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Military bands have accompanied Australian ceremonies, parades, church services, mess dinners and performed at concerts on innumerable occasions since then. Band musicians and band music owe a great deal to Australia's Salvation Army. Other Australian p...
Australian independent (indie) music fills a space left by rock and pop music. With the punk movement came a formation of a new style of music, new bands, and independent music labels generally ran from backyard operations. One of the pioneering bands fo...
MAJOR TRACY DANN, TOUR 2IC: Weíve got the Wolverines who are an established country rock type music act. Weíve got Angry Anderson of course, Brielle Davis whoís a pop singer, Ami Williamson whoís a classically trained musician and we have Fred Lang of co...
GEN. PETER COSGROVE, PRESENTER: Hello, Iím Peter Cosgrove, former chief of the Australian Defence Force. (On screen text: "RAN Band HQ, Sydney")LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PAUL COTTIER, MUSICAL DIRECTOR (to Ami Williamson, showing her around): So this is the ba...
contact cora Box (0 07) 5497 6174, noelandcora@ westnet.com.au, write to: The Secretary, 9 th australian Division assoc, 1 avalon St, Sandstone Point Qld 4511. contact Ralph Daines (0 02) 4389 2576, xranband@b big- pond.n net.au Back to the Bush Veteran...
Contact Norm Noack, (0 08) 9309 1782, 37 Comstock Way, Woodvale WA 6026, normjuli@b bigpond.net.au 6 th th intake HMAS Leeuwin 1963: 11 13 April, Perth, WA. Noble Park RSL: reun- ion for Vietnam veterans on th heir honours board, 19 2 0 April, Noble Park...
Another television programme, Kindy, also requested Wilson's children's songs. Nine Songs for Special Days in Australia, an album of songs published by J. Albert & Son in 1969, was accepted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Apart from her other composi...
Ravel Bolero (extract) - Boston Sym Orch/Seiji OzawaDG 439 342-2 1'25Ravel Menuet antique (piano version) (extract) - Angela Hewitt, pHyerion 67341/2 4'18Ravel Shéhérazade Overture (extract) - Montréal Sym Orch/Charles DutoitDecca 440 333-2 1'50Ravel Mati...
Military bands have accompanied Australian ceremonies, parades, church services, mess dinners and performed at concerts on innumerable occasions since then. ceremonial band, concert band, marching band, ceremonial fanfare team, ten-piece stage band, bras...
Click on the image for a panoramic view of QAM on the Sunday of Open Cockpit Weekend. The Queensland Air Museum's 35th anniversary Open Cockpit Weekend on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July attracted 4,000 visitors. At 9 a.m. on Saturday 4th July the Viet...
autumn contents 4 Community gathers for centenary of nationhood 6 View to the future 8 A bird's eye view 10 Horses for courses: The Mounties in Centennial Park 12 Blowin' in the wind 13 Step right up. 14 Art makes a comeback 15 Essentials and collectibl...
As one walks about the silent streets one hears, "Bang ,Äî Pheeee ,Äî woooo" and then far away "dump. Then presently back comes "Pheeee ,Äî woooo ,Äî Bang! Pheeee ,Äî woooo ,Äî Bang!...
When: Saturday, 14 March 2009, commencing at 9.00 am> Where: Parade will begin at The Rocks at 10.00 am and finish at Darling Harbour at 11.30 am. Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Nigel Coates, AM, RAN will be available for a media doorstop at 10....
Jacobs volunteered to experience the Navy lifestyle aboard the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Stuart on 23 October and he certainly had an experience that few civilians would ever be exposed to. Maritime Commander, Rear Admiral Davyd Thomas, AM,...
Yet that is exactly what happened at the recent Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference 2006, held in conjunction with the Pacific 2006 Maritime Exposition and the Pacific 2006 International Maritime Conference. Arleigh Burke Class Air Warfare Destroy...
July 4 –Yesterday the Chiefs of Navy, Army and Air Force retired from the Australian Defence Force having completed their terms in office. The current Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston will continue to command the Australia...
The Australian Government is providing Commonwealth assets from a range of agencies to assist Melbourne 2006 Corporation (M2006) and the Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination (OCGC), the Victorian Governmentís Games organisers, in staging a successful...
9 November - If the talent of Royal Australian Navy Band trumpet player Able Seaman Carl Riseley on Australian Idol wasn’t enough, meet another part time ‘bandie’, Leading Seaman Paul Panichi. 9 November - Defence personnel are getting b...
HMAS CERBERUS, WESTERN PORT, VICTORIA Heritage Management Plan ~For comment, 11 September 2009 DEFENCE CONTACT Director Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation Department of Defence E rick. HMAS CERBERUS, WESTERN PORT, VICTORIA Heritage Management Plan ~...
Aviation history at HMAS Albatross 22 May - A range of current and historic military aircraft will be on display during the Fleet Air Arm Museum’s Open Day in Nowra this Sunday, 25 May 2008. The event will be part of Diamond Jubilee celebrations for...
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