Then, I’ll tell you something. You are not aware perhaps,’ retorted Mr. Bounderby, ‘that you yourself have been looked after now and then, not being considered quite free from suspicion in this business, on account of most people being judged according to the company they keep. The post-office hasn’t been forgotten either. What I’ll tell you is, that no letter to Stephen Blackpool has ever got into it. Therefore, what has become of yours, I leave you to guess. Perhaps you’re mistaken, and never wrote any.’

‘He hadn’t been gone from here, young lady,’ said Rachael, turning appealingly to Louisa, ‘as much as a week, when he sent me the only letter I have had from him, saying that he was forced to seek work in another name.’

‘Oh, by George!’cried Bounderby, shaking his head, with a whistle, ‘he changes his name, does he! That’s rather unlucky, too, for such an immaculate chap. It’s considered a little suspicious in Courts of Justice, I believe, when an Innocent happens to have many names.’

‘What,’ said Rachael, with the tears in her eyes again, ‘what, young lady, in the name of Mercy, was left the poor lad to do! The masters against him on one hand, the men against him on the other, he only wantin to work hard in peace, and do what he felt right. Can a man have no soul of his own, no mind of his own? Must he go wrong all through wi’ this side, or must he go wrong all through wi’ that, or else be hunted like a hare?’

‘Indeed, indeed, I pity him from my heart,’ returned Louisa; ‘and I hope that he will clear himself.’

‘You need have no fear of that, young lady. He is sure!’

‘All the surer, I suppose,’ said Mr. Bounderby, ‘for your refusing to tell where he is? Eh?’ ‘He shall not, through any act of mine, come back wi’ the unmerited reproach of being brought back. He shall come back of his own accord to clear himself, and put all those that have injured his good character, and he not here for its defence, to shame. I have told him what has been done against him,’ said Rachael, throwing off all distrust as a rock throws of the sea, ‘and he will be here, at furthest, in two days.’

‘Notwithstanding which,’ added Mr. Bounderby, ‘if he can be laid hold of any sooner, he shall have an earlier opportunity of clearing himself.

As to you, I have nothing against you; what you came and told me turns out to be true, and I have given you the means of proving it to be true, and there’s an end of it. I wish you good night all! I must be off to look a little further into this.’

Tom came out of his corner when Mr. Bounderby moved, moved with him, kept close to him, and went away with him. The only parting salutation of which he delivered himself was a sulky ‘Good night, father!’ With a brief speech, and a scowl at his sister, he left the house.

Since his sheet-anchor had come home, Mr. Gradgrind had been sparing of speech. He still sat silent, when Louisa mildly said: ‘Rachael, you will not distrust me one day, when you know me better.’

‘It goes against me,’ Rachael answered, in a gentler manner, ‘to mistrust any one; but when I am so mistrusted — when we all are — I cannot keep such things quite out of my mind. I ask your pardon for having done you an injury. I don’t think what I said now. Yet I might come to think it again, wi’ the poor lad so wronged.’

‘Did you tell him in your letter,’inquired Sissy, ‘that suspicion seemed to have fallen upon him,

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Observer Classic Books because he had been seen about the Bank at night? He would then know what he would have to explain on coming back, and would be ready.’

‘Yes, dear,’ she returned; ‘but I can’t guess what can have ever taken him there. He never used to go there. It was never in his way. His way was the same as mine, and not near it.’

Sissy had already been at her side asking her where she lived, and whether she might come to-morrow night, to inquire if there were news of him.

‘I doubt,’ said Rachael, ‘if he can be here till next day.’

‘Then I will come next night too,’ said Sissy.

When Rachael, assenting to this, was gone, Mr. Gradgrind lifted up his head, and said to his daughter: ‘Louisa, my dear, I have never, that I know of, seen this man. Do you believe him to be implicated?’

‘I think I have believed it, father, though with great difficulty. I do not believe it now.’

‘That is to say, you once persuaded yourself to believe it, from knowing him to be suspected.

His appearance and manner; are they so honest?’

‘Very honest.’

‘And her confidence not to be shaken! I ask myself,’ said Mr. Gradgrind, musing, ‘does the real culprit know of these accusations? Where is he? Who is he?’

His hair had latterly began to change its colour.

As he leaned upon his hand again, looking gray and old, Louisa, with a face of fear and pity, hurriedly went over to him, and sat close at his side. Her eyes by accident met Sissy’s at the moment. Sissy flushed and started, and Louisa put her finger on her lip.

Next night, when Sissy returned home and told Louisa that Stephen was not come, she told it in a whisper. Next night again, when she came home with the same account, and added that he had not been heard of, she spoke in the same low frightened tone. From the moment of that interchange of looks, they never uttered his name, or any reference to him, aloud; nor ever pursued the subject of the robbery, when Mr. Gradgrind spoke of it.

The two appointed days ran out, three days and nights ran out, and Stephen Blackpool was not come, and remained unheard of. On the fourth day, Rachael, with unabated confidence, but considering her despatch to have miscarried, went up to the Bank, and showed her letter from him with his address, at a working colony, one of many, not upon the main road, sixty miles away. Messengers were sent to that place, and the whole town looked for Stephen to be brought in next day.

During this whole time the whelp moved about with Mr. Bounderby like his shadow, assisting in all the proceedings. He was greatly excited, horribly fevered, bit his nails down to the quick, spoke in a hard rattling voice, and with lips that were black and burnt up. At the hour when the suspected man was looked for, the whelp was at the station; offering to wager that he had made off before the arrival of those who were sent in quest of him, and that he would not appear.

The whelp was right. The messengers returned alone. Rachael’s letter had gone, Rachael’s letter had been delivered. Stephen Blackpool had decamped in that same hour; and no soul knew more of him. The only doubt in Coketown was, whether Rachael had written in good faith, believing that he really would come back, or warning him to fly. On this point opinion was divided.

Six days, seven days, far on into another week.

The wretched whelp plucked up a ghastly courage, and began to grow defiant. ‘Was the suspected fellow the thief? A pretty question! If not, where was the man, and why did he not come back?’

Where was the man, and why did he not come back? In the dead of night the echoes of his own words, which had rolled Heaven knows how far away in the daytime, came back instead, and abided by him until morning.

Chapter V— Found DAY and night again, day and night again. No Stephen Blackpool. Where was the man, and why did he not come back?

Every night, Sissy went to Rachael’s lodging, and sat with her in her small neat room. All day, Rachael toiled as such people must toil, whatever their anxieties. The smoke-serpents were indifferent who was lost or found, who turned out bad or good; the melancholy mad elephants, like the Hard Fact men, abated nothing of their set routine, whatever happened. Day and night

again, day and night again. The monotony was unbroken. Even Stephen Blackpool’s disappearance was falling into the general way, and becoming as monotonous a wonder as any piece of machinery in Coketown.

‘I misdoubt,’ said Rachael, ‘if there is as many as twenty left in all this place, who have any trust in the poor dear lad now.’

She said it to Sissy, as they sat in her lodging, lighted only by the lamp at the street corner.

Sissy had come there when it was already dark, to await her return from work; and they had since sat at the window where Rachael had found her, wanting no brighter light to shine on their sorrowful talk.

‘If it hadn’t been mercifully brought about, that I was to have you to speak to,’ pursued Rachael, ‘times are, when I think my mind would not have kept right. But I get hope and strength through you; and you believe that though appearances may rise against him, he will be proved clear?’

‘I do believe so,’ returned Sissy, ‘with my whole heart. I feel so certain, Rachael, that the confidence you hold in yours against all discouragement, is not like to be wrong, that I have no more doubt of him than if I had known him through as many years of trial as you have.’

‘And I, my dear,’ said Rachel, with a tremble in her voice, ‘have known him through them all, to be, according to his quiet ways, so faithful to everything honest and good, that if he was never to be heard of more, and I was to live to be a hundred years old, I could say with my last breath, God knows my heart. I have never once left trusting Stephen Blackpool!’

‘We all believe, up at the Lodge, Rachael, that he will be freed from suspicion, sooner or later.’

‘The better I know it to be so believed there, my dear,’ said Rachael, ‘and the kinder I feel it that you come away from there, purposely to comfort me, and keep me company, and be seen wi’ me when I am not yet free from all suspicion myself, the more grieved I am that I should ever have spoken those mistrusting words to the young lady. And yet I— ’ ‘You don’t mistrust her now, Rachael?’

‘Now that you have brought us more together, no. But I can’t at all times keep out of my mind —’ Her voice so sunk into a low and slow communing with herself, that Sissy, sitting by her side, was obliged to listen with attention.

‘I can’t at all times keep out of my mind, mistrustings of some one. I can’t think who ’tis, I can’t think how or why it may be done, but I mistrust that some one has put Stephen out of the way. I mistrust that by his coming back of his own accord, and showing himself innocent before them all, some one would be confounded, who — to prevent that — has stopped him, and put him out of the way.’

‘That is a dreadful thought,’ said Sissy, turning pale.

‘It is a dreadful thought to think he may be murdered.’

Sissy shuddered, and turned paler yet.

‘When it makes its way into my mind, dear,’ said Rachael, ‘and it will come sometimes, though I do all I can to keep it out, wi’ counting on to high numbers as I work, and saying over and over again pieces that I knew when I were a child — I fall into such a wild, hot hurry, that, however tired I am, I want to walk fast, miles and miles. I must get the better of this before bed-time. I’ll walk home wi’ you.’

‘He might fall ill upon the journey back,’ said Sissy, faintly offering a worn-out scrap of hope; ‘and in such a case, there are many places on the road where he might stop.’

‘But he is in none of them. He has been sought for in all, and he’s not there.’

‘True,’ was Sissy’s reluctant admission.

‘He’d walk the journey in two days. If he was footsore and couldn’t walk, I sent him, in the letter he got, the money to ride, lest he should have none of his own to spare.’

‘Let us hope that to-morrow will bring something better, Rachael. Come into the air!’

Her gentle hand adjusted Rachael’s shawl upon her shining black hair in the usual manner of her wearing it, and they went out. The night being fine, little knots of Hands were here and there lingering at street corners; but it was suppertime with the greater part of them, and there were but few people in the streets.

‘You’re not so hurried now, Rachael, and your hand is cooler.’

‘I get better, dear, if I can only walk, and breathe a little fresh. ‘Times when I can’t, I turn weak

and confused.’

‘But you must not begin to fail, Rachael, for you may be wanted at any time to stand by Stephen.

