Obituary for Blackburn Watchmaker, Ted LaGalle, who died on 22 Sept 2000. Born 7 Feb 1910, he moved to Holland Road, Blackburn South, aged 10, where parents ran a poultry farm.lagalle, ted, holland road, blackburn south, forest hill secondary college blackburn south campus, lagalle, nick, lagalle, florence, lagalle marjorie, lagalle, edna, higham, t.j., lagalle, rita, lagalle, keith, box hill salvation army band, poultry farms

After WW1 the Wilhelma Templer village bought ex WW1 German Armed Forces Brass instruments for their own Brass Band. The Treaty of Versailles forbade Germany from having more than a 10,000 man army thus creating a flood of unwanted instruments with no one having cash to buy them. With the deportation in August 1941 by the British Mandate of most Templers from Palestine to Australia, one of the young bachelors, Gustav Reichert, obtained permission to bring these instruments to Tatura. This he did and, in Camp 3, a band was reformed to entertain members of both internees and often, Camp Authorities. Gustav enjoyed playing the double brass with the Melbourne Templer Brass Band in the 1960-1970's. The above instruments have semi-rotary valves, as traditionally French Horns do, unlike most Anglosaxon bands, where piston valves are used almost exclusively. Yet in German the name Piston is commonly used for cornet. Though battered, these instruments are all still serviceable for their intended use, some more so than others. Their canvas carry bags offered little protection. The group comprised 1 double bass, 1 Euphonium, 1 valve bass trombone, all in C, 3 baritones in Bb (German tenor horns), 3 cornets in Bb, 1 soprano cornet in Eb, in all 11 instruments. Some of the got "lost".Brass cornet with a canvas carry bag.brass instruments, wilhelma templer village, camp 3 band, gustav reichert

Volume 5 of a series of books written by the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism. This volume tells the stories of victims exiled in Australia.3 books contained in a cardboard box. Box has black and white picture of Sydney Harbour Bridge and a ship on front with title (Erinnerungen) in red print and rest of title in black print. Bottom right corner has Band 5: exil in Australien in white print. Title on side in red and black. Back has map of Australia and Asia with countries in blue and ocean in white. Book 1 has same picture on it. Book 2 has a picture of man in army uniform. Book 3 has a picture of a woman and a billy can. Book is written in German and English.national fund of the republic of austria for victims of national socialism, internment camps in australia, internees in australia

Marjorie West interviews Keith Glover, a broadcaster with 3LO, ABC, Radio Australia and RPH. He speaks of his early life in Sydney and his passion for radio, slightly delayed with his father insisting that he obtain a tertiary education beforehand. War interrupted this plan, and he joined the Army and became a 2 man act with Happy Hammond, as part of the Entertainment Unit which was part of the platoon. After service in PNG, he returned home to a contract with the ABC in Queensland later joined by his wife Gwyneth. In 1955, the family moved to Melbourne and he was chosen to be one the announcers for the Melbourne Olympic Games. A small stint as a newsreader for the ABC, a compere for the ABC dance band on Songs that Sold a Million, a televised version of a Glee club, Kindergarten of the Year radio show with Ann Dryer, the popular Mailbag program which generated hundreds of letters each week, and talking magazine narrator are among the many and varied jobs he did during his career. Recorded on 13 December 2001.keith glover, marjorie west