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Melbourne Ladies Crackajack Mouth Organ Band With permission from Ray Grieves ‘Band in a Waistcoat Pocket’ Melbourne Ladies Crackajack Band at Mr. Harris’ funeral. Thomas Harris died suddenly while playing cricket. He had just been elected President of the Mouth Organ Bands Association that week. Thomas was a cousin of Harold Collier MLCB conductor (from … Continue reading All Crackajackies
Spectrum/Murtceps Daddy Cool The Dingoes Chain Country Radio Fraternity Mental As Anything John Farnham Band Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band Sid Rumpo Dynamic Hepnotics Western Flyer The Elks Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs Carson SCRA - Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly Galapagos Duck Langford Lever Stars Big Pig Snowdroppers Midnight Oil Mickey Finn Hoodoo Gurus Things Of … Continue reading Aussie Groups (with Lickin’ Stick)
Harmonikings of Melbourne - Noel Marshall (left), Frank Munro & Roy Cooper. Des Bettany Trio - Des Bettany (left) on chords, Des Grigg on melody, Hank Middendorp on Bass Bettany Trio - Dad & Boys (L to R: Des, Keith and Graham) The Harmonicaires - Byron and Murray Knipe and Kim van Dokkum Lionel Easton … Continue reading Harmonica Trios
Victor de Lano. Left: Larry Adler with daughter Kate Lynn (2) in Oz. Right: Larry with two lads from the Melbourne Children’s Hospital. Guess who? Left: Don Chromatic Duo with John Don and 11 year old daughter Elaine (1949). Right: Master Walter (2years and 3 months) from Auburn, NSW. Brisbane unemployed (1938) Just three old … Continue reading Bibs & Bobs
A recent acquisition to the collection from a Brisbane second hand dealer was The Lone Star Rider Hohner Harmonica. Not really in my wheelhouse (except for the the price), but I was having withdrawal symptoms having not acquired any Aussie ‘Arps for some time. I remember when I was young and the world had just … Continue reading Yippee ki – yay!
Life on transport for Aussie soldiers 1917 (HMAT Euripides) - Mouth Organ Band Mouth Organ at the Front (British trench) - 1918 The 42 Battalion at Yeppoon enjoying the humble harp - 9th May 1940 Boys of the 2nd A.I.F strike up a mew song - February 3rd 1940 Marching Mouth Organ Band 1942 Caulfield … Continue reading War Blues (Pictorial #2)
770 notes (8 feet long) demonstrated in Michigan, Detroit 1932 Left - 320 notes (41 inches long) designed for duets on display Michigan Illinois 1938 and Right - Ah ha! That’s what’s going on. A Blue Bird (F A Bohm) built for two. 1938 - Two more sharing a Blue Bird (F A Bohm) The … Continue reading The Big One (Pictorial #1)
Harmonica Riff Raff 