To-morrow is Saturday. If no news comes tomorrow, let us walk in the country on Sunday morning, and strengthen you for another week.

Will you go?’

‘Yes, dear.’

They were by this time in the street where Mr. Bounderby’s house stood. The way to Sissy’s destination led them past the door, and they were going straight towards it. Some train had newly arrived in Coketown, which had put a number of vehicles in motion, and scattered a considerable bustle about the town. Several coaches were rattling before them and behind them as they approached Mr. Bounderby’s, and one of the latter drew up with such briskness as they were in the act of passing the house, that they looked round involuntarily. The bright gaslight over Mr. Bounderby’s steps showed them Mrs. Sparsit in the coach, in an ecstasy of excitement, struggling to open the door; Mrs. Sparsit seeing them at the same moment, called to them to stop.

‘It’s a coincidence,’ exclaimed Mrs. Sparsit, as she was released by the coachman. ‘It’s a Providence! Come out, ma’am!’ then said Mrs. Sparsit, to some one inside, ‘come out, or we’ll have you dragged out!’

Hereupon, no other than the mysterious old woman descended. Whom Mrs. Sparsit incontinently collared.

‘Leave her alone, everybody!’ cried Mrs. Sparsit, with great energy. ‘Let nobody touch her. She belongs to me. Come in, ma’am!’ then said Mrs. Sparsit, reversing her former word of command. ‘Come in, ma’am, or we’ll have you dragged in!’

The spectacle of a matron of classical deportment, seizing an ancient woman by the throat, and hauling her into a dwelling-house, would have been under any circumstances, sufficient temptation to all true English stragglers so blest as to witness it, to force a way into that dwelling-house and see the matter out. But when the phenomenon was enhanced by the notoriety and mystery by this time associated all over the town with the Bank robbery, it would have lured the stragglers in, with an irresistible attraction, though the roof had been expected to fall upon their heads. Accordingly, the chance witnesses on the ground, consisting of the busiest of the neighbours to the number of some five-andtwenty, closed in after Sissy and Rachael, as they closed in after Mrs. Sparsit and her prize; and the whole body made a disorderly irruption into Mr. Bounderby’s dining-room, where the people behind lost not a moment’s time in mounting on the chairs, to get the better of the people in front.

‘Fetch Mr. Bounderby down!’ cried Mrs. Sparsit.

‘Rachael, young woman; you know who this is?’

‘It’s Mrs. Pegler,’ said Rachael.

‘I should think it is!’ cried Mrs. Sparsit, exulting.

‘Fetch Mr. Bounderby. Stand away, everybody!’

Here old Mrs. Pegler, muffling herself up, and shrinking from observation, whispered a word of entreaty. ‘Don’t tell me,’ said Mrs. Sparsit, aloud. ‘I have told you twenty times, coming along, that I will not leave you till I have handed you over to him myself.’

Mr. Bounderby now appeared, accompanied by Mr. Gradgrind and the whelp, with whom he had been holding conference up-stairs. Mr. Bounderby looked more astonished than hospitable, at sight of this uninvited party in his dining-room.

‘Why, what’s the matter now!’ said he. ‘Mrs. Sparsit, ma’am?’

‘Sir,’ explained that worthy woman, ‘I trust it is my good fortune to produce a person you have much desired to find. Stimulated by my wish to relieve your mind, sir, and connecting together such imperfect clues to the part of the country in which that person might be supposed to reside, as have been afforded by the young woman, Rachael, fortunately now present to identify, I have had the happiness to succeed, and to bring that person with me — I need not say most unwillingly on her part. It has not been, sir, without some trouble that I have effected this; but trouble in your service is to me a pleasure, and hunger, thirst, and cold a real gratification.’

Here Mrs. Sparsit ceased; for Mr. Bounderby’s visage exhibited an extraordinary combination of all possible colours and expressions of discomfiture, as old Mrs. Pegler was disclosed to his view.

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Michael’s return to winners’ stall ■ Tongala trainer Michael Watt's more than handy 6Y0 Great Success-Dynamic Sensation gelding Dynamic Legacy returned to the winners list at Shepparton on Tuesday August 15 when successful in the DNR Logistics Trotters Mobile for T0 & T1 class over 2190 metres.

Driven by Damian Wilson, Dynamic Legacy began brilliantly from gate six to lead throughout, scoring an easy 13.1 metre victory in 201.6 from All Hall which trailed making no impression along the sprint lane, with Bad Boy Leroy (one/one) third 2.8 metres away.

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Followed the pair

Dynamic burst

■ Monegeetta's David Miles has been having a lucky run of late and snared the JDC Contractors Pace for C2 & C3 class over 2190 metres at Shepparton with honest Art Official-Telern Hilda gelding Louis Sedgwick. Raced by a large syndicate headed by breeder Terry Wait, Louis Sedgwick settled three back in the moving line from gate two as the roughie Emessgee led from gate three. Easing wide on straightening, Louis Sedgwick produced a dynamic burst of speed to get up in the last bound to account for Mista Lombo which looked all over a winner after making the final bend four wide. Time Keepa Lombo a stablemate of the runner up was third after racing wide in the final circuit. The margins being a half head by 1.3 metres in a mile rate of 1-58.2. It was the sixth time Louis Sedgwick has greeted the judge in 41 outings.

Impressive win

■ An impressive winner at Yarra Valley on Monday August 13 was Big Jim-Mythical Lover gelding Jimmy Come Home in the Yarra Valley Toyota 2Y0 Pacers Mobile over 1650 metres.

Trained at Seymour by Bill Morgan and driven

by Gavin Lang, Jimmy Come Home making his fourth race appearance led from gate two and after being rated a treat, bounded away at the straight entrance to record a 12.1 metre margin in advance of Rock Of Delight (six wide home turn off a three wide double trail from last). Rakiura Rock was third 3.1 metres away after following Hez Leo Da Vinci home three wide in the final circuit and making the final bend four wide. The mile rate 1-58.1.

Under tight rein

■ Parwan's Phil Chircop landed the St Ronans Cider Vicbred Pace for C1 class over 2150 metres with Courage Under Fire-Bit Of A Gem 4Y0 mare Be Not Afraid in a mile rate of 159.3. Driven by neighbour Craig Demmler for owner/breeder Father Brian Glasheen, Bit Of A Gem began with plenty of dash from gate four as Villareal inside her began equally as well to lead into the first turn. Crossing to the front shortly after, Bit Of A Gem was always travelling under a tight rein, leaving her rivals standing on turning to score by 7.2 metres over Villareal, with Manbar Duke (three wide last lap from the rear) third a half head away.

Aggressive drive

■ Andy & Kate Gath's Kiwi bred Rocknroll Hanover-Diamonds N Gold 3Y0 gelding Diamonds N Cash having his second outing on Australian shores was victorious in the 2150 metre Egmont Park Stud Pace for C3 & C4 class at Yarra Valley. Trapped wide from gate four, Diamonds N Cash had to be driven with aggression to cross the poleline leader Ozzie Bogan.

Revved up on straightening, Diamonds N Cash defied all challengers (and there were plenty) to gain the day by 3.8 metres in a rate of 1-58,1 from Always Flashing one/one - three wide last lap) and Elteearr who was 4.4 metres back in third place after being last at the bell.

Hit the wire

■ On what was a huge day at Yarra Valley for the Parwan/Bacchus Marsh district, Hopetoun Park trainer Ross Sugars combined with daughter Kylie to land the De Bortoli Trotters Handi-

vals raged to win in a breeze by 31.2 metres in a rate of 1-57.8 from Sarge (one/one) and Fast Is Bettor which battled on after racing exposed.

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with Len Baker cap for T0 or better class over 2150 metres with $20 chance The Paigeboy much to the delight of Hopetoun Park principal Graeme Rayner.

Jumping straight to the front from the pole, The Paigeboy bowled around at his leisure and the gelded 4Y0 son of Bacardi Lindy and Paige Olivia never looked like being beaten, hitting the wire 5.6 metres in advance of The Spanyan which trailed and Go Agincourt (four back the markers - one/one last lap) who was 2.3 metres in arrears of the runner up. The mile rate a comfortable 2-07.3.

10-event card

■ Kilmore held a ten event card of racing in wintery conditions last Wednesday - the highlight being a treble to local Bolinda trainer Brent Lilley.

The first to come up was in the The Momentum Gaming Pace for C1 class over 1690 metres when heavily backed 4Y0 Village Jolt-Mythical Lover gelding Loveisamyth was victorious. Taking a concession for Matty Horsnell, Loveisamyth (gate four) was able to cross the speedy Flying Circles (gate five) shortly after the start and allowed to bowl, defied all challengers to score easily by 11.5 metres in a rate of 1-56.5 from Flying Circles and Liberty Tee Jay (one/two - three wide last lap) who was 7.7 metres away.

Lilley made it two when 5Y0 Aldebaran Yankee-Kyvalley Aldebaran gelding Imahe Man blitzed his rivals in the Mitchelton Wines Trotters Handicap for T1+ over 2150 metres much to the delight of owners Bruce and Margaret Dalton. Driven by Chris Alford, Imahe Man was thrown in on handicaps being off the front line, but missed away to settle at the tail of the field as rank outsider Kains Boy led from barrier three. Set alight racing for the bell, Imahe Man led for the final circuit to register an untouched 15.9 metre margin in advance of Michaels Mename (three wide last lap) and Argyle Melody who was 10.5 metres in arrears of the runner up after a one/one trip. The mile rate 205.3.

Winner number three was former South Australian Derby winner King Solomon who snared the J & A Mazzetti Pace for C2 & C3 class over 2180 metres in a rate of 2-02.7. Driven by Gavin Lang, King Solomon a 4Y0 gelded son of Bettors Delight and Galleons Respect first up since mid June was restrained from gate five to settle at the rear of the field as Romeo Bromac (gate three) worked extremely hard to retain the front running. Gaining a three wide trail on the back of old timer Lights And Music mid-race, King Solomon parked in the open for the final circuit, putting pay to the leader prior to the home turn.

Holding a handy margin at the straight entrance, King Solomon coasted to the wire 5.9 metres clear of Romeo Bromac which battled on courageously, with Lights And Music (one/one last lap) a head away in third place.

