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Michael Cole (Australian Actor)
Michael Cole was an Australian singer and actor. He appeared in a number of Australian musicals. Select TV Credits *'' Johnny Belinda'' (1959) *''Pardon Miss Westcott'' (1959) *''Gaslight Music Hall'' (1959) *''Luther'' (1964) *''Northern Safari'' (1966) - singer *''Homicide'' - various guest roles *'' The ABC of Love and Sex: Australia Style'' (1977) *''Skyways'' - various roles *''Cop Shop'' - various roles *'' Prisoner: Cell Block H'' - various roles Select Theatre Credits *''Lola Montez'' (1958) References External linksMichael Coleat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... Australian actors {{Australia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Biz (newspaper)
''The Biz'' was a weekly English language tabloid newspaper published in Fairfield, New South Wales Australia. The paper was first published in 1917 by Albert Henry Johnson. For forty years the publishing house was located in Cabramatta, New South Wales, before being moved to Smart Street, Fairfield. It ceased publication in January 1980. ''The Biz'' was digitised in 2012. History During the 1930s and 1940s, the paper was printed with a Model 8 Linotype machine made by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company. During the mid 20th century period when ''The Biz'' was printed by W. R. Bright and Sons, the paper was printed with a F4503E Elrod strip casting machine manufactured by the Ludlow Typograph Company. Digitisation The various versions of the paper have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project hosted by the National Library of Australia The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Belinda (1959 Film)
"Johnny Belinda" was a 1959 Australian TV adaptation of the 1940 play by Elmer Harris which had been filmed in 1948. It was the first "live" one hour drama on commercial television in Australia. It was shown live on 4 April 1959 in Sydney, recorded and shown later in Melbourne. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. The play was the first episode of ''Shell Presents'', a regular series of Australian dramas. Plot In Nova Scotia, a deaf mute girl is raped. Cast * Kathleen Gorham as Belinda McDonald * James Condon as Dr Davidson * Robina Beard * Kevin Brennan as Black McDonald * Michael Cole as man who assaults Belinda * Eve Hardwicke as the rapists wife * Mark Kelly * Olive Walter * Nellie Lamport * Leonard Lee * John Morris * Nancye Stewart Production It was decided to do this play first as, reportedly, it was the first play for which the rights could be obtained. The story was well known to Australian audiences because of the 1948 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pardon Miss Westcott
"Pardon Miss Westcott" is a 1959 Australian TV play by the Seven Network as part of drama anthology series ''Shell Presents''. It was a musical set in colonial Australia and was broadcast live. It was Australia's first television musical comedy. "Pardon Miss Westcott" aired on 12 December 1959 in Sydney and on 19 December 1959 in Melbourne. It ran for 75 minutes and featured eight new songs and a cast of nineteen. Plot It is 1809 and Britain sends its convicts to the penal colony of New South Wales. On a convict ship travelling to Sydney, the convicts, notably three men, Mansfield, Harbutt, and Snark, sing "He-ho, you'll never go back". Elizabeth Westcott is being transported after being given a five year sentence for killing a pig and serving it to a pompous magistrate at her father's inn. On the boat over she meets Richard Soames, an army officer being transferred to the NSW Corps. Elizabeth befriends Mansfield, Harbutt, and Snark after she refuses to report them for theft; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaslight Music Hall
''Gaslight Music Hall'' is an Australian television series which aired from 1959 to 1960. Originally aired on ABC Television, it later moved to TCN-9. Produced in Sydney, it was a live variety show spoofing Victorian music hall. Cast included Henry Gilbert, John Bluthal, June Salter June Marie Salter AM (22 June 193215 September 2001) was an Australian actress and author prominent in theatre and television, best known for her character roles. Biography June Salter was born in Bexley, New South Wales, the youngest of six ..., and Michael Cole. According to a section of ''TV Merry-Go-Round'' in the 27 September 1959 edition of ''Sydney Morning Herald'', the first episode included a comedy sketch spoofing melodrama. References External links *{{IMDb title 1959 Australian television series debuts 1960 Australian television series endings Australian variety television shows Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Black-and-white Australian television s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luther (1964 Film)
''Luther'' is a 1964 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was adapted by Phillip Grenville Mann from the 1961 play by John Osborne. It was directed in Melbourne by Christopher Muir and starred Terry Norris in the title role. Premise It is a biographical play about the life of Luther during the years of 1506–1530. The play shows his marriage and the interactions he had with the people in his life. Cast *Terry Norris as Martin Luther *Syd Conabere as Knight *Douglas Kelly as Johann Tetzel *Michael Duffield as Staupitz *Brian James as Cajetan *William Lloyd as Prior *James Lynch as Hans *Peter Aanensen as Lucas * George Whaley as Brother Weinand *Beverley Dunn as Katherine *Glen Farmer as Militz * Michael Cole as Pope Leo X *Keith Lee as Eck *John Royle as Emperor *Ian Neill as Ulrich *Ray Angel as archbishop *Colin McEwan as one of the monks Production Osborne's play was first performed in 1961. The play had a cast of 34 and was headl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Safari
Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a range of hills in Trinidad Schools * Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School (NCIVS), a school in Sarnia, Canada * Northern Secondary School, Toronto, Canada * Northern Secondary School (Sturgeon Falls), Ontario, Canada * Northern University (other), various institutions * Northern Guilford High School, a public high school in Greensboro, North Carolina Companies * Arriva Rail North, a former train operating company in northern England * Northern Bank, commercial bank in Northern Ireland * Northern Foods, based in Leeds, England * Northern Pictures, an Australian-based television production company * Northern Rail, a former train operating company in northern England * Northern Railway of Canada, a defunct railway in On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homicide (Australian TV Series)
''Homicide'' was an Australian television police procedural drama series made by production firm Crawford Productions for the Seven Network. It was the television successor to Crawfords' radio series ''D24''. The "Consummate ''Homicide'' cast" includes the four characters that are the best known: Det. Snr. Sgt. David "Mac" MacKay (Leonard Teale), Det. Sgt. Peter Barnes ( George Mallaby), Inspector Colin Fox (Alwyn Kurts) and Sen. Det. Jim Patterson (Norman Yemm). Synopsis The series dealt with the homicide squad of the Victorian Police force and the various crimes and cases the detectives are called upon to investigate. Many episodes were based directly on real cases, although the characters (including the detectives) were fictional. 510 episodes were produced and aired from 20 October 1964 to January 1977 (12 years and 6 months), making it the longest-running Australian weekly primetime drama in history. With 510 episodes produced (the last episode is numbered 509, due to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia Style
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the centre, tropical rainforests in the north-east, and mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately 65,000 years ago, during the last ice age.written history commenced with the European maritime exploration of Australia. The Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon was the first known European to reach Australia, in 1606. In 1770, the British explorer James Cook mapped and claimed the east coast of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
