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Mildura seemed a popular subject for songwriters, with Mrs G H Ball’s, My Old Home Town (Mildura) recorded on the B side of John Collinson’s first recording of Waltzing Matilda in 1926 and the...
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Baritone Robert Nicholson recorded several songs with a Victorian connection. During his first recording session in November 1929 he recorded Ballarat the Fair and then, a few weeks later, Back to...
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'Ballarat the Fair’, performed by Robert Nicholson; Composer: Ernest Grenfell; Lyricist: Henry Brew. Broadcast (De Luxe Series) W555
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This home movie from 1929 shows Canberra residents playing in the snow in Civic, between the Sydney and Melbourne buildings. Snow in the city is rare these days but perhaps the most memorable fall...