■ Avenel's David Aiken scored a big victory with Rock N Roll Heaven-Indigenous Art gelding Jimmy Locke in the North Central Review 3Y0 Pace over 1690 metres at Kilmore. Bursting

■ Thornhill Park (Mt Cottrell) trainer Vic Pace combined with son Darren to land the Jet Roofing 3Y0 Pace over 1690 metres at Kilmore with Bettors Delight-Dream Verdict filly Bit Of A Dream in 1-57.6. Leading out from gate two, Bit Of A Dream was never headed, scoring by a half neck only over Lounge Art along the sprint lane after trailing, with Shadow Style 3.8 metres away in third place after following the pair.

Back to Swan Hill

■ Harness Racing returned to Swan Hill last Thursday with champion reinsman and state record holder Chris Alford piloting four winners during the evening after landing a double at Maryborough during the day.

The night which may have been cold, but the action on track was hot during the evening as sensational times were recorded in each race.

The first of Alford's winners came up in the 1750 metre Sipcam Sledge 2Y0 Pace aboard the Emma Stewart (Cardigan) trained colt Always First. Trapped three wide from gate five, the son of Always A Virgin and All The Magic crossed to lead at the bell, but only just lasted to defeat a determined Shoshone Brave which raced outside him for the final circuit by a head, with first starter Topsies Dancin (one/one last lap) third 19.4 metres away. The mile rate 1-56.3.

The Sipcam Ecopar Trotters Handicap for T0 or better class over 2240 metres was next going the way of Bendigo trainer Michelle Eastman's 5Y0 Sundon-Insulated gelding Aleppo Murphy who returned to the winners stall for the first time since December 2016. A trifle slow to begin from 30 metres, Aleppo Murphy gradually made ground to be one/one at the bell as polemarker favourite Clarkes Hill led. Easing three wide on the home turn, Aleppo Murphy finished best to score by 1.5 metres in a rate of 2-03.3 over Clarkes Hill and 40 metre backmarker Shesasundon who was 15.1 metres back.

Chris Alford and Emma Stewart landed the last two races on the program - the Cydectin Multi Min Pace for C2 class over 2240 metres with Isntshejust and the BR & C Agents Pace for C1 class over 2240 metres with Art Major-Perfect Life colt Thats Perfect, both raging favourites.

Isntshejust a 4Y0 daughter of Real Desire and Jennas Beach Girl was eased from outside the front line to settle at the tail of the field before being set alight with an electrifying burst of speed to take over once the speed slackened. Given an easy time, Isntshejust had to pull out all stops to defy a strong challenge by Ross Fox's Franks Very Muck along the sprint lane after joining the winner on the home turn after easing off her back on the final bend. Coolncalm came from last to be third 19.4 metres away. The mile rate 1-58.1.

Thats Perfect made a one act affair of his race, leading throughout to record an easy 9.4 metre victory over American Tour which trailed in 159. Swearengen was third 7.6 metres back after following the pair.

Loomed large

■ At Tabcorp Park Melton on Friday, Melton duo Sonya Smith (trainer) and Anthony Butt (driver) snared the Woodlands Stud Pace for C6 or better class over 2240 metres with honest 6Y0 ex-Kiwi gelding Lets Strike The Gold. Striding clear from gate four, the son of Bettors Delight and Hill Of Gold was rated to perfection, running out a narrow but decisive victor over the raging hot favourite Star Of Memphis which loomed up to join him in the straight, failing by a head in 157.3. Dynamic Bromac was third 5.2 metres back from mid-field in the running line.

Used sprint lane

■ Multiple cups winner Shadow Sax first up since April was an easy winner of the Alabar\

Sulky Snippets This Week

■ Wednesday - Maryborough/Geelong, Thursday - Shepparton, Friday - Mildura/ Melton, Saturday - Melton, Sunday Warragul, Monday - Horsham, Tuesday Bendigo.

Horses to follow

■ King Denny, Franks Very Much, Rockon Locksley, Rock N Roll Chapel, Mista Lombo, Cargerie, John Richard, Timekeepa Lombo, Rossini, One Golden Day.

Minuteman Free ForAll for M0 or better class over 2240 metres, chalking up his 21st victory at start number 32. Driven by Chris Alford for Emma Stewart, Shadow Sax (Shadow PlayMiss Saxony) had too much on his rivals, coasting to a 3.5 metre victory over Ideal Success which trailed, with Tee Cee Bee Macray third a head away after following the pair and using the sprint lane. The mile rate 1-58.3.

Out of action

■ Top reinsman John Caldow will be out of action for six to eight weeks after suffering multiple fractures of his shoulder and collarbone following a track accident whilst working a youngster.

New calendar

■ Harness Racing Victoria's all colour new season calendar is now available at all tracks throughout the state for the cost of $8.00. Should you require a copy and cannot get to the trots give HRV a call on 8378-0200 and they will arrange to post one to you.

Finals at Melton

■ All roads will lead to Tabcorp Park Melton this Friday and Saturday for the Finals of the rich Australasian Breeders Crown Series for two three and four year olds of both gaits.

Pet care benefits

■ WhileAustralian households have one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world, this doesn’t carry through to our aged care services, according to a study by the Animal Welfare League of Australia (AWLA).

The 2017 AWLA Pets in Aged Care Study revealed that while 63 per cent of Australian households are pet owners, only 18 per cent of residential aged care facilities allow pets to reside with their owners.

Those ageing in their own home can’t always access the support to keep their pets either, with only 9 per cent of in-home services saying that they offer pet friendly services.

The result is that many seniors are forced to give away or surrender their beloved family pets when they make the move to aged care.

According to AWLA figures, about 7 percent of surrenders are directly related to the necessity of aged care, but this figure is believed to be higher when taking in other issues facing senior pet owners such as unsuitable pet accommodation and lack of financial means to take care of a pet. An estimated 9,600 surrenders to the RSPCA were elderly-related.

According to Seasons Aged Care Chief Executive Officer Nick Loudon, elderly people moving into aged care can already feel a level of sadness due to leaving their family home.

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OFFENDING EVERYONE Sweaty Pits – Pity Party

● Frances McNair and Miriam Slater in Sweaty Pits – Pity Party.

■ Sweaty Pits – Pity Party is making its Melbourne debut.

Being presented for one week only at The Butterfly Club as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival from September 24 – 31 at 10pm.

Frances McNair and Miriam Slater wrote their first sketch together in 2016, after which they decided to combine their true loves (comedy and each other) and give birth to the sketch comedy duo Sweaty Pits.

Their writing is a cocktail of serious social issues and absurd comedy, tackling the issues they hold dear to their hearts with a positive and energetic energy.

In 2017 they were in RAW Comedy ACT state final with their sketch MILF Camp. They have sold out shows and performed at arts festivals such as Floriade Fringe Festival, YouAre Here, Art NotApart, and the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

Performance Dates: September 24 – 31 Time: 10pm Cost: $25-$32 Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne Tickets: thebutterflyclub.com www.melbournefringe.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

Other Desert Stories

● Kylie Ryan (Brooke Wyeth), Julie Arnold (Silda Grauman), Venetia Macken (Polly Wyeth) and Sam Barson (Trip Wyeth) in Other Desert Cities.

Photo: John Shelbourn.

■ A fine example of quality local theatre is Brighton Theatre Company’s latest production, Other Desert Cities, playing at the Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre until September 1.

Jon Robin Baitz’s play delves beneath the layers of the seemingly superficial Wyeth family. It is Christmas Eve, 2004, and we learn there is much more to this family of actors, writers and TV producer than the beautiful home in Palm Springs with spectacular views of the desert, and the name-dropping of friends such as Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

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Son of a Bitch

● Susan-ann Walker and Michael Dalton in Tomfoolery.

■ The words and music of acclaimed American musician, singer-songwriter satirist and Harvard mathematician Tom Lehrerare celebrated in Tomfoolery.

The musical revue comes to Melbourne for a limited season as part of the Melbourne Fringe from September 12-22 at Gasworks, Albert Park.

Tom Lehrer is still alive and kicking in California at the grand age of 90. “Writing 37 songs in 20 years is hardly what I would call a career,” Lehrer once commented.

But what songs! Classic anti-establishment songs that in Lehrer’s words are not so much “preaching to the converted, it’s titillating the converted”.

Directed by Theresa Borg and starring Susan-ann Walker, Michael Dalton and Sean Weatherly with pianist Peter Hurley, the show features performances of 23 of Lehrer’s most famous songs including: Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, Pollution, I Got It From Agnes, National Brotherhood Week, The Masochism Tango, The Old Dope Peddler, The Vatican Rag and We Will All Go Together When We Go. Tomfoolery will also include five songs that were banned from performance during Lehrer’sAustralian tour of 1960 (a tour Lehrer later said was the highlight of his career).

Melbourne cabaret and music theatre performer Susan-ann Walker was most recently seen in her acclaimed show Subtle and the Tony Award winning musical Once.

Michael Dalton is not only a great friend of Melbourne’s queen of cabaret Dolly Diamond (regularly appearing on ABC Breakfast TV, radio JOY FM and as Artistic Director of the Melbourne Cabaret Festival for the past two years) but also an original member of A cappella comedy group The Phones.

Sean Weatherly returns to the stage following his hit with Price Check! The Musical, which premiered at Theatre Works (2015) and then toured to Adelaide (2016).

Peter Hurley last appeared at the Fringe in 2013 with his own hit-show Laughing Behind the Piano and has inspired generations of students at Melbourne University with his unique and inspirational music lectures (a legacy not unlike Lehrer’s own).

On top of a long career as an actor/singer as well as writer/ director of musicals for children (in conjunction with Disney, Silvergate, eOne and Warner Bros), Theresa Borg has directed acclaimed productions of La Cenerentola (CitiOpera), The Consul (Gertrude Opera) and The Light in the Piazza (Life Like Touring). She hopes to more or less offend everyone in the Tomfoolery audience, equally.

Performance Details: September 12 – 22 at 9.30pm, Saturday matinees 2pm Venue: Gasworks Main Theatre, 21 Graham St., Albert Park Tickets: $40/$35 Bookings: 8606 4299 www.gasworks.org.au www.melbournefringe.com.au

● Felix Castaner and his mother Helen in Son of a Bitch at The Butterfly Club.

■ Son of a Bitch is one of the stranger offerings of this year’s Melbourne Fringe, featuring an actual mother and son going through the oddly meta task of putting together a Melbourne Fringe production about a mother and son.

The show can be seen from September 10-16 at The Butterfly Club.

