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On This Day — 22 February

22 February 1962: Bert Newton (The Channel Nine Show) and Graham Kennedy (In Melbourne Tonight) 22 February 1967: Bobby Limb (Sound Of Music) 22 February 1975: Mike Preston (Bellbird) 22 February 1975: Denise Drysdale (The Ernie Sigley Show) 22 February 1992: Sophie Lee 22 February 1997: Colin Friels and Catherine McClements (Water Rats) 22 February …

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On This Day — 12 February

12 February 1972: Rod McLennan (A Nice Day At The Office) 12 February 1977: Graham Kennedy (Blankety Blanks) 12 February 1994: Cameron Daddo 12 February 2000: Kym Valentine and Dan Paris (Neighbours) 12 February 2005: Bridie Carter and Myles Pollard (McLeod’s Daughters) 12 February 1979: Nine’s big-budget current affairs gamble 60 Minutes makes its Adelaide debut, a …

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Obituary: Les Dayman

Les Dayman, actor best known for his stage and television work, including leading roles in Homicide and E Street, has died at the age of 85. His first TV roles were in plays Weather At Pinetop and Dark Corridor, both produced by ABC in Adelaide. This was followed in 1966 by his first major TV role …

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On This Day — 22 August

22 August 1976: Frank Wilson (The Bluestone Boys) 22 August 1992: Rebecca Gibney (All Together Now) 22 August 1998: Catherine McClements and Colin Friels (Water Rats) 22 August 2009: Rove McManus, Hamish Blake, Andy Lee (Rove) 22 August 1990: ABC documentary Ladies In Line, focuses on the successes and failures of a group of female …

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TV Week Logie Awards: 25 years ago

It was a second Gold Logie in a row for Blue Heelers star Lisa McCune at the 40th annual TV Week Logie Awards, held at Melbourne’s Crown Entertainment Complex on 19 April 1998. She won the award ahead of her fellow nominees — Midday host Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Logies host Daryl Somers, A Current Affair host …

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On This Day — 19 July

19 July 1997: Catherine McClements (Water Rats) 19 July 2003: Lisa Chappell and Aaron Jeffery (McLeod’s Daughters) 19 July 2008: Paul O’Brien, Jodi Gordon, Conrad Coleby (Home And Away) 19 July 1978: ABC presents the final of quiz show Mastermind. Four contestants from the semi-finals compete for the title Mastermind of Australia 1978. 19 July …

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On This Day — 13 July

13 July 1968: Tony Bonner (Skippy The Bush Kangaroo) 13 July 1974: Paul Karo (The Box) 13 July 1985: Ray Martin (Midday With Ray Martin) 13 July 1991: Christopher Truswell (Hey Dad) and Rebecca Gibney (All Together Now) 13 July 1996: Catherine McClements (Water Rats) 13 July 2002: Daisy Puckeridge, Erik Thomson, Georgie Parker (All …

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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 — 12 June

12 June 1976: Mike Preston (The Celebrity Game) 12 June 1999: Catherine McClements and Steve Bisley (Water Rats) Saturday 12 June 1965: Perth’s second commercial TV station, STW9, is officially opened — ending a six-year commercial monopoly held in the city by TVW7. Nine Perth turns 50 [2015] Friday 12 June 1981: Includes the movie …

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