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Read more about the article Jack Little, photographer and composer

Jack Little, photographer and composer

John Albert "Jack" Little dined out for the rest of his life on one astonishingly lucky picture he took while working as a press photographer with The Newcastle Sun in 1932. But there was more to Jack and his family, particularly in the field of musical accomplishment. Born in about 1868, Jack started off as a pianist and composer in Brisbane, with a number of published pieces of sheet music including The Wreck (sung by the famous Australian Baritone Peter Dawson), Three Sons of Old England (sung by Carrie Moore) and Lost at Sea. Interestingly his…

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Read more about the article Krystyna’s dancing journey from Greta Migrant Camp to Sydney’s Chequers Nightclub
Krystyna over the years. Photos supplied by Krystyna and her son Alex.

Krystyna’s dancing journey from Greta Migrant Camp to Sydney’s Chequers Nightclub

Krystyna Kurzydlo was six-and-a-half when she arrived in Australia in 1950. Her Polish parents had been forced labourers of the German Nazi regime during World War II, and were anxious to escape from Europe. They spent years after the war moving from one "displaced persons" camp to another before finally being accepted by Australia. Krystyna's parents - Tomasz and Zofia - had hoped to go to America, but her father's illiteracy prevented that, and Australia seemed the best chance for the family. Australia wanted cheap labour and population growth, but it also wanted to restrict its…

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Read more about the article Santa, a gallery of amateurs
Gordon Sutherland with Santa in the 1960s. Photo from Ray Sutherland.

Santa, a gallery of amateurs

Not everybody has what it takes to be an amateur Santa. But sometimes not having what it takes is no obstacle, and hundreds of dads, grandpas, uncles and ring-ins of all stripes have been called to serve under the red and white banner of Father Christmas. When push comes to shove, after all, it's usually a matter of jumping out of a truck with a sack full of bags of lollies and handing them to crowds of excited children who probably aren't paying too much attention to the fine detail of your costume. Store Santas are…

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