Felix says: “Eventually I gave in and agreed to do my first Fringe show with my mum. Why not? Most guys would be embarrassed but I`m not, like, gonna be excluding someone just because she`s old.

“Or because she is overbearing. Or because she threatened to kick me out. So I guess my first show is now OUR first show now …”.

He shifts uncomfortably while looking into the middle distance, then finishes with “which is cool…”.

Helen Breier cuts in, stating that “I’m no stage Mum, but Felix was planning a show that was all about him, which is so typical of his generation: self-absorbed.

“I feel like my presence has broadened the show’s appeal to baby boomers as well, who can actually afford to go to the theatre. He’s still totally in control though,” she ventures, “though I’m firmly suggesting he changes the title”.

Outside of their dubious theatrical choices, Felix and Helen have both been employee of the month in their respective fields of bartender and stockbroker.

Dates: September 10-16 Time: 5.30pm (60 mins) Cost: $25-34 Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne Tickets: thebutterflyclub.com - Cheryl Threadgold

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● Erin Pattison (left), Annabel Larcombe and Samantha Andrew in Baby Bi Bi Bi. ■ Flesh Coloured Panties presents Baby Bi Bi Bi from September 17-23 at 8.30pm at The Butterfly Club.

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Destiny, number 1

■ Yinnar band Destiny has reached the top of the Australian Country Tracks chart with their song Put On A Good Show.

The hard working group have also been nominated for Australian Independent Group/Duo of the Year in the upcoming annual Mildura Country Music Awards.

Other Victorians nominated include Kinglake husband and wife team Carter & Carter and Melbourne duo The Long & Short Of It.y Appeal.

Across Time

■ Australia's most prestigious 70's soul/ R&B group, Stylus are back in style with new recordings and a show at the Memo St Kilda.

The concert Across Time will feature three original Stylus members - vocalist/ songwriter Peter Cupples, pianist/ keyboardist Sam McNally and guitar wizard Ronnie Peers performing with Melbourne's Gerry Pantazis on drums and Chicago- born Doug Williams (an Aussie for many years now) playing bass and lead vocals.

Memo Music Hall ,Sat ,. Sept. 8. Tickets at Memo.

Jamboree

■ The annual Guildford Banjo Jamboree is scheduled for September 21-23. The festival is a gathering of musicians and music lovers in the small country town of Guildford, in Central Victoria. Each year funds raised are donated back to local organisations that assist the jamboree, including the CFA. banjojamboree.org

Other Desert Stories ● From Page 49 ■ We learn the Wyeths, like many families, carry dark secrets from the past.

This problem is compounded for the Wyeths when daughter Brooke, a writer, arrives home after living in New York for six years.

Brooke is home to break the news of a manuscript she proposes to publish about her family.

The memoir focuses on her late brother Henry, but is written solely from her personal interpretation of known family events which, as it turns out, may not represent the truth.

Political differences, and events such as the Iraq War and 9/11 set the historical context, but the play’s strength is the human element.

The family conflict, love, secrets, sadness and humour expressed in Baitz’s play will remain timeless.

Brighton Theatre Company’s production is beautifully directed by George Werther, who has extracted first-class performances from his terrific cast.

Congratulations to the actors - Venetia Macken (Polly Wyeth), John Lawrence (Lyman Wyeth), Kylie Ryan (Brooke Wyeth), Sam Barson (Trip Wyeth) and Julie Arnold (Silda Grauman).

The gamut of emotions delivered by the cast with powerful impact, lightened by some masterly comedic timing, particularly from Julie Arnold, keeps the audience engaged from beginning to end.

Visual aesthetics are enhanced by John Shelbourn’s stylish set and Christina Carolan’s striking costume design.

Topping off the theatre experience is Brighton Theatre Company’s traditional hospitality extended to patrons.

This show is a compelling piece of theatre – be sure to see it.

Performance Season: Until September 1 Venue: Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre, Cnr. Wilson and Carpenter Sts., Brighton.

Bookings: 1300 752 126.

- Review by Cheryl Threadgold

Blue Stockings

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company presents Blue Stockings from September 7 – 22 at 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna.

Written by Berkshire born Jessica Swale and directed by Natasha Boyd, Blue Stockings is set in 1896 and based on true facts. The title Blue Stockings is a derogatory term for female intellectuals.

The show’s action involves four talented female undergraduates and their campaigning to be allowed, like their male colleagues, to receive a formal degree qualification at the end of their studies. The play touches on some of the issues

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Wednesday Thursday August 22 August 23

■ American actress Valerie Harper, who first starred in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, was born 78 years ago.

Cindy Williams, American actress, star of American Graffiti, is 71.

Tennis champion Mats Wilander was born in Sweden in 1964 (54).

■ US actor Gene Kelly was born in 1912. He died aged 83 in 1996.

Bandleader Bob Crosby, brother to Bing, was born in 1913. He died aged 79.

American actress Barbara Eden ( I Dream Of Jeannie) is 84.

Keith Moon, drummer with The Who, was born in 1947.

Melbourne Arts surrounding the feminist ideals of the late nineteenth-century New Woman, including female bicycle-riding, equal education rights, sexual autonomy, and political enfranchisement.

Though widely performed on the UK circuit, it has only been staged in Australia once in Sydney last year and now at Heidelberg Theatre. It is a demanding show that not only involves 19 actors playing 30 characters all in period costume, but also incorporates 25 scenes across quite a number of changing locations.

Performance Dates: September 7 – 22 at 8pm.. Matinees September 9, 16, 22 at 2pm.

Venue: 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna Tickets: $27/$24 Bookings: 9457 4117 Email htc@htc.org.au

One-Act Plays ■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG) presents two one act plays by Tennessee Williams, 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Something Unspoken, at the Strathmore Community Hall untilAugust 26.

Both plays are directed by Marti Ibrahim, and the first, 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, is set during the Great Depression. In the midst of the oppressive heat of summer in Mississippi, this is a play about desperation and revenge.

Business has not been going well for Jake and Flora Meighan, the owners of a cotton gin near Blue Mountain. In a desperate attempt to rescue himself from his financial woes, Jake sets fire to the neighbouring Syndicate Plantation, owned by the young but pragmatic Silva Vicarro.

Over a 24-hour period, Silva finds out about Jake’s crime. How will Silva take the ultimate revenge against Jake? And who is the real victim in this story?

Something Unspoken tells of Miss Cornelia Scott, a wealthy Southern spinster in her sixties, who is consumed by her desire to be named president of a society club called The Daughters of the Confederacy.

Performance Details: Until August 26 .

Venue: STAG Theatre, Strathmore Community Centre, Corner Loeman and Napier Sts., Strathmore.

Tickets: $20/$15.

Bookings: 9382 6284 www.stagtheatre.org/ reservations - Cheryl Threadgold

Eidann ■ Eidann is an ethereal, emotional mess with a fixation on fear, obsessive thoughts, anxious tendencies and a flair for the dramatic.

Contemplating her own mortality, Eidann, the Universe’s least-qualified expert on death, tries to come to terms with her fears, as she seeks a glimpse beyond the veil.

Hear this drunk, androgynous mortal’s elegy to the inexplicable inevitability that awaits us all.

With a Bowie-esque vibe and a Tom Waits style soundscape, Death and Other Things is a musical cabaret which combines all the hilarity of a wake with all the excitement of a seance.

Follow Eidann and her musical vanguard as she recounts death-adjacent anecdotes of revenge, grief, power, joy, relief, and mystery.

Take a haunting look into Eidann’s anxious mind as she puts the ‘Fun’ back into Funeral.

Eidann Glover is a theatremaker and performer and one third of the creative team behind the hearsay theatre group. She has been involved in Fringe for the last three years.

Dates: September 24-30 Time: 8:30pm Cost: $24-$32 Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne Tickets: Available at thebutterflyclub.com - Cheryl Threadgold

Echoes

■ Beaumaris Theatre presents Echoes until 1 September at 82 Wells Road, Beaumaris.

Written by Alistair Faulkner and directed

by Barbara Crawford, Echoes tells of Rose, a charming and dignified old maiden lady, who, after many years of being on her own, is living out her twilight years in a country nursing home which has strong links to her younger days.

As Rose's health declines, past and present in her mind begin to melt into one. She recalls vivid memories of the Great War and we learn something of her family life, her time as an ambulance driver, her love for a young Flying Corps pilot and the heroic exploits of her Flying Corps ‘Ace’ brother, through several flash-back scenes.

The quiet atmosphere of the nursing home is often brightened by the humorous flirtations of a young nurse and her boyfriend.

Performance Details: Until September 1 Venue: Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Tickets: $27/$24. Bookings: www.beaumaristheatre.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold Melbourne

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Saturday August 25

■ British comedian and playwright Stephen Fry is 61 (1957).

English dwarf actor Kenny Baker was born in 1934.

American musician Mason Wiliams is 80 (1938).

Singer-songwriter Mike McLellan was born in 1945.

■ Actor Van Johnson was born in Rhode Island in 1916. He died aged 92 in 2008.

US composer Leonard Bernstein was born in 1918. He died aged 72 in 1990.

Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery was born in 1930 (88).

US TV man Regis Philbin is 87 (1931).

Sunday August 26 ■ Theatre entrepreneur J C (James Cassius) Williamson was born in Pennsylvania in 1845. He died aged 67 in 1913.

Australian radio personality Dita Cobb was born in 1923. She died aged 67 in 1991.

Macauley Calkin is 38 (1980).

Monday August 27

■ US President Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908. He died aged 64 in 1973.

Australian cricketer Sir Donald Bradman was born in 1908. He died aged 92 in 2001.

Voice-over man Kev Golsby is 83 (1935).

US actor Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubenfeld) was born in 1952.

Tuesday August 28 ■ Singer Shania Twain (Eileen Edwards) is 52.

Donald O’Connor was born in 1925. He died aged 78 in 2003.

English actor Windsor Davies (It Ain’t Half Hot Mum) was born in London in 1930.

Australian surfer and TV sports presenter Mark Warren is 65.

Thanks to GREG NEWMAN of Jocks Journal for assistance with birthday and anniversary dates.

Jocks Journal is Australia’s longest running radio industry publication.

■ Melbourne Find out more at www.jocksjournal.com

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TV, Radio, Theatre

Fallen

● Gemma Bird Matheson, Jing-Xuan Chan, Tahlee Fereday, Artemis Ioannides, and Veronica Thomas in Fallen.

Photo: Sarah Walker.

