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After the Dawn by Sydney Simpson and his Wentworth Café Orchestra
On 23 October 1926, the Daily Telegraph reported that the Columbia Company had released the first record pressed and recorded at their Homebush studio and factory – and made the first entirely...
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After the Dawn by Sydney Simpson and his Wentworth Café Orchestra
On October 23 1926, the Daily Telegraph reported that the Columbia Company had released the first record pressed and recorded at their Homebush studio and factory.  The 10” shellac disc recording...
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Freshie by Sydney Simpson and his Wentworth Café Orchestra
On October 23 1926, the Daily Telegraph reported that the Columbia Company had released the first record pressed and recorded at their Homebush studio and factory. The 10” shellac disc recording...
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Phar Lap - Farewell To You! by Jack Lumsdaine
Written the year that Phar Lap died, this tribute song is by Jack Lumsdaine. Lumsdaine sings: 'He made fame for Australia's name. But he'll never come back home. Just a wonder horse, known on every...
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Square Dancing with Eddie Carol
Square dancing was a popular social activity in Australia during the 1950s, and Eddie Carol one of the leading dance callers.
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Chip
  Generally a shellac disc defect, typically towards the edge of a disc.              
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