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A truly inspiring interview
with a loved Aussie legend
JUDY STONE

In all my years of reporting on the Entertainment Industry, the following interview with Judy Stone in 1992 is one of the most inspirational. Even today, I continue to receive endless inquiries and comments about this beautiful and talented performer who won the hearts of a nation. Please enjoy this special FLASHBACK article first published in Variety Today 1992.

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GRUELLING SCHEDULE AS
AUSSIE HUGH JACKMAN TAKES
HIS SHOW ON THE ROAD

By SHIRLEY BROUN

HUGH JACKMAN is about to embark on his first World Tour with a gruelling schedule that must be seen to be believed.
The wonderful Aussie with the big, all-embracing smile and laughing eyes has been captivating audiences for quite some years now.
He first caught my eye when he performed in a Simon Gallaher theatre production on the Queensland Gold Coast during the early 1990s.… Members read the rest!

Finding love in the most unexpected places
On With the Show's
Flashback to 1995

Love can blossom at the most unexpected times but when the arrow hits, it is an experience many cherish. Guest writer Marcus Kuczynski asked six celebrities how they met the love of their life.

Jane Scali and Paul Martell
JANE Scali, a former Young Talent Time member, and comedian Paul Martell met when they were doing a children's telethon in Tamworth in 1984.… Members read the rest!

Thousands visit each year
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Flashback to 1997
WHEN you are next travelling to North Queensland along Highway One - the Bruce Highway - don't hesitate to call into the Burdekin Theatre. Thousands of visitors do so each year!
Once you have looked at, and photographed (which you will) the brilliant Stephen Walker sculpture of `The Living Lagoon', situated just as you enter the Theatre forecourt, make your way across the plaza to the Theatre itself.… Members read the rest!

An Australian legend takes his final bow

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Flashback to Variety Today 1992

and its Gold Coast Media award-winning tribute to Peter Allen

THERE is no denying Peter Allen was the ultimate showman. His untimely death on June 18, 1992 from cancer at the early age of 48 shocked the world and left his Australian entertainment industry peers stunned.

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They gave each other strength

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Flashback to Variety Today 1992

By SHIRLEY BROUN

WHEN Peter Allen discovered he had terminal throat cancer earlier this year, one of his major concerns was not for himself but the fact that he had to cancel his season at Twin Towns Services Club, on the Queensland Gold Coast.

Such was the nature of this performer who gave so much in the name of `entertainment'.

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Peewee tells the story of The Delltones - March launch
By SHIRLEY BROUN

`HEY Surfer Girl, 'Come a Little Bit Closer`' and `Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands`' so you can `Get a Job' and be `Tickled Pink' in a `Papa Oom Mow Mow' way to `Hangin’ Five' with me later.

HAVE you ever known a group whose hits have been able to capture the very essence of several generations in one sentence?

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