■ Written by Seanna van Helten, from She Said Theatre, Fallen is a powerful historical drama set during 1848 in London.

The story was inspired by the history of Urania Cottage – a home for ‘fallen’ women overseen by Charles Dickens. It was both a refuge and a place of reform for women.

The story showed how they were only allowed to stay on the conditions that they are silent about their past transgressions and they had to agree to emigrate to Australia on the say so of the ruling Matron.

The play shows the ensuing result of never being allowed to tell their own story, of who they are and what makes them the person they have become, as being counter-productive, leading to eventual rebellion.

Although the two-hour show was pacey, an interval would have been appropriate when the set was dismantled to show the gardens.

Director, Penny Harpham (co-founder of She Said Theatre) excelled with a strong cast and treated the audience to a rare ‘theatre in the round’ creatively using the space at fortyfive downstairs.

Congratulations to all the actors for their strong performances and commitment to their roles – Zoe Boesen (Matron), Artemis Ionnides (Isabella), Jing-Xuan Chan (Rosina), Tahlee Feresday (Martha), Gemma Bird Matheson (Julia) and Veronica Thomas (Georgie).

Chloe Greaves’s cleverly designed set was unobtrusive and worked well in the space. The authentic costumes, hair and props enhanced the production.

I particularly enjoyed the music throughout, composed by Clemence Williams.

Like the current #Me Too movement, this production shows that women of all ethnicities and backgrounds can find inner strength when they refuse to ‘fit a certain mould’ by standing up and fighting for their right to be heard.

Being silenced by those in power is something that shouldn’t be accepted as the norm.

Fallen runs to August 26 with bookings at fortyfivedownstairs.com - Review by Lyn Hurst From Page 00

Baby Bi Bi Bi Baby Bi Bi Bi is a cabaret about being a bisexual woman. With seven original songs and an all female, mostly queer team, Baby Bi Bi Bi explores what it means to be a bisexual woman.

Baby Bi Bi Bi, created and performed by Annabel Larcombe, Erin Pattison and Samantha Andrew, is based entirely off their lives and experiences as bisexual women.

From the big life changing moments like coming out, to the mundane ones, like going grocery shopping, but all with a healthy dose of humour and wit.

Dates: September 17-23 Times: 8:30pm (55min Duration) Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, off Lt Collins St Tickets: Full $34, Concession $30, Group of 6+ $27, Early Bird $25 Bookings: thebutterflyclub.com or call 9660 9666.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Echoes of Villers-Bretonneux

● Shane Palmer ■ Shane Palmer presents his one-man play as but this decisive battle seemed to be a small part of the 2018 Melbourne Fringe Festival, footnote.”

“And it happened to fall on the 3rd anniverEchoes of Villers-Bretonneux which follows the exploits of the 15th BrigadeAIF on the Western sary of ANZAC Day – yet so few people actuFront in World War I; as we mark the 100 year ally know the story.”

Echoes of Villers-Bretonneux aims to tell the anniversary of the battle.

Echoes of Villers-Bretonneux will be pre- story of the lead-up to and battle of Villerssented on September 23 and from September Bretonneux, as a piece of immersive theatre 25-30 at the Jury Room, Courthouse Theatre that pays full respect to what was endured and ultimately survived by the soldiers in the muddy, in North Melbourne.

A pivotal battle in the war, the engagement at vermin-infested trenches of France.

“I think it’s important to keep telling these Villers-Bretonneux was crucial in the Allies haltkinds of stories, and really appreciate what haping the German offensive in early 1918.

The Australian soldiers of the 13th and 15th pened on the ground there 100 years ago,” says Brigades played a crucial role in recapturing Director Robert Johnson.

“We want to show as much of what it was the village in Northern France, which was the like, and how truly horrible life was in the only buffer between the advancing Germans and trenches; but also highlight what kept these guys the Allied headquarters at Amiens. going – the spirit of looking after each other, the If Villers-Bretonneux was not recaptured, small things they did to occupy their minds away then the Allies would lose the war. from the artillery bombardments and machine “I actually first heard about the battle one guns.” night at the pub I work at, when one of the cusPerformance Dates: Sept. 23 and Sept. 25tomers started explaining a documentary he was 30 producing – Never Forget Australia” said writerTimes: 6pm, Sun 5pm (60 min.) actor Shane Palmer.

Venue: Jury Room, Courthouse Theatre, Cnr “I was fascinated at how defining this en- Errol and Queensbury Sts, Nth Melbourne counter was – but amazed that I had never heard Tickets: Full $15 / Concession $10 of it before. Pretty much my entire knowledge Bookings: https://melbournefringe.com.au/ of the Australians in WWI was limited to event/echoes-of-villers-bretonneux/ or call 9660 Gallipoli and other pockets of the Western Front, 9666

Vale John Smith

■ Community radio station 96.5 Inner FM has been saddened at the passing of one of its popular on-air presenters, John Smith.

John died suddenly on Saturday, August 11, at the age of 71.

John was with the radio station for almost 27 years.

During this time, he presented many programs and most recently co-hosted An All Happening Breakfast with David Kuchmar on a Saturday morning.

Sympathy is extended to his wife Pam, son Brad and all the family.

- Kevin Trask

■ Pat Panetta stood in for Alan Pearsall on the 3AW Australian Overnight program last weekend.

Shoe Horn Sonata

● Marianne Collopy (Sheila) and Genevieve Ryan (Bridie) in The Shoe Horn Sonata. Photo: Karim Ghantous.

■ Another must-see show in local theatre this month is The Shoe Horn Sonata, presented by Peridot Theatre until August 25 at the Unicorn Theatre in Mount Waverley.

Director Alison Knight has created a sensitive, informative, always engaging interpretation of John Misto’s drama, re-enacted by her excellent cast featuring Marianne Collopy (Sheila) and Genevieve Ryan (Bridie).

Collopy and Ryan command the stage with their naturalistic presence and evocative storytelling The play pays tribute to World War II Australian Army nurses, their experiences following the fall of Singapore in 1942 in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps, and their bonds of ever-lasting friendship.

Set in Melbourne in 1995, at right is a television studio. A screen projects war-related images as the former Army nurses share parts of their stories publicly with TV presenter Rick (Steve Saul) and his audience.

At left in the intimacy of a Melbourne hotel room, we hear the personal side of Sheila and Bridie’s reminisces of 50 years ago, some good, others horrific, and their bonds of loyal friendship.

Significantly, Sheila reveals to Bridie the true, selfless story behind the symbolic shoe horn.

Strengthened by their reunion, the nurses find they can now speak more candidly to publicly tell their true story.

Effective music complements the script, whether pompous British anthems or lilting Vera Lynn melodies.

Misto’s script uses emotion-evoking imagery to describe poignant war-time scenes, such as toy boats drifting past the nurses after their ship was sunk, and raised morale for the captive nurses when nearby Australian male prisoners sang Christmas Carols.

There was also irony in Australian Prime Minister Curtin’s message to “Keep smiling”, when Bridie recalls they were skin and bone and covered in boils.

Set design is by Damian Jones, lighting

by Gordon Boyd, and the impressive sound design required for this show is designed by Pam Ford, operated by Will Seeling.

Congratulations to Peridot Theatre on presenting this Australian play with its stark reminder of our wartime history.

Performance Season: Until August 25 Venue: Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley Bookings: 9808 0770.

- Review by Cheryl Threadgold

At Clocktower

● John Smith

■ Michael Griffiths and Amelia Ryan will bring their production, Livvy and Pete: The Songs of Olivia Newton John and Peter Allen, to the Clocktower stage on Tuesday, September 11.

Price: $23, including tea and coffee before the show Venue: Clocktower Centre, 750 Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds Bookings: 9243 9191 or www.clocktower centre.com.au

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: LAST FLAG FLYING: Cast: Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne.

Genre: Comedy/War/Drama.

Year: 2017.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 125 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Verdict: Three decades after they served together in the Vietnam war, a former Navy Corpsman re-unites with two of his old buddies to take his son home, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War, for burial, as opposed to Arlington cemetery.

Despite the serious subject matter, this road-trip is in fact a wonderfully light-hearted, funny and profoundly moving journey woven together by an intelligent screenplay by Richard Linklater and author Darryl Ponicsan, along with respectful, witty, gentle, touching and well balanced performances throughout by Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne.

A literary sequel to the searing multi-Oscar nominated "The Last Detail" based on the book by Darryl Ponicsan, and made into the now classic film starring Jack Nicholson, Otis Young and Randy Quaid in 1973, and directed by the late Hal Ashby, for this cinematic follow-up the names have been changed, however, this second journey intentionally "stands alone" on its own emotion charged merits.

Steve Carell, as the grieving father, gives another superbly nuanced performance, in-between the comic, sometimes outrageous, yet respectful and supportive performances of his two war buddies, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne.

Nicely paced and photographed by cinematographer Shane F. Kelly, "Last Flag Flying" is not as course, brash or biting a social satire as its "spiritual" 1973 forerunner "The Last Detail," but is a strong, sombre, fresh, poignant, entertaining and thought provoking commentary of all wars, and an equally grounded portrait of loss, disillusionment, alienation, and the power of friendship.

FILM: LIFE OF THE PARTY: Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Matt Walsh, Molly Gordon.

Genre: Comedy.

Year: 2018.

Rating: M. Length: 105 Minutes.

Stars: ** Verdict: After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middleaged mother returns to college where her daughter is enrolled in order to complete her degree.

Written by Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone, and starring Melissa McCarthy and Directed by Ben Falcone, this well meaning comedy of Mother and Daughter with loads of 'Girl-Power' is simply put, a bland and uninspiring rehash of the 1986 laugh-outloud comedy classic "Back To School" starring Rodney Dangerfield.

Devoid of any emotional grip, character or genuine laughs, this is far removed from previous Melissa McCarthy outings as "Spy," "Bridesmaids," "Heat," "St. Vincent" (opposite Bill Murray) and even the uneven "Ghostbusters," "Life of the Party" flounders on the overdependence of its star power, a weak screenplay and unevenly half-hearted formulaic execution.

Nonetheless, there's no doubt that McCarthy does have an undeniable lovable and mischievous charm and infectious screen presence, and this is the films only saving grace, so in future, maybe she should leave the writing and directing to the professionals, and leave the hubby at home.

FILM: AVENGERS - INFINITY WAR: Cast: Karen Gillan, Tom Holland, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Brolin, Robert Downey Jr, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pratt, Chadwick Boseman, Vin Diesel, Mark Ruffalo, Benicio Del Toro, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow.

Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi. Year: 2018.

Rating: M. Length: 156 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Verdict: For the Avengers a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos, a tyrant of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artefacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality, and everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment, as the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.

The first of two parts, and a decade in coming, Marvel super-heroes from Iron Man, Thor, Black Panther, Captain America, The Hulk to Dr. Strange, Black Panther and the Guardians of the Galaxy, and more, fill the screen in this one science fiction blockbuster of unrelenting and seemingly never-ending thrills, spills, action and adventure across the universe, but here, at nearly two-and-a-half-hours in length, too much is not necessarily a good thing, as the constant bombardment of punch-ups, pyrotechnics and destruction become mind-numbingly repetitious.

Rated M ... and not the best in the Marvel series, nonetheless, this is brimming with laugh-out-loud humour, and the extraordinary allstar-cast and eye-popping special effects are all at the top of their game.

Everyone is having fun, most notably Robert Downey, Jr. Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Benedict Cumberbatch, and the end result is a big, noisy, colourful, loud, exciting and for most part, though not all-together satisfying, a rewarding super-hero experience for Marvel fans and the pop culture generation that carries an inner innocence like the Saturday matinee serials of the past.

Rourke’s Reviews Mirai

■ (PG). 98 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas August 23.

Animation director Mamoru Hosoda, who has built up an outstanding body of work since his breakthrough film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in 2006 (after working on the excellent anime series Samurai Champloo), delivers the goods again, blending delicate family drama with the fantastic and magical. Kun (voiced by 18 year-old Moka Kamishiraishi), is an only child who has enjoyed the devoted attention of his parents (Gen Hoshino and Kumiko Aso) for all of his four years.

This all changes when newborn sister Mirai arrives on the scene.

With mum and dad having to concentrate a lot of their time on the baby, with the former going back to work being an added shock to his daily routine, Kun begins to act up, showing growing disrespect towards both his parents and Mirai.

Just when Kun thinks things can't get any more chaotic, he is suddenly visited by the future teenage version of his baby sister (Haru Kuroki), who sets the young boy on a journey to discover just how important family is, and how lost he would be without their love and support.

Hosoda regularly explores the themes of family, responsibility and identity, and he does so again with his usual skill, ensuring his characters remain real even when elements around them cross over into the surreal (the film is reminiscent of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time).

With so many Hollywood efforts relying heavily on frenetic energy and generic one-liners, it's great to see an animated film that trusts its audience, daring to put character development and interplay frontand-centre.

Like the best Japan has to offer, the hand-drawn animation is superb, as is the sound design, and Hosoda triumphs once more as he shows genuine care and affection for the people that fill his gorgeous landscapes.

RATING - ****

Book Club

■ (M). 103 minutes. Opens in cinemas August 23.

With a cast to die for, this amiable comedy never once reaches its full potential, with the film-makers unable to give the seasoned performers material good enough for them to really sink their teeth into.

The story centres on lifelong friends Diane (Diane Keaton), Vivian (Jane Fonda, barely recognisable due to extensive plastic surgery), Sharon (Candice Bergen) and Carol (Mary Steenburgen), who still get together each month for the title meeting.

All have various viewpoints about where romance fits in at this stage of their lives, so Vivian decides to provide suitable 'stimulation' by nominating the trashy Fifty Shades Of Grey (in what is a shameless plug) as the group's next reading project.

The book certainly has the de-

complications. Co-writer/director Bill Holderman (who penned the equally artificial A Walk In The Woods), deals in cliches and stereotypes, never making any of these characters feel like real people, and his directorial debut has quite a TV sitcom look and feel.

While the script is beneath them, almost everyone in the cast rises above it, doing so much more for the film than what it does for them.

The main four play off each other effortlessly, and it is a perfect reminder of how terrific Bergen's comic delivery is.

Others in the incredible cast include Andy Garcia (who is wonderfully, charmingly relaxed), Don Johnson, Craig T. Nelson, Richard Dreyfuss, Wallace Shawn, and Ed Begley Jr. OnlyAlicia Silverstone andKatie Aselton, as Diane's irritating daughters, are defeated by their one-note roles.

There are also some nice references to the main actors' previous movie incarnations, particularly Fonda and Steenburgen.

If only Holderman put more effort in to the script and direction, this could have been something to truly embrace and savour. Any enjoyment you get from Book Club is solely due to the skills of its sublime cast.

RATING - ***

Blues Brothers ■ (M) (1980). 133 / 148 minutes.

Available now on Blu-ray and DVD. With the passing of music legend Aretha Franklin on Thursday, August 16, aged 76, I hope everyone has been watching this enduring classic out of respect, a film which continues to bring joy to the world 38 years after its original release.

There mustn't be too many people left out there who don't know the story, but in case you are one of the very few who have yet to experience this exuberant, large-scale musical comedy, it centres around two brothers, Jake and Elwood Blues (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd), who try to get their famous band back together when the orphanage they grew up in is about to be closed down.

The two figure that the band will play a gig, raise some quick money, which will then be used to keep the place going.

The plan doesn't go smoothly, with the pair getting involved in numerous incidents that spiral out of control, and are eventually chased by rival bands, ex-girlfriends, and what seems like the entire Chicago Police Force.

A strong supporting cast is headed by Carrie Fisher and John Candy, and there is an amusing cameo by director Steven Spielberg.

The notable music guests include Ray Charles, Cab Calloway, Buddy Joe Hooker, James Brown, and of course the members that make up the Blue Brothers Band.

It's a memorable sequence, one of many in a film that will be remembered for years to come, just like the legendary entertainer herself.

RATING - *****

Top 10 Lists AUGUST 19-25 THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT. 2. MAMMA MIA!: HERE WE GO AGAIN. 3. THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME. 4. THE EQUALIZER 2.

5. THE WIFE. 6. ANT-MAN AND THE WASP. 7. INCREDIBLES 2.

8. THE ISLAND. 9. THE BREAKER UPPERERS. 10. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: A MONSTER VACATION. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: AUGUST 16: BLACKKKLANSMAN, C'EST LA VIE, GREASE - 40TH ANNIVERSARY, IPARTMENT, SUBMERGENCE, THE DARKEST MINDS, THE MEG. AUGUST 23: AMERICA'S MUSICAL JOURNEY, BOOK CLUB, HAPPYTIME MURDERS, MIRAI, SLENDER MAN, THE SPY GONE NORTH. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR [Action/ Fantasy/Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr].

2. LIFE OF THE PARTY [Comedy/Melissa McCarthy, Luke Benward, Gillian Jacobs].

3. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY & POTATO PEEL SOCIETY [Drama/Romance/Lily James].

4. LAST FLAG FLYING [Comedy/Drama/ Steve Carrell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne].

5. I FEEL PRETTY [Comedy/Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams].

6. A QUIET PLACE [Horror/Thriller/Drama/ Emily Blunt, John Krasinski].

7. RAMPAGE [Action/Sci-Fi/Adventure/ Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Naomie Harris].

8. READY PLAYER ONE [Sci-Fi/Action/ Adventure/Tye Sheridan, Ben Mendelsohn].

9. ISLE OF DOGS [Animated/Adventure/ Comedy/Drama/Jeff Goldblum].

Also: MARY MAGDALENE, KINGS, TRUTH OR DARE, LOVE SIMON, BREATH, LBJ, CROOKED HOUSE, PETER RABBIT, EARLY MAN, SHERLOCK GNOMES. NEW HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: DEADPOOL 2 [Action/Adventure/Comedy/ Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin].

HURRICANE HEIST [Action/Thriller/Maggie Grace, Toby Kebbell, Ralph Ineson].

211 [Action/Drama/Nicolas Cage, Sophie Skelton].

DVD AND/OR BLU-RAY NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSIC MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS: FORREST GUMP 4K-UHD + Blu-Ray [Comedy/Drama/Tom Hanks, Sally Field].

NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS: GOTHAM: Season 4.

BLINDSPOT: Season 3.

DOCTOR WHO: The Sontarans - The Monster Collection.

- James Sherlock

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Local Theatre with Cheryl Threadgold and team STAND UP FOR JACK ■ A Stand Up for Jack Comedy Night is being presented on Saturday, August 25 at 7pm at the Canadian Bay Yacht Club in Mt Eliza.

Stand up comedians include Richard Stubbs, John Dore and Damian Cosgrift.

This event is in aid of ‘The House that Jack Built’, providing accommodation choices for young men with Autism.

BYO Food and drinks. There will be a Silent Auction and Raffle on the night.

Event Details: Saturday, August 25 at 7pm Venue: Canadian Bay Yacht Club, 1A Canadian Bay Rd., Mt Eliza Admission: $30 byo refreshments Bookings: TryBooking Stand Up for Jack Please Note: Smart Communities is a registered charity located in Mount Eliza that is focused on service delivery and community projects to support youth and disability wellbeing through the performing arts platform. or more information visit: www.smartcom.org.au

BURKE’S COMPANY ■ An ill-fated 1860 expedition from the very start with Burke’s dislike of Aborigines, his lack of understanding of living off the land and too much reliance placed on his ability to lead.

His inexperience in leading expeditions and stubbornness led to the outcome that shook the nation at the time.

With the objective of crossing Australia from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria these events are dramatised in Bill Reed’s epic play Burke’s Company and ably directed

by Graham Fry. History has well served this epic journey and Burke’s Company gives us an insight into the minds and aptitudes of the members of the Advance Party of Burke, Wills and King.

It does not run in chronological order as we start the play with the death of Robert O’Hara Burke played by John Putman and William John Wills played by Campbell McNish, with John King played by Matt Phillips struggling for life, before going back in time and then returning to a final scene of the demise of both Burke and Wills.

A tortured William Brahe played by Zane Kelly told us how he waited for four months at Coopers Creek for Burke to return from his dash to the Gulf and how he had left for the rescue camp only hours earlier without any clear instructions from Burke. Kelly’s performance was quite poignant and forceful.

Both Phillips and McNish evoked pity and the recklessness of the expedition with stoic performances.

Putnam as Burke, who didn’t win friends with the expedition, was overshadowed by Phillips and McNish’s performances.

A late casting change was well served by Robert Trott playing William Blake who failed in his attempt to bring supplies up to Coopers Creek in time for the return of Burke and party from the Gulf.

