Tag: Homicide

On This Day — 18 September

18 September 1971: Norman Yemm, George Mallaby, Alwyn Kurts, Leonard Teale (Homicide) 18 September 1976: Jacki Weaver and Graeme Blundell (Alvin Purple) 18 September 1999: Kimberley Cooper, Kylie Watson, Rebecca Cartwright (Home And Away) 18 September 2004: Australian Idol 18 September 2010: Christian Clark and Emily Symons (Home And Away) 18 September 1990: Seven and …

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On This Day — 26 August

26 August 1972: George Mallaby (Homicide) 26 August 1972: Olympic Games  26 August 1978: John Walton and Megan Williams (The Sullivans) 26 August 1995: Melissa George and Dieter Brummer (Home And Away) 26 August 2006: Amy Mathews and Chris Hemsworth (Home And Away) 26 August 1972: ABC and Seven both broadcast the Opening Ceremony of …

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TV Week Logie Awards: 50 years ago

Quiz show host Tony Barber was awarded the Gold Logie at the 15th annual TV Week Logie Awards, held at the Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne, on 16 February 1973 and televised on the Nine Network. Bert Newton again hosted the presentation, with overseas guests Glenn Ford (Cade’s County), Loretta Swit (MASH), Gail Fisher (Mannix) and …

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On This Day — 26 July

26 July 1969: George Mallaby (Homicide) 26 July 1975: Actor Jack Thompson 26 July 1980: Tony Alvarez, Jennifer Murphy, John O’May from the theatre production Evita 26 July 1997: Jo Beth Taylor (Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show, Hey Hey It’s Saturday) 26 July 2003: Madeleine West and Ryan Moloney (Neighbours) 26 July 2008: Nadine Garner …

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On This Day — 21 July

21 July 1973: Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell (Homicide) 21 July 1973: Tanya Halesworth and Susan Peacock (No Man’s Land) 21 July 1979: Terry Norris, Louise Philip, Greg Ross (Cop Shop) 21 July 1979: Don Lane and Bert Newton (The Don Lane Show) 21 July 1984: Rowena Wallace (Sons And Daughters) 21 July 1990: Simone Buchanan (Hey Dad), …

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On This Day — 24 June

24 June 1967: Leonard Teale (Homicide) 24 June 1972: John Meillon (Over There) 24 June 1972: Lew Luton and Vivienne Garrett (Number 96) 24 June 1978: Ugly Dave Gray (Blankety Blanks) 24 June 1995: Nicky Buckley (Sale Of The Century) 24 June 2006: Jason Smith, Chris Hemsworth and Jodi Gordon (Home And Away) 24 June …

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On This Day — 22 June

22 June 1974: Bert Newton and Patti McGrath 22 June 1985: Daryl Somers (Hey Hey It’s Saturday, Blankety Blanks) and Julie da Costa 22 June 1991: Jacki MacDonald (Australia’s Funniest Home Video Show) and Gina Riley (Fast Forward) 22 June 1965: Includes The Magic Circle Club, Homicide, In Melbourne Tonight, Beauty And The Beast and …

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Obituary: Peter Flett

Peter Flett, actor from stage, film and television, has died. Born in the NSW town of Dungog, Flett’s working life was set to take a very different direction when at age 15 he left school and became a hairdresser’s apprentice in Sydney, going on to win NSW Apprentice of the Year. But with only eight months …

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Classic TV Guides: Ryan

Having already produced successful dramas Homicide, Division 4 and Matlock Police based around the Victorian police force, Crawford Productions took a different path with its 1973 action drama, Ryan. Instead of focusing on the police force, the central character, Michael Ryan (Rod Mullinar) is a private investigator. The only other regular characters are Ryan’s secretary …

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Obituary: Terry Norris

Terry Norris, veteran actor and former state politician, has died at the age of 92. His early acting career was in the theatre, first at Melbourne’s Tivoli before going to the United Kingdom, where he stayed for over a decade. It was there that he met his future wife, Julia Blake, and the pair would …

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