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On This Day — 21 August

21 August 1959: Graham Kennedy (In Melbourne Tonight) 21 August 1976: Michael Charlton, Robert Moore, David Flatman, Caroline Jones, John Temple, Mike Willesee (Four Corners) 21 August 1982: Bert Newton (The Don Lane Show, New Faces) 21 August 1993: Gavin Harrison and Rebekah Elmaloglou (A Country Practice) 21 August 2004: Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Neighbours) 21 August …

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On This Day — 17 August

17 August 1974: Brendon Lunney (Rush) 17 August 1985: Shane Withington and Anne Tenney (A Country Practice) 17 August 1991: Matthew Krok and Rachael Beck (Hey Dad) 17 August 2002: Bec Cartwright and Ben Unwin (Home And Away) 17 August 2002: Holly Valance and Blair McDonough (Neighbours) 17 August 1959: All three Sydney channels present …

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On This Day — 10 August

10 August 1968: Gerard Kennedy (Hunter) 10 August 1974: Ernie Sigley (The Ernie Sigley Show) 10 August 1991: Georgie Parker (A Country Practice) 10 August 1996: Swimmer Kieren Perkins with Kristy Wright and Nic Testoni (Home And Away) 10 August 2002: Alison Whyte and Lisa McCune (Marshall Law) 10 August 2002: Rove McManus (Rove Live) …

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On This Day — 4 August

4 August 1960: Footballer Ted Whitten and Joy Fountain (In Melbourne Tonight) 4 August 1973: Graham Kennedy (The Graham Kennedy Show) 4 August 1979: Andrew McFarlane (Jovan: The John Sullivan Story) 4 August 1990: Georgie Parker and John Tarrant (A Country Practice) 4 August 2001: Reality TV stars 4 August 2007: Mark Furze and Indiana …

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On This Day — 17 July

17 July 1976: Daryl Braithwaite 17 July 1976: Justine Saunders (Number 96) 17 July 1993: Gavin Harrison and Kym Wilson (A Country Practice) 17 July 1999: Alan Fletcher and Nicola Charles (Neighbours) 17 July 2004: Carla Bonner and Stephen Lovatt (Neighbours) 17 July 1963: GTV9’s In Melbourne Tonight presents a special edition — In Yallourn …

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Obituary: Judi Farr

Actress Judi Farr, best known from classic comedies like My Name’s McGooley, What’s Yours? and Kingswood Country, has died. With a career across film, stage and television, Farr came to fame as Rita Stiller in the 1960s sitcom My Name’s McGooley, What’s Yours? (pictured below with co-stars Gordon Chater and John Meillon) She reprised the …

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On This Day — 27 June

27 June 1971: Bob and Dolly Dyer (BP Pick-A-Box) 27 June 1981: Lynda Stoner and Bill Stalker (Cop Shop) 27 June 1987: Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue (Neighbours) 27 June 1987: Peter O’Brien (The Flying Doctors) 27 June 1992: Mat Stevenson (Home And Away), Jeremy Sims (Chances), Toni Pearen (E Street), Kym Wilson (A Country …

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On This Day — 26 June

26 June 1966: Ken Sparkes (bottom, centre) and the cast of Kommotion. 26 June 1971: Jeff Phillips (Happening ’71) 26 June 1982: Ian Turpie (The New Price Is Right) 26 June 1993: Kym Wilson (A Country Practice/Video Smash Hits) and Jane Turner (Full Frontal) 26 June 1999: David Wenham and Sigrid Thornton (Seachange) 26 June …

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On This Day — 15 June

15 June 1968: Tony Ward and Gabrielle Hartley (Hunter) 15 June 1985: Penny Cook and Grant Dodwell (A Country Practice) 15 June 1991: Rachael Beck (Hey Dad!) 15 June 1967: Melbourne’s ATV0 created history when it telecasts the Pakenham race meeting in colour — the first live colour telecast in Australia . Only ATV0 executives, …

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On This Day — 9 June

Today’s Front Page:  9 June 1973: Vikki Broughton from Young Talent Time Today on TV:  9 June 1990: Seven broadcasts the four-hour international Earth ‘90 special, Prince Charles – Children And The Environment. HRH Prince Charles gives a personal view of the environmental problems that face the world today. The program includes appearances by Debbie Gibson, …

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