With a stylised set designed by Graham Sly and Gary Bott of the base camp at Coopers Creek and the distant rescue camp, it was complemented by a side screen projection (prepared by Peter Bartlett) of the banks of Coopers Creek, the vast wilderness of the inland plains and images of the Yandruwandha people.

Slow at times and evocative this play is piece of history well worth telling and is a stark reminder of our Australian heritage.

Performance dates: Until 1 September Time: Thurs., Fri., Sats. at 8pm Suns. at 2pm Venue: The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd, he Basin Cost: $27 Tickets: thebasintheatre.org.au Bookings: 1300 784 668 – Review by Graeme McCoubrie

Generation Jeans ■ It is not often Melburnians get the opportunity to see Belarus Company from London performing in their native tongue.

Founders of Belaruse Free Theatre when performing undergound in their own country would tell people to bring a passport in case they were arrested.

The theme of jail is one that is highlighted in this current production of Generation Jeans.

Writers Nicolai Khalezin and Natalia Kaliada - co-founders of the company have a rich story to tell of life growing up in a country not in favour of free speech or enterprise.

This show is performed by Nicolai himself with music accompaniment by DJ Laurel-Lavr Berzhanin mixing the music live as a very personal stories from youth to adulthood unfold.

There are subtitles for those who do not understand Belarusian, unfortunately these are high above the actor and as his words are fast with few pauses it is difficult to read what is happening whilst watching.

Perhaps if Nicolai slowed down his speech so we as readers could ‘catch up’, created more visual moments , placed the subtitles on the side closer to the eyeline of the actor the impact of the performance would have been greater.

As it was, I felt I was reading an interesting story with a creative , lively soundtrack yet missing out on the actors visual cues.

● DJ Laurel (Lavr Berzhanin) and Nicolai Khalezin in Generation Jeans.

Photo: Jan Boeve This was a unique experience which I felt privileged to be a part of, I recommend people interested in world views and stories of human rights take the opportunity to attend this rare performance. - Review by Elizabeth Semmel

Latest shows, auditions SHOWS

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■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Something Unspoken (a double bill by Tennessee Williams) Until August 26 at the Strathmore Community Centre, Cnr Loeman and Napier Sts., Strathmore. Director: Marti Ibrahim. Tickets: $20/$15. 9382 6284 or www.stagtheatre.org/reservations ■ Beaumaris Theatre: Echoes (by Alistair Faulkner) Until August 30 at 82 Wells rd., Beaumaris. Director: Barbara Crawford. Tickets: $27/$24.

Bookings: www.beaumaristheatre.com.au ■ Peridot Theatre Company: The Shoe Horn Sonata (by John Misto) Until August - 25 at the Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley.

Director: Alison Knight. Bookings: 9808 0770.

■ The Basin Theatre Group: Burke's Company (by Bill Reed) Until September 1 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Graham Fly. Tickets: $27/$22. Bookings: 1300 784 668.

■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company: Moonlight and Magnolias (by Ron Hutchinson) Until September 1 at 39 - 41 Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Alan Burrows. Bookings: 1300 752126.

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Other Desert Cities (by Jon Robin Baitz) Until September 1 at Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre, Cnr Wilson and Carpenter Sts., Brighton. Director: George Werther. Bookings: 1300 752 126.

■ Essendon Theatre Company: An Unseasonable Fall of Snow (by Gary Henderson) August 23 - September 1 at the Bradshaw St Community Hall, Bradshaw St, Essendon West. Director: Div Collins. Bookings: 0422 029 483.

■ Malvern Theatre Company: Dead Man's Cell Phone (by Sarah Ruhl) August 24 - September 6 at 29a Burke Rd., Malvern East. Director: Bruce Cochrane. Bookings: 1300 131 552.

■ Adelphi Theatre Company: Three Plays in One Program! Passage (by David S. Raine), Thinking Aloud (by Emlyn Williams), Another Pair of Spectacles (a Farce by Victor Bridges), August 25 at 8pm, August 25, 26, September 1, 2 at 2pm at Booran Road Hall, 264 Booran Rd., Ormond. Director: Michael Mace. Tickets: $15/ $12. Bookings: 9690 1593.

■ Cardinia Performing Arts Company:

(CPAC): Rock of Ages August 25 - September 7 at the Cardinia Cultural Centre, 45 Lakeside Drive, Pakenham. Director: Jane Court. Bookings: www.trybooking.com ■ Track Youth Theatre: Oh What a Knight! (by Hayley Lawson Smith August 31 - September 1 at the Renaissance Theatre, 826 High St., kew East. Director: Breanna Dioguardi. Bookings: 0424 523 222.

■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: Vere (by John Doyle) August 31 - September 8 at Cnr Yarra St. and Mitchell Ave., Warrandyte. Director: Ruth Richter. Bookings: https:// www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=400949 ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Pack of Lies (by Hugh Whitmore) August 31 - September 15 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Cheryl Ballantine Richards.

Bookings: 9587 5141 or www.mordialloctheatre.com ■ Track Youth Theatre: Oh What a Knight!

The Tale of Don Quixote (script by Hayley Lawson-Smith; Music and lyrics by Ed Bailey) 31August at 7pm, 1 September at 2pm and 7pm at The Renaissance Theatre, 828 High St., Kew. Director: Breanna Dioguardi. Tickets: $20/ $12.50. Bookings: www.trybooking.com/ WMNL ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Blue Stockings (by Jessica Swale) September 7 - 22 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna.

Director: Natasha Boyd. Bookings: www.htc.org.au ■ Phoenix Theatre Company: Chicago September 7 - 15 at the Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster. Director: Craig Maloney; Musical Director: Peter Verhagen; choreographer: Renee Maloney. All Tickets $30.

Bookings: 9012 5897 or phoenix@phoenixtheatrecompany.org Please note: September 14 at 8pm will be an Auslan interpreted performance.

AUDITIONS ■ Brighton Theatre Company: Pass The Butler (by Eric Idle), August 26 at 6pm, August 27 at 7pm at the Bayside Cultural Centre, Cnr Wilson and Carpenter Sts., Brighton. Director: Gaetano Santo.

Enquiries: gaetanosanto.aus@gmail.com

DYBBUK ■ Centered in Jewish tradition, a dybbuk is a malicious spirit inhabiting the living.

Conceived and directed by Samara Hersch, this production from Chamber Made is more an artistic installation taking an avantgarde approach to the representation of the concept of a dislocated soul.

There is no dialogue and the piece moves somewhat slowly between depictions of necrophilia, a ritual purification, a possession and a funeral.

The connection between these moments is vague given the lack of story and character.

Adding to the layering is a small musical ensemble and a small female choir whose vocals weren’t necessarily as confident as was needed.

The performance was on an elevated square stage behind transparent plastic surrounded by seating for the audience and the vocalists.

A purification bath on that platform served multiple functions of which the tomb was the final incarnation.

The often employed heavy breathing and guttural vocal was a trifle clichéd.

Karen Sibbing’s physicality was the only highlight.

The declared aim outlined in the publicity of ‘politically and socially engaged work’ failed to be realised for the connection between moments, the impetus or motivation for possession, and the purpose of the piece were all obscure.

Until August 26 Theatre Works 14 Acland St, St Kilda - Review by David McLean

NATIVE ■ Arts Centre Melbourne and the Australian Music Vault in association with Russell S. Beattie. presented Mojo Ruiz de Luzuriaga aka Mojo Juju in Native at the Melbourne Arts Centre Studio Theatre, as a prelude to release of her third album, also of that title.

Mojo’s powerful performance was supported by her house band including her brother Steven Ruiz de Luzuriaga, Yeo and guest artists, Mirrah, Joshua Taveres, Lay the Mystic and the Pasefika Vitoria Choir. There was a perceptible sense of ‘family’ between members of this group.

Mojo inter-mingled biographical stories with her songs. We learned of sheand her siblings’ difficulties of fitting in as mixed race children in regional NSW with a Filipino father and mother of indigenous, Wiradjuri heritage.

Her love of her family and close connection to her maternal grandmother who taught the young Mojo valuable lessons in how to deal with the taunts and develop a strong sense of personal pride.

Identifying herself as a queer woman of colour, her performance addressed political issues of same sex marriage and racial discrimination along with asylum seekers in detention centres, puzzling at the lack of societal rage for their plight.

Mojo emphasises that she and her family are not victims. Her song-writing is a thoughtful and thought-provoking expression of similar experiences of many in our community and a longing for cultural connection.

She is fiercely against the limiting performance typecasting such as ‘political act’ or ‘queer act’.

She dislikes labels denoting her music style; I saw her music as a coalescence of rhythm and blues, soul, blues and hip hop but with a decided uniqueness that identifies her own distinct Mojo style with which she is constantly experimenting and evolving.

The innate clarity and richness of her voice stand out enabling her to drive home many poignant messages through song.

Native Tongue album launch: August 24 through ABC Music.

– Review by Sherryn Danaher

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Winx versus the rest ■ International interests are making sure that Australia's wonder mare Winx, won't have it all her own way in her attempt to win her fourth consecutive Cox Plate.

The highest rated horse in Europe is set for a clash with our Champion come the big day.

Sir Michael Stoute's stable star, Poet's Word, the highest rated horse in Europe, is set to meet our star come the big day.

Poet's Dream won the King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth stakes added to his Royal Ascot win.

In a year in which the Spring Racing Carnival celebrates 25 years of International competition, it is fitting that no fewer than 26 overseas raiders have nominated for one of the Carnival's showpieces- an increase of 11% on last year's figure.

Multiple Group One winner, Saxon Warrior, is one of a record 14 nominees trained by legendary Irish Trainer, Aidan O'Brien, who has entered a further five horses which have won at the highest level.

They include, Lancaster Bomber, Deauville, Hydrangea, Rhododendron, and Happily.

Evidently someone is a flower lover judging by two of those names.

Godolphin's multiple Group One winner, Benbatl, trained in the United Arab Emirates by Saeed Bin Suroor, has accepted the Cox Plate invitation to contest the feature race.

Other notable International nominees include Japanese star, Neorealism, a winner of eight races from his 21 starts, including six at stakes level Stablemates include, Blair House, Emotionless and Folkswood, who ran third behind Winx in last year's Cox Plate.

Irish Derby winner, Latrobe, owned by Lloyd Williams, and trained by Joseph O' Brien, the son of Aidan, who won the Melbourne Cup last year for Lloyd Williams with the then threeyear old, Rekindling, is an acceptor.

Billed as the Weight for Age Championship in Australasia, the Cox Plate is the ultimate test of speed and stamina around the tricky saucer track at the Valley, over 2040 metres.

First run in 1922, the Cox Plate has been won by several Hall of Fame inductees, including, Phar Lap, Rising Fast, Sunline, Northerly, and triple winner, Kingston Town, who is level with Winx, attempting to win her fourth consecutive Cox Plate come late October.

This year connections will have their horses running for record prizemoney of $ 5 million, up from $3 million last year.

Last year's Cox Plate runner-up, Humidor, has been nominated again by leading Trainer, Darren Weir, along with 13 other entries for the big one.

Among them is Japanese galloper, Tosen Basil, Admire Robson, Danon Liberty and Langley.

Winx's fellow Group winners include, Grunt, Mighty Boss, winner of the Caulfield Guineas last year, and Seabrook, all prepared by top Caulfield trainer, Mick Price.

The Hayes camp has nominated last year's Caulfield Cup winner, Boom Time, and Blue Diamond Stakes winner, Catchy.

James Cummings has nominated his star four year-old galloper, Kementari.

Another leading Sydney trainer, David Payne, has put forward last year's Victoria Derby winner, Ace High, while New Zealand trainers, Murray Baker, and Andrew Forsman, have nominated the good mare, Bonneval.

Epsom and Doncaster winner, Happy Clapper, who ran in the Plate last year, has been nominated, unfortunately his rider, Blake Shinn, had a bad fall in a trial in Sydney recently and broke his neck, it appears that he will be O.K. but will miss the spring.

Victorian jockey, Ben Melham, has been mentioned as the possible replacement on Happy Clapper.

Another great galloper nominated is another four-year old Pierata, trained by Greg Hickman, a winner of the recent Missile Stakes, a galloper who is first class.

Winx's trainer, Chris Waller, is well repre-

● Winx’s jockey Hugh Bowman with Chris Waller sented nominating 15 horses, including Group tions respectively.

One winning mares, Egg Tart and Youngstar.

CAULFIELD GUINEAS: He also nominated Japanese import, Satono As well as the Cox Plate leading Sydney trainer, Rasen, evergreen stayer, Tom Melbourne, and Chris Waller, knows what it takes to win the the very talented youngster, Zousain.

Caulfield Guineas, having done so with Press A total of 12 Northern Hemisphere three-year Statement. olds and 25 Australian three-year olds have been He will plot a similar path to his 2015 winner, entered.

Press Statement, with his promising colt, AuMeanwhile, a large number of highly pro- tumn Sun, who will aim to back up his Group gressive horses have been entered for the Group One winter win in the J.J.Atkins Stakes with One, Caulfield Guineas, and the Thousand Guin- Guineas glory. eas, which have attracted 267 and 262 nominaColin Little's Vassilator, was impressive in winning over the winter months, winning back to back races at Flemington.

Unbeaten colt, Rock Hard, who was in at Caulfield recently will be out to emulate the deeds of his sire, the brilliant, All Too Hard.

VRC Sires winner, Not a Single Cent, appears to be a genuine Caulfield Guineas chance for the new training team of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.

MOONEE VALLEYLIGHTS UP: The Moonee Valley Racing Club has pulled out all stops to brighten the lives of racegoers with a fantastic LED winning post.

It was a very innovative project for the Club to undertake and one which they believe improves the aesthetics of their racetrack and brings many benefits along with new and exciting possibilities.

The new LED Winning Post, now allows the Club to better promote their sponsors and reduce the Annual spend on Signage.

This as well as provide their team with the ability to display an array of animations, videos, graphics and racing, and broadcast vision to members and other racegoers, which will look even more spectacular at night.

The LED panels will of course remain static during races and while the horses are on the track.

The Club is very appreciative of the Victorian Government for their support in helping to fund this project, and their supplier PRG for their quality workmanship and first-class delivery.

The Club hopes to see you trackside on Saturday August 25th, to see the Winning Post for yourself and to enjoy their taste of the Royal Melbourne Show raceday, which will feature the Mitchell Mc Kenzie Stakes.

They hope to see you there for the big day.

- Ted Ryan

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● Howard Park's Leston Vineyard in Margaret River, an ode to autumn.

■ You'd have to seriously have your head buried in the Great Sandy Desert not to realise that Western Australia is a big place.

Yet I do think that we underestimate its size.

Hence, for instance, we have a look at a map of the state's south-west corner and assume that the Margaret River and Great Southern regions are cheek by jowl.

Yet the towns ofMargaret River and Great Southern's Mount Barker are more than a couple of hundred kilometres apart, close to 300 clicks if you're talking about driving distance.

Increase that by at least 100 kilometres if you're talking Margaret Riverand Albany.

We're not dealing with a hop-step-andjump.

I suppose that the situation is exacerbated by the fact that seminal researcher John Gladstones tended to talk about both the two areas when he wrote many years ago about where the future of Western Australian winemaking lay.

But the two regions are different, with much of Great Southern in the path of bitterly cold winds from the Antarctic, while Margaret River's climate is ameliorated by the relatively warm waters of the southern Indian Ocean.

WINE REVIEWS MadFish NV Prosecco ($23): The grape source here is listed as 'Australia' so just about anything goes, even though the winery's vine-yards are located in Margaret River and Great Southern. But the packaging, with stainless-steel crown seal, is the way of the future for Australian sparkling wine.

What's in the bottle is simple and refreshing - a great party drink and a fine bubbly with which to wash down some oysters.

Howard Park 2016 Scotsdale Shiraz ($50): The name pays homage to the birthplace of Howard Park in a small winery near the Great Southern coastal town of D e n m a r k .

The operation was founded by district pioneer John Wade in the mid-1980s.

The cooler-than-normal, rainy vintage test winemaker Janice McDonald but she has produced a lean, flavoursome dry red with considerable class WINE OF THE WEEK Howard Park 2016 Leston Shiraz ($50): This dry red hails from Howard Park's main Margaret River vineyard, whose name celebrates the father and mentor of the operation's current owner, Jeff Burch.

I like this robust dry red a great deal full-flavoured fruit, excellent balance of acidity, integrated oak and fine, retrained tannins.

It's just the perfect match with a meaty wintery stew, or one dominated by earthy mushrooms.

- John Rozentals

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Deck-Doc

Local company chosen as best in the world

For many years Deck-Doc has been supplying retailers throughout Australia with their premium range of timber and decking oils.

For the past three years, Deck-Doc has been predominantly selling their products online to service the whole of Australia as well as international customers.

Deck-Doc was recently chosen over other companies to supply their oils to an international company and is in the process of sealing an agency agreement for exclusive distribution and selling rights in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Deck-Doc timber oil is environmentally friendly and the business has been manufacturing unique, lanolin-based timber oil in Geelong for 15 years.

The formula was developed by Robert Hylands to preserve the natural oils and tannins in the timber.

The timbers oils and tannins determine the colour of the timber.

If the tannins dry out, the timber will lose its own natural colour.

The formula is made up of many different plant oils, waxes and lanolin and designed to stay soft and pliable when absorbed into the surface layers of the timber, therefore will not solidify and form a hard membrane of the surface.

It will move with the timber during all weather conditions preventing water absorption and drying out of the tannins.

Mr Hylands first developed the timber oil when he noticed there was nothing on the market that preserved the timber and protected the timber’s natural colour.

Before his time at Deck-Doc, he gained experience when he owned a factory making hand carved, handpainted wooden decoy ducks for duck hunters.

The timber used for the ducks had to maintain its natural colour and stay on the water without absorbing moisture.

After extensive research, he found lanolin (wool grease) gave excellent water repellency as well as UV protection.

Mr Hylands developed lanolin-based timber protection oil and found the water-repellent protection and preservative way far superior and says lanolin is “Nature’s natural UV protection”.

Lanolin comes from the wool of sheep and is extracted from the fleece.

It is a substance that waterproofs, insulates, and protects sheep from the cold, wind, rain and harmful CV sun rays.

Deck-Doc uses the best merino wool to extract lanolin.

Throughout history ancient mariners such as the Vikings used lanolin to protect, waterproof and preserve the wooden boards on their ships.

Many of the ships were away from their home bases for many years and their ships were subjected to wild storms at sea.

They survived thanks to the protection of Lanolin.

Deck-Doc invites all to visit their showroom in Moolap for free advice in a number of important issues concerning timber care.

There is a large selection of timber types that have been exposed to severe weather conditions, enabling people to understand the importance of choosing a suitable timber type. for the right application.

Also know what happens to the different types of decking stains and coatings, how they weather, and the maintenance required.

The friendly staff have useful hints for anyone preparing to build a new deck.

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Learning to Ride

Balance Bikes from Ivanhoe Cycles Balance Bikes (also called training bikes) are pedalless bikes designed to provide fun and exercise and to teach the basic skills of steering, balance and co-ordination.

They are suited to a child from 2 to 5 years of age.

The child simply sits astride the balance bike and "walks" while steering with the handlebars.

It effectively allows them to learn balance without having to learn to pedal at the same time. It cuts the learning "gradient" down. They are also called pre bikes or first bikes.

Balance bikes are becoming increasingly popular, as it is so much easier to learn to ride. Learning to ride can be achieved at their own pace. A less confident child can “walk� it around for as long as they like, then

when ready, they can gradually lift their feet and scoo along until they are ready to simply push off and jus roll along.

More confident kids will be flying around with huge smiles in no time at all.

Because they have a sturdy aluminium or steel frame and well constructed wheels they are virtually trouble free, and can be passed down from child to child.

BYK E250L PURPLE $219

GIANT PRE BIKE - RED $199

Mongoose Lilgoose WNR Girls Balance Bike 12 Inch $179

Byk E250L Purple - Girls 14inch Balance Bike

12 inch boys balance bike that is a perfect gradient for learning to ride a real bike

The low stand-over height makes it very easy to get on and off the bike,

LIL ZOOMER BALANCE BIKE - GREEN $99

BYK E200L $189

Little Zoomer Balance Bike in any colour. A fun way to teach balance and coordination! Suitable 2-4 years.

Byk E200L. Balance Bikes make it so much easier for your child to learn to ride.

MONGOOSE LILGOOSE WNR BOYS BALANCE BIKE 12 INCH $179 The Mongoose Lilgoose Balance bike is not only one of the cutest designs we've seen on a training bike.